With the Alaska state troopers and the Haines fire department stretched thin, a new Haines Search and Rescue team allows community members with valuable outdoorsmen or medical skills to participate in rescue efforts. The group will assist in any search and rescue efforts initiated by the troopers, including helping boaters, hunters, hikers, snowboarders, skiiers or […]
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Borough considers enacting filming permit
The Haines Borough needs to create a permit process to protect itself from lawsuits resulting from shooting mishaps on the reality TV and nature shows produced in the area, borough manager Bill Seward told the Commerce Committee Wednesday night. Under current borough procedures, the borough currently has no way to indemnify itself against claims should disaster happen […]
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State to explain gate at Chilkoot
State park ranger Travis Russell will address the new gate constructed across the Chilkoot River Corridor at the Dec. 8 Planning Commission meeting. Haines Borough Planner Holly Smith said the commission requested to hear from a state parks representative. Russell will call in remotely to talk about why the gate was put up and answer any […]
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Headline gave the wrong impression
It is always okay to say no. Last week the CVN ran an article headlined “Sex Education: You can’t always just say no.” The article accurately described the approval process for the sex education curriculum and the materials that will be used in the high school here at Haines Borough School District, but the headline seemed […]
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Assembly to take up budget Monday
The Haines Borough Assembly will start discussing its budget priorities for next fiscal year at a workshop Monday. Subjects will likely include staffing, police protection, where to find money for fixing Lutak Dock, taking care of the Portage Cove Harbor, and routine road and sewer maintenance. Borough manager Bill Seward has until April 1 to submit his proposed fiscal […]
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Meth charges for grandmother
A 59-year-old woman was arraigned last week in Haines municipal court in connection with possession of numerous drugs discovered following a September traffic stop. At the time the woman was stopped by police, she was reportedly driving without a license in an unregistered vehicle with her 6-year-old grandson riding in the front seat. The woman […]
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At 26, public works chief ‘wicked smart’
In August, Will Hickman was hired as Haines Borough public works superintendent. At 26, he may be the youngest person ever to hold that position. Hickman was born and raised here, graduating from Haines High School in 2009. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout, became the first in his family to attend college, and graduated from […]
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Push on for expanded breakwater
The Ports and Harbors Advisory Committee last week voted unanimously to ask the Haines Borough Assembly to re-examine what they consider a critical $385,000 piece to the Portage Cove Harbor Expansion project. It’s a 33-foot-long segment of the steel breakwater barrier that both local fishermen and harbor officials say would not only better protect the boats moored […]
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Heliski debate centers on goat, bear impacts
The Haines heliskiing map committee convened Monday for another round of reviewing the backcountry site maps where ski-adventure companies drop off and retrieve clients. Committee members, state biologists and public observers debated – often with an edge to their voices – such topics as bear dens and estrogen cycles, sows, cubs, nannies and kids. In […]
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Friends of the NRA raises $9,200
The Haines chapter of the Friends of the National Rifle Association is entering its third year in the Haines Borough. On Oct. 15, the chapter held its second annual fundraiser with a gun raffle in which the NRA supplied the rifles. The local chapter raised $9,200 for the Alaska organization, said Tim Holm, one of the […]