In over 50 years of living in Haines and operating a garbage company for 17 years in Haines, I have never had a bear damage property or return to my property for food. How is this possible? Bears do not return to a place where there is no food. By proper handling and disposal of […]
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Police kill sow causing property damage
Haines police officer Brayton Long shot a female bear on Highland Drive this week and police later cited the resident for an unsecured compost pile that created an attractant. The sow was not the same bear the Alaska Department of Fish and Game gave police permission to kill last week. Fish and Game give permission […]
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Pink Panther
Haines has an opportunity to take a leadership role throughout our region, and possibly even our country, during the current crisis roiling law enforcement. We have the power to make national headlines situated where we are, which means we can use our creativity to extend the healing balm of laughter, and perhaps even inspiration, to […]
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Police authorized to kill sow, cubs damaging property
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has given the Haines Borough Police Department permission to kill a sow and two cubs after reports of property damage, but other residents say they’re having similar issues with a young male bear. Fish and Game wildlife biologist Carl Koch came to town this weekend and stayed through Wednesday morning […]
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Don’t approach moose calves, no matter how cute
Every spring, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game encounters the same problem: people approaching moose calves that appear to be abandoned. The problem is that, frequently, these moose calves haven’t been abandoned, and when humans approach them, it leads to bad outcomes. Approaching calves presents a hazard for the animal, Koch said. If the […]
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Main St. construction will finish this month
For the past several weeks, direct access to Main Street from the Haines Highway has been blocked by construction. The project, managed by the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT), will resurface the highway between Allen Road and milepost 0.7, and install a storm drain system. The area has a tendency for water to pool and […]
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Advice for serving readers and selling papers
In light of the assembly’s ouster of Deborah Schnabel, I would like to thank Kyle Clayton and the rest of the staff at Chilkat Valley News for their work over the last several years. I am a literary individual, and have followed your work with an eye for both content and journalistic utility. Now, after […]
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Look to antiquated police dept. for cuts
The FY21 borough budgetary challenges are indeed indicative of a landslide. But some on the assembly think that “landslide” is an inappropriate metaphor. In about eight weeks Haines has gone from hearty, buoyant business optimism to an imploded visitor industry and no predicable timeline for recovery. Landslide is a perfect metaphor. Yes, yes tighten belts, […]
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Charter amendment needs work, GAS committee says
After reviewing a draft charter amendment requiring police to respond to emergencies outside the townsite, members of the Haines Borough Assembly’s Government Affairs and Services Committee determined revisions were needed. The question of policing outside the townsite came under increased scrutiny after Haines lost its “blue shirt” Alaska State Trooper in 2017. According to borough charter, the […]
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Cash stolen from Alpenglow register
Alpenglow owner Cambria Goodwin has been providing free cheese pizza to residents, leaving the pizza and to-go orders on a table just inside the restaurant’s side door. After she forgot to remove the door jam last Tuesday someone walked into the restaurant and took several hundred dollars from the cash register, Goodwin said. “It’s not […]