Thank you to the many generous vendors and sponsors and volunteers who helped make Equipment Day 2022 a success. We aim to inspire the next generation of excellent equipment operators! Thank you State of Alaska, Southeast Roadbuilders, Seacon, AP&T, Delta Western, Haines Industrial, Haines Borough and HVFD, Alaska Marine Trucking, Diesel Dog, Smith Construction, Northern Construction, Snowburners, Constantine, Jan […]
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PC recommends commercial events in Mud Bay as conditional use
The Haines Borough Planning Commission recommended to the borough assembly that commercial events be allowed as a permitted activity in the Mud Bay zone—a decision made after more than 100 Mud Bay residents signed a petition submitted in October asking commercial events to be prohibited in their rural residential neighborhood. In March, the commission was united in […]
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Arts Outlook
Local musicians to rock solstice Musicians from around the Upper Lynn Canal will take center stage for Solstice Celebration, a showcase of local talent, at the Chilkat Center on the longest night of the year. The current line-up includes Skagway-based Jess and J Dot, a folk-blues duet playing original tunes accompanied by guitar and tambourine. Folk guitar […]
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EOC stands down
The Haines Borough Emergency Operations Center (EOC) deactivated its response to the covid-19 pandemic effective March 1, EOC commander Carolann Wooton wrote to the manager and assembly in a March 1 memo, almost two years from when it began. “While there are still active cases each day, the rate of vaccination in Haines is very high with […]
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Thanks for advancing dock discussion
The Haines Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the Haines Borough staff and assembly, grant administrator Carolann Wooton, Haines Borough Ports and Harbors Committee, harbormaster Sean Bell, Mayor Doug Olerud, Kells Boland and the Yukon Transportation Committee, the Yukon Chamber, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, Legislative Aide Dana Herndon, Senator Jessie Kiehl, Alan Weitzner, Morgan Neff, and AIDEA […]
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Assembly Briefs
Two new tours approved This week, the Haines Borough Assembly approved two new tour permits—one for Chilkat River Adventures and one for Alaska Mountain Guides Adventures (AMGA). The Chilkat River Adventures new tour, “Explore Haines ‘On Your Own,’” will coordinate travel for visitors coming over from Skagway on the fast ferry and take them on short tours of Fort Seward and […]
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Harrell sent out with a bang, donates final $1 million
In accordance with her last will and testament, the late Lucy Harrell was sent “out with a bang” Saturday night with a fireworks display at Letnikoff Cove. “She wanted the people of Haines to have a nice fireworks display,” said Jim Studley, a trustee of Harrell’s estate. “Part of her will said that she wanted […]
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Chilkoot Indian Association seats two new members after tribal elections
The Chilkoot Indian Association’s council chair and vice chair, Les Katzeek and James Hart, were unseated at last week’s election. The three other incumbents won. A rare five seats out of seven were on the ballot due to a missed election last year during the pandemic. The two new council members are Andrea Ferrin, who […]
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Tlingit Park pavilion construction begins
Construction of the new, longhouse-inspired Tlingit Park pavilion began June 19. Design and construction of the project, which comes to roughly $300,000, is funded by a U.S. National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund grant. “We’re fifty percent excavated and will begin pouring concrete next week,” Chilkat Custom Construction owner Carlos Jimenez said in […]
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Assembly Briefs
Assembly adopts Chilkat River Access recommendations The borough assembly unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday endorsing the Chilkat River Access Working Group’s recommendations for improved state maintenance of the Haines Highway Miles 12 to 26. The recommendations will go to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. The working group met three times in April and May and included […]