About 50 residents turned out Monday for a meeting on Haines Highway improvements, many speaking against the state’s enviromental assessment and seeking a more thorough analysis of impacts to fish and wildlife. About 20 people testified, most of them critical of the $100 million Department of Transportation project, which will widen the roadway, straighten curves, […]
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Workshop to address Native health
Lani Hotch said she sees a day-long workshop in Klukwan Aug. 2 as the next step in village wellness efforts. Non-Natives and people from outside the village are welcome to attend. “Building Relationships” begins 9 a.m. in the Klukwan ANS Hall. A $10 morning session led by writer and historian Dan Henry will discuss historic relations between Natives and […]
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Redistrict plan would link Haines, Juneau
The Alaska Redistricting Board approved a new political map Sunday, placing Haines in a state House district with downtown Juneau, Douglas Island, Skagway, Klukwan and Gustavus. The map will be submitted to a judge for review. The board redrew the boundaries after the Alaska Supreme Court ruled last year the board hadn’t followed the correct process in […]
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Blocked put-in spotlights access
The heirs of Victor Hotch will block off a river access site at 19 Mile Haines Highway, saying they’re concerned about infringement on private property rights there. The site has been used for about 20 years as a boat launch and take-out by commercial tour operator Chilkat Guides. “If a commercial business can move in […]
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Voices marginalized by heli-ski map
I find it unfortunate that in the last issue of the CVN other key stakeholder groups concerned about the heliski map are referred to as “opponents of the industry” and their concerns characterized as “obstacles.” In some ways the process that the borough pursued in updating the heli-ski map lent itself to prolonging community divisiveness surrounding the […]
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Heli map committee seeks 22 changes
The Haines Borough’s ad-hoc heli-ski map committee is recommending 22 alterations to the current boundaries, including the expansion of areas in the Takhin Ridge and removal of lands in the Kicking Horse area. Of the 22 proposed changes, eight involve contraction of areas due to wildlife concerns and lack of use. Arguments for increased areas […]
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Village march honors subsistence champion Katie John
Klukwan villagers on Saturday afternoon held a march in honor of Native subsistence champion Katie John. John, an Athabascan elder who won a landmark lawsuit defending her family’s traditional salmon-fishing site, died May 31 at age 97. Speaking at Saturday’s march, Chilkat elder Joe Hotch said John’s actions helped all subsistence users, not only Alaska […]
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Screenings for youths May 30-31
The REACH Infant Learning Program and SEARHC clinics in Haines and Klukwan are offering developmental and health screenings for children from newborn to age 5. Screenings include language, vision, motor skills, social and emotional skills, beginning thinking, hearing, and height and weight. Health professionals participating in the clinics will be REACH speech therapist Julie Peters, REACH developmental […]