Takshanuk Watershed Council has withdrawn a permit application due to concern about proximity to a neighboring Native allotment. The local nonprofit applied on June 2 to permit three tent platforms and an outhouse at its Jones Point property. The organization planned to use the site for an educational program it said would “consist primarily of […]
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Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday June 19
The Haines borough is headed to Superior Court over a decision to exempt a local Episcopal church property from borough tax. The dispute surrounds a parcel at 1 Mile Haines Highway purchased in 2000 by St. Michael & All Angels’ Episcopal Church. After the purchase, the church converted a small structure on the property into […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday June 12
When international cruise ship terminal management company Global Ports Holding approached the Haines Borough about leasing its cruise ship dock, it touched off a local debate about cruise traffic that has yet to cool. Now another company, Huna Totem Corporation, has approached borough leaders expressing competing interest. Will Steinfeld reports this week on the outcome […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Arts & Culture
In three canoes, 35 crewmembers depart from Haines heading to Celebration in Juneau
Early Saturday morning, three canoes, all built with guidance from master carver Wayne Price Ká jeis yutsi.aak, began their journey to Juneau. With rough seas predicted until Berners Bay, Price anticipates the crews will have to ride aboard the three support boats until the handmade vessels find calmer seas. Price said this will be his […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday May 29
What does Beerfest look like in numbers? Start with $5,000 worth of dinner ingredients, 1009 patrons and one traffic stop. Behind the crowds were chefs working, 100 hours weeks, bakers scrambling to keep up with demand, volunteers managing sprawling campsites, restrooms and garbage collection. The figures offer a glimpse into the logistics required to pull […]
Posted inBlotter
Blotter: May 17 – May 23
Sunday, May 17A caller in the 100 Block of Third Ave reported a person locked their keys in their vehicle. Vehicle lock out information was relayed.Officers assisted another agency in the 300 Block of Haines Hwy.A caller in Klukwan reported a lost kayak on the Chilkat River. Officers obtained the item description and contact information.A […]
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Chilkoot Indian Association’s Brouillette named tribal administrator of the year
After pulling the Chilkoot Indian Association out of debt and completing a backlog of audits, tribal administrator Harriet Brouillette was recognized as the 2025 Tribal Administrator of the year. She was presented with the award during the annual Alaska Tribal Administrators Association symposium in April. Looking back at her time with the Chilkoot Indian Association, […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday May 22
Just weeks after the Haines Borough Assembly took a major vote on the future of the Lutak Dock project, new questions are emerging about whether the design they chose can actually meet the project’s tight federal deadlines. The dispute centers on permitting. Borough engineers previously told officials that the dock design they chose would have […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: local projects and a traffic light for cyclists
10 years ago Assembly chooses Coast Guardsman as manager The Haines Borough Assembly bucked the staff’s choice for manager on Saturday, voting 4-2 to offer the job to Coast Guard veteran William Seward over Mark Karet, a planner and development director with more than two decades of municipal experience. Three groups – one comprised of […]
