Californian Ross Tester has made a career hurtling off mountain faces across the world. Standing above the Chilkat Valley’s Little Jarvis Glacier Friday morning was something different. From the starting gate of the 27-year-old skier’s Freeride World Tour run, Tester said the steepness of the pitch meant the mountain “rolled over” out of sight below […]
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Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday March 13
The long-running debate over resource development took a new turn this week when two Haines assembly members introduced a sweeping draft package aimed at regulating any future heavy industry in the borough. The proposal — described as a “safety belt” — lays out dozens of potential guardrails that could apply if projects like large-scale mining […]
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Local organizations rush for large state pot before deadline
The state has been promised a more-than-quarter-billion dollar windfall, and some of it could end up in the Chilkat Valley. The $272 million materialized in Juneau just before New Year’s for the Rural Health Transformation Program — part of the Trump Administration’s tax and spending bill, often referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill, […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday March 6
Twenty years ago, a small brown bear cub was picked up near Mud Bay. Wildlife biologists discovered it had been fed dog food at a local home. The orphaned cub eventually left Alaska, becoming part of a trio of rescued bears who would spend their lives together at a major zoo exhibit thousands of miles […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday Feb. 27
What started as a routine drive north for a new job nearly turned fatal for 25-year-old Haines resident Seth Waldo when his truck collided with an 18-wheeler near the Canadian border. His truck was so mangled that border officials told a passing long-haul trucker that the accident had been fatal. But Tristan Vogl didn’t take […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Showcases, sled-dogs, hypnotherapy and more
The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation collected nominations for their winter People’s Choice award during Friday’s basketball games against Petersburg. Attendees had the opportunity to nominate a local nonprofit, tribe, or school program for the chance to win a $250 discretionary grant from the CVCF. Nearly 100 people cast nominations for 24 community groups ranging from […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Thank you for making SnowSchool successful
Takshanuk Watershed Council’s SnowSchool program wrapped up last week. Two hundred six preschool through eighth-grade and homeschool students from Haines and Klukwan participated in the program this year. SnowSchool starts in January with a classroom lesson that focuses on winter ecology, and watershed education. In February, students in preschool through third-grade go snowshoeing around the […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday Feb. 20
They crossed the finish line nearly an hour ahead of the rest of the field, but that doesn’t mean it was easy. In this week’s newsletter, we’re sharing a conversation with Kat to Koot winner Erik Stevens, who says the crust on this year’s snow was “one of the worst” he’s ever skied. He and […]
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Peratrovich Day in Haines highlights decades of civil rights work
Tuesday’s Elizabeth Peratrovich Day celebration brought a new first, at least in recent memory: the Haines and Klukwan schools joining together to celebrate the Alaska Native civil rights pioneer. But by and large, much of the celebration has become familiar, and a yearly tradition for the current generation of students. It wasn’t always that way, […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday Feb. 13
Haines’ newest special education teacher is leaving mid-year after her work permit was denied and the district says it won’t pursue visa hires going forward. Stacey Spencer moved from Trinidad and Tobago to rural Alaska looking for a new chapter in a long career living and working in the U.S. Now that future in the […]