Critics of a mining project that’s long stirred political debate in the Southeast Alaska town of Haines are celebrating an announcement that the development is on the market — just months after its owner acquired it. A small, Vancouver-based company, American Pacific Mining Corp., assumed full ownership of the Palmer Project late last year. At […]
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New wildlife trooper arrives in the Chilkat Valley
After more than six months, the Upper Lynn Canal has a new wildlife trooper. Trooper Josh Whitby, a Pennsylvania transplant, moved to the Chilkat Valley and started in his new role in May. He talked with editor Rashah McChesney about what drew him to Haines, why he got into wildlife law enforcement and what he’s […]
Posted inEducation, Local News
Loss of IMLS funding squeezes Chilkat Valley libraries and museums
Chilkat Valley museums and libraries are feeling the squeeze after a mid-March executive order from President Donald Trump dismantled several agencies including the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The institute is the primary source of federal funding for public libraries. According to IMLS grant data, since 1998 Chilkat Valley community institutions, including the Sheldon […]
Posted inLocal News, Mining
The Palmer Project just changed hands. Its new owner is already looking to sell.
Critics of a mining project that’s long stirred political debate in the Southeast Alaska town of Haines are celebrating an announcement that the development is on the market — just months after its owner acquired it. A small, Vancouver-based company, American Pacific Mining Corp., assumed full ownership of the Palmer Project late last year. At the […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Proposed mine not worth the risk to salmon
We are speaking up for the wild salmon in the Chilkat Valley. Having a chest freezer full and jars of wild salmon to eat is how we live. If we have too much, we give it to elders or those in need who can’t fish. Subsistence fishing is an integral part of our family’s lives, […]
Posted inGarden Edition
Trowel Slingers unite, community gardening options in the Chilkat Valley
For would-be gardeners without a place to call their own, there are three community gardening options in the Chilkat Valley. Mosquito Lake The Victory Garden at Mosquito Lake is a community garden run through the Four Winds Resource Center which is housed in the former Mosquito Lake School. The collective garden runs on a model […]
Posted inSoutheast News
SE Communities Join for Spruce Root Retreat
One hundred and thirty-eight like-minded professionals convened in Sitka this week for three days of networking, field trips and group work on projects, at the Sustainable Southeast Partnership Spring Retreat. Today was the last day of the retreat. Sustainable Southeast Partnership is a program of Spruce Root, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2012 and designated […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Travel, music, boats and goats
Joanie Wagner took a spontaneous trip to Ireland with her daughter, Katie Sevigny, and family. While in Belfast, they took a guided tour and had an informative history lesson of Northern Ireland. They toured the Jamesons Distillery and Guinness Brewery, of course. The group toured Trinity College and viewed the Book of Kells, visited St. […]
Posted inInside CVN
Chilkat Valley News brings home best picture story award, five others at annual Alaska Press Club
Chilkat Valley News current and former staff brought home six awards from the Alaska Press Club last weekend, including first place for Best Picture Story in 2024. Editor Rashah McChesney won first place in the picture story category for photos she took documenting the fire that burned down the Quick Shop business complex and four […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Takshanuk Watershed Council’s Community Education and Outreach in the Chilkat Valley
Takshanuk Watershed Council is a community-minded nonprofit that provides free-of-charge opportunities to the community. Our education department works tirelessly to ensure the youth in Haines and Klukwan have a variety of opportunities to explore the Chilkat Watershed. Our educational garden, Marvin’s Garden, is 100% grant funded. We provide gardening and composting education and offer free […]