Under steady wind, light rain and near-freezing temperatures on a recent weekday, biologist Stacie Evans stared through a spotting scope at a pullout on the banks of the Chilkat River. Silently, she counts the number of bald eagles as she carefully turned the scope. 244…245…246: That’s her final count of adult birds at the Council Grounds […]
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Constantine appeals DEC decision on Palmer Project wastewater permit
Constantine Mining is appealing an August decision by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation that ruled the department hadn’t followed its own guidance in its water quality studies at Glacier Creek, which sits below the proposed Palmer Project mine. Constantine filed an appeal in Alaska Superior Court about the decision on Oct. 20 which it […]
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Alaska Bald Eagle Festival reorients with community focus
The annual Haines Bald Eagle Festival is returning to Haines Nov. 10-12 with a revamped focus on community involvement, despite a late organizational change that put the entire festival at risk. “It’s definitely a regrowth year. We’re definitely bringing it back to its roots,” said Rebecca Hylton, Haines’ tourism director. The visitor’s center stepped in […]
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Nancy Nash and Becky Nash recently returned from a three-week-long trip to Sweden. They left on September 12, the day after Nancy’s birthday. Nancy learned she had living relatives in Sweden and that they were eager to meet her. During their visit, Nancy played piano for a local church service and sang in a Swedish choir. The pair […]
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Duly Noted
Nancy Nash and Becky Nash recently returned from a three-week-long trip to Sweden. They left on September 12, the day after Nancy’s birthday. Nancy learned she had living relatives in Sweden and that they were eager to meet her. During their visit Nancy played piano for a local church service and sang in a Swedish […]
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KHNS director Kay Clements stepping down after 13 years
KHNS general manager Kay Clements is retiring at the end of this month after 13 years at the helm of Haines’ only radio station. The longtime general manager has steered the station through state budget cuts and the devastating 2020 landslide. CVN spoke to Clements at the Chilkat Center about the challenges of her tenure […]
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International tribunal accepts petition against mining in transboundary rivers watershed
Almost five years after the original petition was filed, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has ruled that the complaints against mining activity in British Columbia warrant fact-finding and further analysis, which could result in a determination that pollution puts the health and rights of Alaska Natives downriver of the mining at risk. The ruling […]
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Water blessing on election eve in downtown draws big crowd
More than 100 people showed up on the parcel of green space between Third Avenue and Main Street on Monday to take part in a water-blessing ceremony organized by members of the Chilkat Indian Village (CIV). “Thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of you who came to show support […]