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 […]
Posted inNews, Elections
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 […]
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Looking forward to fresh leadership in Deishu
The Mayor position is particularly important as the Mayor appoints committee members and has a strong role, voice, and vote on the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council. Tom believes in working collaboratively with local tribal organizations and prefers to see a diversity of representation on local committees and commissions. I have found that even when we have different […]
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Duly Noted
Jemma Joy Carter was born to Lori and Mike Carter at 8:32 a.m. on March 22 at Bartlett Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz. and measured 20.5 inches. Lori’s mother Joyce Webster from Parsons, Kansas was there to meet her new granddaughter and will be here to help the family for a few weeks. The family has been able to Facetime […]
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Morphet, Hill square off in mayoral race
This election season, there are two candidates running for Mayor, Tom Morphet and Jan Hill. The two candidates have deep roots in the community and have served Haines in myriad ways. While both Morphet and Hill have expressed that they want the best for the community, their visions and priorities diverge. CVN interviewed the two candidates separately […]
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Concerns about undue noise dominate Mosquito Lake forum
Concerns about undue noise drew the strongest interest from viewers during the second public candidate forum, held in the upper valley Sunday night. All five assembly candidates and one mayoral candidate faced questions from the audience and from host Mike Denker on topics including natural resources, taxes and undue noise at the Four Winds Resource […]
Posted inNews, Elections, Haines Borough
Planning commission candidate profiles
For the first time in Haines’ history, the planning commission will be elected by the people instead of appointed by the Mayor. Residents voted on the ballot proposition for an elected planning commission during a special election in June, where it passed 445 to 248, a 64% margin. Despite concerns that not enough people will run […]
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Artist James Hart grows into new space as part of Tlingit art revival
At his small art studio on a recent weekday afternoon, 33-year-old Haines artist James Hart was hard at work perfecting a curve on a single pencil line on a piece of tracing paper. Nobody else was in view in Dalton City, where he just rented a studio space. He had only his dog and Bluetooth […]