The owners of the Palmer Project, the advanced mineral exploration project in the Chilkat Valley, say they’re partnering with the State of Alaska on a new industrial port in Haines. In a June 29 interview on podcast Mining Stock Daily, Vizsla Copper CEO Craig Parry said that the state government is “looking at potential development […]
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Blotter: June 14 – June 20
Sunday, June 14 A caller at 27 Mile Haines Highway reported a brush fire. HVFD, KVVFD, and AST responded. The fire was extinguished. An officer on Mud Bay Road conducted a vehicle stop. A driver received a verbal warning for speeding. The Haines Volunteer Fire Department and Haines Borough Police Department police responded to a […]
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Assembly Briefs: Mayor joins MARAD meeting, H-1B visa and Episcopal Church’s land
Mayor joining MARAD meeting over Lutak dock During this week’s report from borough manager Alekka Fullerton, she said the Lutak Dock Liaison committee will be meeting with the Maritime Administration on Wednesday. Committee members are borough staff: clerk Mike Denker, Fullerton, facilities director Brad Jensen, planner Chen Wu, and harbormaster Henry Pollan. Fullerton told assembly […]
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 […]
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Blotter: May 31 – June 6
Sunday, May 31 Multiple callers at 6.5 Mile Haines Highway reported a moose cow and calves in the roadway. A Nixle was sent out. Monday, June 1 An officer in the 300 block of Haines Highway met with a citizen to assist with a civil event. A caller on Small Tracts Road reported a street […]
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Duly Noted: Ice cream, fishing season and more
Talia Dixie Hauser has been learning how to manage a whole new set of small-business-owner headaches as she works to open her ice cream shop, Dixie Queen, for the summer. The 16-year-old high school student runs the operation out of Talia’s Treasures. Hauser has been busy working out the details of getting her ice cream machine […]
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Thank you for a successful Chilkat Triathlon
The Chilkat Challenge Triathlon Steering Committee wants to give a big shout-out and thank you to all of the local businesses and organizations that supported this year’s successful race. There are too many to list in one thank you letter! Here’s the first wave, stay tuned for the rest of the race supporters. Thank you […]
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Rate hike rejected, residents to be refunded for portion of electricity increases
The state’s utility regulators struck down a 69.92% electricity rate increase proposed by the Upper Lynn Canal’s electric utility. Alaska Power Company, the region’s lone electricity supplier, first sought a rate increase from the Regulatory Commission of Alaska a year and a half ago to pay for a costly replacement of an underwater transmission cable […]
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Kreitzer running for state legislature
Former Haines Borough manager Annette Kreitzer is running for state legislature, seeking to unseat incumbent representative Andi Story, a Democrat who has represented the Chilkat Valley, along with Skagway, Gustavus, and parts of Juneau, since 2018. Kreitzer served as borough manager from 2021 to 2024. Prior to her retirement in 2012 she spent 18 years […]