Beginners are many, finishers are few – a quote from a book someone lent me recently. My hope for the Haines Borough is that it can finish the projects that are underway. We have made significant progress toward funding the repair of Lutak Dock, made a significant inroad to the funding to replace the dilapidated Public […]
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Posted inHaines Borough, News, Local News
The impacts of constant churn in borough managers
Borough manager Annette Kreitzer worked her last day on Aug. 12. Her temporary replacement, Elke Doom, arrives in town this week and borough finance director Jila Stuart is acting as interim manager in the few days between when one leaves and the other starts. Kreitzer, who has been with the borough since October of 2021, […]
Posted inLocal News, Salmon, Environment & Natural Resources
Surge in sockeye salmon leads to reopened fisheries in Haines area
The state’s restrictions on red salmon fishing in the Chilkoot and Lutak Inlets have been lifted. The Department of Fish and Game announced last Thursday that subsistence salmon fishing in the Haines area will continue under the normal management plans and permit conditions. The sockeye have been slow to return and Fish and Game biologist […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: Volunteer program returns, city faces challenges, good times at the fair
July 24, 2014 – Police resurrecting reserves program after decade The Haines Borough Police Department is resurrecting its volunteer reserve officer program after more than a decade of dormancy. The department is starting to train its first reserve officer candidate, Gary Hinkle, said manager David Sosa. “He will be riding and observing over the next […]
Posted inLocal News, Transportation, News
State traffic counters return to Chilkat Valley
There are dozens of small plastic boxes strategically scattered around Haines, each with an attached rubber hose laid out across a public road. Technically, they are switches programmed to count traffic. “There’s federal requirements that are asking us to report traffic at a statewide level,” said Department of Transportation and Public Facilities transportation planner Scott […]
Posted inHaines Borough, News, Local News
Assembly approves a new tour permit, contracts for household waste disposal, considers advisory votes on contentious issues
A new tour permit using Portage Cove Local Aimee Creelman was awarded a permit to develop a new tour option in Haines: forest bathing. “Forest therapy, forest bathing, has been described as something like a meditation in nature. It’s not a nature walk, it’s not a hike. It’s more of, following a standard sequence that […]
Posted inHaines Borough, News, Local News
Assembly Briefs: A new tour permit, household waste disposal, advisory votes on contentious issues
A new tour permit using Portage Cove Local Aimee Creelman was awarded a permit to develop a new tour option in Haines: forest bathing. “Forest therapy, forest bathing, has been described as something like a meditation in nature. It’s not a nature walk, it’s not a hike. It’s more of, following a standard sequence that […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: Late waking bears, a predicted population boom in Haines, Don Young weighs in 50 years ago
10 years ago, July 3, 2014 Bruins Not Around Yet Got brown bears? If you do, you may be the exception, as wildlife officials and residents say the numbers of bruins typically spotted around town and at the Chilkoot River are down from previous years. “It’s slow,” said wildlife trooper Ken VanSpronsen, a three-year resident. […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
It’s important to keep the focus on bear safety for tourists
My family and I live out on Lutak Spur Road. I just wanted to say how important bear safety is with all the tourists and I think we should be considering bear safety more than we currently are. I just wanted to remind everybody about bear safety and being aware about bears. If you see […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Business & Commerce
Business survey shows Haines among the more pessimistic in Southeast
Haines is among the more pessimistic towns in this year’s annual survey of businesses in Southeast communities. About 42% of Haines’ business leaders who responded to the survey had a negative view of the town’s economic outlook and almost 20% expected they would need to cut jobs this year. That’s not necessarily surprising to Mayor […]