A Canadian developer with a murky track record says he is eyeing Haines as the site of an ore terminal that would serve “several” Alaska and Yukon mines. Prosperity Investments, an Edmonton-based firm whose owner has a history of unfinished projects, has proposed to buy Skagway’s aging ore loader for $1, to dismantle and move […]
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Assembly Briefs
Two tour permits approved The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted to grant new commercial tour permits to Uncruise Adventures and SEAK Expeditions. Uncruise’s permit allows guided hikes on the Mount Riley Trail, Battery Point Trail and Mount Ripinsky Trail. The tours are part of an all-inclusive package and will not provide sales tax income. Uncruise proposed a per-head tax […]
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The public uses Porcupine Road, too
In response to the Dec. 15 article about Porcupine Road, I’d like to state that there are quite a few private taxpaying landowners along that borough road, myself included. The only benefit I receive for my property taxes which is not available to tourists is this road. Yes, the forest service’s Sunshine Mountain Road is […]
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Borough lives up to word of the year
Planning commission on the 24-mile heli-port: We don’t live up there so we will listen to 24-Mile area residents. 24-mile area residents: We don’t want a heliport. Planning commission: heliport approved. Turnagain Marine Construction on the Lutak dock: Yes, handymax ships would be able to dock here. Yukon Mining Executives: We could make this dock work for us. Haines Borough: […]
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Duly Noted
The Mountain Mamas Gone Mad was the only Haines team to compete in the Klondike Road Relay last Saturday. The race had the largest turnout to date. Team members Jess Crowe, Jolanta Ryan, Julie Scheurer, Jessica Edwards, Stoli Lynch, Sarah Elliott, Tina Schaefer, Sierra Jimenez, Alissa Henry, Sara Chapell, and driver Kim Sundberg donned animal print and ran […]
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Planning commission okays dock plan
The Haines Borough Planning Commission last week gave Turnagain Marine Construction the go-ahead for the first design phase of the Lutak Dock renovation project, which the company hopes to complete by fall 2024. A Turnagain engineer and project manager presented a 35% design plan to the commission on Dec. 8, which the commission approved 5-0. The design will utilize […]
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Duly Noted
The 25-foot Christmas tree at the public library was donated by Wendel Hales and came from his property on Lutak Inlet. Brady McGuire donated the use of ropes and pulleys from the Haines Volunteer Fire Department to stand it up. A library staff crew that included Joe Aultman-Moore and Eric Stevens helped set it up. Decorations at the top of the tree were put on […]
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Dock is designed to meet seismic standards
In last week’s CVN, a Lynn Canal Conservation representative implied in a LTE that the Turnagain Marine Lutak Dock is designed to allow for large ships to transport ore. Docks are given design classifications based on their importance – Lutak Dock is essential to the region’s economy and is therefore considered critical infrastructure. This requires designing the dock to meet American […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
The 25-foot Christmas tree at the public library was donated by Wendel Hales and came from his property on Lutak Inlet. Brady McGuire donated use of ropes and pulleys from the Haines Volunteer Fire Department to stand it up. A library staff crew that included Joe Aultman-Moore and Eric Stevens helped set it up. Decorations […]