After two slow pandemic seasons, tourists are once again flocking to the Chilkoot River, causing traffic jams and flouting bear safety protocol. Recent reports of crowding and reckless behavior during peak bear-viewing season at the state recreation area 10 miles north of town have placed under scrutiny the state’s $1.5 million corridor improvement project that […]
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Chamber executive director resigns
Tracey Harmon resigned as the Haines Chamber of Commerce Executive Director effective Aug. 24 as she pursues her new career as the owner of the fish and chips food truck “The Frog Lady Fish Company.” In her resignation letter, Harmon said her experience with the chamber gave her valuable skills and experience that enabled her […]
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Assembly hires state and federal lobbyists
After state lobbyists secured 3.2 million in funding for Lutak Dock, the Haines Borough Assembly voted both to renew that contract and sign on a new team of federal lobbyists. The $48,000 annual contract with the Juneau lobbyists, Theodore Popely and Darwin Peterson, has been extended for another year. The contract with the D.C.-based federal lobbyists, Jay Sterne and […]
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Six candidates file for three assembly seats
It’s that time of year again: the bears are out at Chilkoot, and your neighbors are vying for your vote. Six people are running for three open Haines Borough Assembly seats. The top two vote-getters will serve three-year terms, and the candidate with the third most votes will fill a seat recently vacated by Caitie Rothbart (formerly […]
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Lapp, Thomas file for assembly
Two former members of the Haines Borough Assembly, Jerry Lapp and George Campbell, have submitted letters of interest for the vacant seat left by Caitie Kirby’s resignation. As of Wednesday afternoon, Lapp and incumbent Gabe Thomas are the only candidates to have filed for three open assembly seats up for election in October. Lapp currently sits on the […]
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This Week in History
Archive news from 50, 25 and 10 years ago. Aug. 25, 1967 Nancy Jackson, Haines City Dog Catcher, reports that incidents of vandalism have slowed down work on improving the city dog pound at one mile. Construction has been halted until the vandalism is put to an end. Mrs. Jackson says that any person or […]
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Gillnetters see strong sockeye returns
Lynn Canal gillnetters hauled in the best catches of the season so far during the past week. Alaska Department of Fish and Game commercial fisheries biologist Nicole Zeiser said the fleet caught 63,000 sockeye last week. By Tuesday of this week, gillnetters caught another 40,000 red salmon, well above the 19,000 fish 10-year average for […]
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Price increase soon to come at landfill
Trash disposal in Haines is about to become substantially more expensive. On Aug. 15, Community Waste Solutions (CWS) will be abandoning its weight-based pricing structure – now set at 40 cents per pound for household waste – and will begin charging based on bag size regardless of weight. A standard 13-gallon kitchen garbage bag will […]
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Moratorium on new Chilkoot tours lifted
By Lucy Silbaugh The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to rescind a four-year-old moratorium on new commercial tours in the Chilkoot Corridor. The decision followed a June 30 recommendation from the borough’s Tourism Advisory Board (TAB). “Retaining the moratorium does not allow for fair competition,” TAB chair Barbara Nettleton wrote in the board’s letter to the assembly, […]