A new digital cargo network expanded in recent months and now is working with a freight company that’s planning service to Haines. The network was created by OpenTug, a Seattle-based startup created in 2019 by two recent college graduates. They are seeking to lower shipping costs by consolidating cargo in Southeast Alaska and simplifying the […]
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Duly Noted
Stevie Lynn Young was born to Carlee Heinmiller Young and Will Young at 3:45 a.m. Saturday, April 16 in Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo. Stevie weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz., and measured 20 inches. Grandmom Judy Erekson was on hand for the birth and said Carlee was a “birthing rock star,” delivering Stevie less than two hours after arriving at […]
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Tell the assembly to keep the pool open
On June 22, 1974, the entire Sullivan family – parents Patrick and Mary Lou and children Shaun, 13, Nyla, 12, Desiree, 10, Harlan, 9 and Corbet, 5 – died after their small boat overturned in Lutak Inlet. None could swim. The tragedy launched a town-wide effort to open a year-round swimming pool in Haines. The pool opened […]
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PC recommends commercial events in Mud Bay as conditional use
The Haines Borough Planning Commission recommended to the borough assembly that commercial events be allowed as a permitted activity in the Mud Bay zone—a decision made after more than 100 Mud Bay residents signed a petition submitted in October asking commercial events to be prohibited in their rural residential neighborhood. In March, the commission was united in […]
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Duly Noted
Stevie Lynn Young was born to Carlee Heinmiller Young and Will Young at 3:45 a.m. Saturday, April 16 in Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo. Stevie weighed 6 lbs., 13 ozs. and measured 20 inches. Grandmom Judy Erekson was on hand for the birth and said Carlee was a “birthing rock star,” delivering Stevie […]
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Details from decades-old U.S. census give glimpse of local history
Full details from the 1950 U.S. Census were released earlier this month, intriguing historians from around the country and providing a snapshot of the people who called the Chilkat Valley home more than seven decades ago. While the federal government makes public population statistics and demographic data upon completion of each decennial census, the specifics […]
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Concerned about ore trucks
I am very concerned about the potential detrimental effect that heavy ore-bearing traffic would have on Haines. It would threaten air and water quality standards, fishing in Lutak Inlet, and adversely impact the traveling public at the Haines terminal. Improvements to borough docking facilities should continue to focus on Alaska Marine Lines/Lyndon Transport services, be compatible with […]
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To build public trust, we must do better
The process for the Lutak Dock rehabilitation is severely flawed. From the last three public meetings on the topic, it appears that a minority group of residents is steering this process and overly influencing our local government. I applaud assembly members Huling and Schnabel for listening and taking actions to respond to the majority of residents who […]
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Constantine to build new facilities with big 2022 budget
Underground exploration expected to start next year Constantine Metal Resources plans to spend $18 million on the Palmer Project in 2022 — its largest annual project budget to date, according to a Wednesday press release. The budget will cover construction of new infrastructure in preparation for underground exploratory operations, which the company expects to begin […]
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Not an environmentalist, don’t want ore trucks
I’d like to address the subject of foreign mining companies operating in the Chilkat Valley. I am not an environmentalist, but imagine the traffic and road damage on the highway caused by ore trucks or the effect of even one spill in the Chilkat River. Imagine a mine on a glaciated mountain “NOT” leaching into the […]