Poor chum salmon returns combined with an uncertain sockeye run have gillnetters concerned. “It’s disastrous,” fisherman Norm Hughes said this week. He said he’s catching about the same amount every week, and not seeing the run build to a peak. “It’s very humbling,” Hughes said. “I’d like to think I’m smarter than the fish, but […]

In October, Haines residents will vote on a proposed $450,000 draw from the borough’s permanent fund to offset unexpected costs associated with school bond debt. In past years, the state typically paid for 70% of municipal school bond debt with the municipality responsible for the other 30%. Last year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy reduced the state’s […]

The Haines Borough has reached an agreement with Alaska Marine Lines (AML) for construction of a new roll-on, roll-off ramp at Lutak Dock. At present, AML has been using the crumbling Lutak Dock face to unload cargo. In 2014, PND Engineers, Inc. conducted a structural assessment of the facility, and determined the dock had “reached the end of credible 60-year service […]

Every spring, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game encounters the same problem: people approaching moose calves that appear to be abandoned. The problem is that, frequently, these moose calves haven’t been abandoned, and when humans approach them, it leads to bad outcomes. Approaching calves presents a hazard for the animal, Koch said. If the […]