The second round of the Haines Borough’s “Shop Local and Save” program, which opened Nov. 20, ended a week early after residents submitted the maximum number of applications allotted. The program was scheduled to end on Dec. 6. “We tapped out at 400 (applications) on Friday (Nov. 27) at 3 p.m.,” Haines Economic Development Corporation […]
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Mayor tells townsite residents to prepare for possible evacuation
Haines Mayor Douglas Olerud warned town residents Saturday evening around 9:45 p.m. to be prepared to evacuate in the event that weather conditions worsen. “We want people to be prepared in case they have to do an evacuation,” Olerud said. “We’ve got snow, followed by rain. They want us to be prepared.” A Haines Borough Emergency Operations Center preparedness […]
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Tree knocks out power for several hours
A dead tree overloaded with snow fell into transmission power lines on Lutak Road causing partial power outages in Haines and Skagway Monday afternoon, AP&T operations manager Lance Caldwell said. AP&T workers repaired the lines and power was restored later that evening.
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Shop local organizers to push for another round for holidays
Residents spent more than $60,000 in 13 days in response to the byHaines “Shop Local and Save” program—and organizers say they want to promote another round in time for holiday shopping. The Haines Chamber of Commerce and Haines Economic Development Corporation collaborated on the program that awarded $100 in gift certificates, paid for by $20,000 […]
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I need a dollar! A dollar is what I need!
In the Oct. 1 CVN, Terrance Pardee refers to “highly paid environmental mouths.” It would have been nice of Terrance to let us know where we can find such jobs locally. It’s not Lynn Canal Conservation, I can assure you – after serving 20 years as president of that organization in the 31 years I have lived […]
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AIDEA funding will create a better future
I’ve monitored some of the borough meeting comments made by local pseudo-experts, re: the Lutak Dock upgrades and the potential Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) funding for the facility. It seems the same, anti-everything types don’t want the Lutak Dock expanded to include a larger footprint for industrial storage or (God forbid!), high grade ore concentrate from […]
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Candidates talk mining during final forum
The Haines chapter of the Alaska Miners Association hosted the final forum of the election season this week where candidates answered questions related to the future of mining in the Chilkat Valley and Constantine Metal Resources exploration at the Palmer Project. Liz Cornejo, former vice-president of community affairs of Constantine, hosted the forum via Zoom. […]
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Candidates discuss firing, budget and cultural institutions
Questions about an ore terminal, the firing of manager Debra Schnabel and the best way to keep cultural institutions open during economically challenging times highlighted differences in Haines Borough Assembly and mayoral candidates at forums this past week. KHNS and the CVN co-hosted a forum Monday for the six assembly candidates—Brenda Josephson, Jerry Lapp, Cheryl Stickler, Caitie Kirby, Carol Tuynman […]
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Mosquito Lake community garden wraps up first year
The Mosquito Lake Community Center’s Victory Garden has provided food to roughly 75 families in the Chilkat Valley this year, according to organizer Erika Merklin’s estimates. Merklin has been tracking garden use and said she will have finalized numbers once the harvest wraps up, likely around the end of September. Since June, Merklin and other […]