Lynn Canal Dungeness crabbers had a banner summer season, harvesting more than double the 10-year average with a record-high price. “It’s been good. The price was amazing,” said local crabber Scott Lesh. “I keep hearing of more and more pots coming up here from out of town. Hopefully it stays good.” Ten permit holders caught […]
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Alaska’s redistricting board visits Haines, seeks public input
Three of the five members of Alaska’s redistricting board visited Haines on Tuesday to solicit public input as they piece together a new state legislative map. Board members presented six maps—two devised by them, and four submitted by third parties—at an open-house meeting. The maps show three main options for pairing the Haines Borough with other population […]
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Four Candidates Running for ASSEMBLY
The following is a condensed version of CVN interviews with borough assembly candidates Richard Clement, 66, Tyler Huling, 29, Debra Schnabel, 69, and Brenda Josephson, 56. As opposed to the debate last week, they did not have access to the questions before the interviews. Clement retired to Haines about four years ago. He worked in Alaska […]
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Duly Noted
Vivian Menaker died Tuesday in Haines at age 90. Menaker was a champion of early childhood education, started the local Headstart program and Chilkat Valley Preschool, and helped create and lead Lynn Canal Conservation and Alaska Clean Water Alliance. A full obituary will be published in next week’s CVN. Makenna Holly Blood was born Friday, May 28 in Fairbanks […]
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Duly Noted
Dr. Kirk Mosley is the new dentist at SEARHC dental clinic. Kirk retired from a private practice in Tucson, Ariz. after 25 years there. Since 2012, he has practiced humanitarian dentistry in China, Tonga, Puerto Rico, Belize and Costa Rica. He’s a runner, hiker and skier with five children and 20 grandchildren living in five states. […]
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Proposed redistricting would cut Haines from Douglas, Juneau
A legislative map change proposed last week by Alaska’s redistricting board would link Haines to northern Juneau, severing the borough’s tie to downtown Juneau and Douglas Island, where state House Rep. Sara Hannan lives. “I’m heartbroken that I would not continue to represent (upper Lynn Canal residents),” Hannan said. “It’s a piece of my representation that I’ve […]
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Committee sends question of fourth heliski permit to assembly
The Government Affairs and Services (GAS) Committee on Friday deferred action on whether to expand Haines’ limit on heliski operator permits from three to four. The committee sent the issue to the full assembly. Committee members initially seemed split. Assemblymember Caitie Kirby suggested pressing pause on the decision until winter before making a recommendation to the assembly. […]
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Does Josephson really support agriculture?
Brenda Josephson is running for Haines Borough Assembly. This time she’s promoting local agriculture. As a previous Assembly-person, she had an opportunity to support local agriculture and food security. She did neither. In fact, she made the motion to reallocate the majority of the $100,000 CARES Act grant funds dedicated to food security, rather than discuss […]
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Conservation groups file securities complaint about Constantine
Three environmental advocacy organizations filed a complaint on Aug. 27 with Canadian securities regulators alleging that Constantine Metal Resources violated regulations by making misleading statements to the public and to investors about infrastructure for its Palmer project. Lynn Canal Conservation (LCC), Alaska Clean Water Advocacy and Rivers Without Borders claim that in financial statements, presentations and […]
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Kings make escapement
For the third year in a row the Chilkat River’s king salmon run has met the state’s escapement goal, according to preliminary estimates. Between 2012 and 2018, the Chilkat stock failed to hit escapement targets every year but one. The last two years, and now 2021, have been a different story. “It feels like the […]