The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee unanimously voted Wednesday to oppose a proposed federal rule that would designate 22,000 square nautical miles in Southeast Alaska as critical habitat for humpback whales. Locally, the designation would encompass Lynn Canal from Juneau to Haines, stopping at Battery Point on both the Chilkoot and Chilkat inlets, according to rough […]
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New data quantifies 2019 tour season
From May through September last year, 85,330 people toured the Chilkat Valley by four-wheeler, boat, bus, bike, plane or on their own feet, according to data collected by the borough for the first time. In late 2018, the Haines Borough Assembly amended borough code to require tour operators to submit annual customer numbers based on location by […]
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Council to discuss Constantine oversight
The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Advisory Council will consider a letter requesting that Constantine Metal Resources allow a third party to observe water sampling studies. Council member Kip Kermoian, representing the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee, will write the draft letter. The decision comes after the council considered a different draft letter to the […]
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Residents, groups criticize Constantine outreach
Around 33 fishermen, residents, tourism business owners and local state and national environmental organizations issued a statement refusing to be interviewed by a consulting company hired by Constantine Metal Resources, saying the process is a public relations effort “rigged in favor of mine development.” Constantine hired environmental consulting company Hemmera to gauge residents’ questions, concerns […]
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Holly Jolly Christmas Follies a success
The Holly Jolly Follies was Fabulous. I feel proud. We did it. We all did it. Each and every participant made this year’s Follies great. Thank you to all of the performers and crew, especially our stage manager, Cherri Price. Thank you to “A Christmas Carol” director, Roger Gentry, to our videographer, Matt Davis. Thanks […]
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All enjoyed the winter celebration
Haines, I’d like to give out some holiday high fives and festive fist bumps – what a winter celebration we enjoyed Saturday night! Thanks to Southeast Roadbuilders, Miles Furniture, Lutak Lumber, Alaska Marine Lines, Alaska Arts Confluence, Lynn Canal Corporation, Aspen Suites, Mountain Market, Constantine, Haines Real Estate, and every community member who dropped cash into the donation cans […]
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Gifts to local radio show appreciation
The staff and board members of KHNS wish to express our immense gratitude to the many community members and local businesses who stepped up to support the 2019 KHNS News Drive. On behalf of all of us, thank you! It was the most successful News Drive yet, and we couldn’t have done it without your […]
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Residents felt the heat in 2019
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s deep budget cut proposals and the ensuing battle for ferries, education, community assistance, public radio and a slew of other services dominated headlines this year. The town celebrated the Haines Glacier Bears cross country team after it won the state championship in October. The debate over borough-wide policing persisted another year. The […]
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Takshanuk Watershed Council resigns from mining committee
In a unanimous board decision last Thursday, Dec. 5, Takshanuk Watershed Council resigned from the Chilkat Mining Forum Committee with board president Ben Kirkpatrick saying the mining committee “was not worth the effort we were putting into it.” Takshanuk is the fourth organization to resign from the mining forum committee since 2017. The Chilkat Indian […]
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Local groups protest Ring of Fire management plan
The Bureau of Land Management may expand allotted helicopter landings on the 320,000 acres of mountain terrain in the Chilkat Valley from 300 to 11,000 annual landings (5,500 in the Haines), though local protesters believe that might negatively affect mountain goat habitat. In October, BLM released its final environmental impact statement for the Haines amendment […]