Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists will better understand the Chilkat Valley’s moose population after it begins a new capture and collar study this spring. Since 1959, Fish and Game biologists have counted as many moose as they could from a plane. The technique is called the “minimum count” and the ability for biologists […]
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Speakers approved for mining forum
The Chilkat Valley Mining Forum Committee approved a geologist, a socio-community specialist and a Sealaska board member to present at its Feb. 24 forum, focusing on “community impacts and solutions.” The mining forum is a nine-member group aimed at providing information about mining. Members are: Chilkoot Indian Association, Constantine Metal Resources, Haines Borough, Haines Chamber of […]
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Duly Noted
Julia Rose Fitzgerald was born Aug. 29 in Anchorage to former Haines residents Niki and Dan Fitzgerald. Julia weighed 7 lbs., 12 ozs., and measured 21 inches. Dan’s mother, Marsha Fitzgerald, was in Anchorage for Julia’s arrival and was with big sister Annika during the birth. Everyone is doing well. Athena Gross and Jesse Alsup married Sept. 2 in Haines, surrounded by family and friends. Athena’s parents, Inez and Dave Gross, were in […]
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Fall chum harvest hits record lows
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game lacks data for its fall chum escapement numbers due to low water and fish wheel displacement from highway construction. Fish and Game area sport fish biologist Rich Chapell said while one fish wheel remained in place, the other had to be moved mid-season. “There was no current,” Chapell […]
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Townsite service area is one third sea water
One third of the town site’s 20 square-mile service area is water, according to a realization by the Haines Borough administration. In October, borough planner Holly Smith plugged boundary points into a parcel map before local elections, illustrating that the waterway from Battery Point to Taiya Point and across Lutak Inlet to the ferry terminal is within the town […]
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Letters to the Editor
Finished with Mud Bay ‘spring’ Regarding the test results for the Mud Bay “spring.” I applaud the assembly for ordering further testing of the “spring” and commend the city manager for directing a sign to be posted describing the water quality and, apparently, the fact that it is not a spring at all but groundwater runoff. No […]
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F&G committee suggests restricted Sullivan Island deer hunt
The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee met Friday to vote on game-management proposals to be considered by the Alaska Board of Game next month in Petersburg. The advisory board unanimously voted to add restrictions to the Sullivan Island deer hunt, eliminating the harvest of does. Currently, the regulation in Unit 1 allows a bag […]
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Residents weigh in on delayed UA timber sale
The University of Alaska’s land management branch representatives visited Haines this week to host discussion groups on a proposed 10-year timber sale on university-owned land. The prospective sale would harvest trees from about 6,000 acres of land to earn the university $1 million a year, according to regional land manager Patrick Kelly. More than 40 […]
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Klukwan, little league among first-time CVCF grantees
The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation awarded $27,685 in grants to 19 community organizations at a ceremony held Thursday at the American Legion Hall. Klukwan School, Haines Little League and the Alaska Avalanche Information Center were among the grantees this year. The school received $3,000 that will help replace playground equipment. The avalanche center received $2,000 to […]
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AMHS expands December ferry service after initial delays
The Alaska Marine Highway System’s M/V Fairweather will sail in the Upper Lynn Canal next month to cover winter holiday service gaps that arose from repair delays on other vessels serving the region. The marine highway system was waiting on U.S. Coast Guard certifications for its service plans before releasing a revised schedule aimed at decreasing the […]