Hold off until mountain goat and bear preliminary studies are finished next spring. Tighter conflict-of-interest rules. That’s what two local advisory groups say is needed in dealing with expanding the areas available for heliskiing in the Haines Borough. Both recommendations are going to the assembly. On Wednesday, the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee requested the […]
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Clinton narrowly carries Haines
The Haines Borough chose Hillary Clinton by a margin of only four votes in Tuesday’s general election. Three-hundred seventy-four voters in Haines’ first and second precincts picked Clinton, while 370 picked President-elect Donald Trump. Klukwan voters were in favor of Clinton as opposed to Trump by a large margin of 26 votes – 30 for Clinton and four for […]
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Willard known for good humor and work ethic
Lawrence Willard, 75, died Sunday at his winter home in Lake Havasu, Ariz. Wife Shannon Willard said Lawrence was watching the Seahawks game and apparently suffered a heart attack. The Willard family invites friends to a luncheon at the Klukwan ANS Hall at noon Saturday. Soup and bread will be provided, but other food items are welcome. A memorial service […]
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Faster internet in 2017
Alaska Power & Telephone plans to offer new internet packages to Haines in early 2017 because of increased speeds and capacity with the underwater fiber-optic cable in Lynn Canal. The 86-mile cable connects Haines, Skagway and Juneau. Right now, AP&T’s lowest level broadband internet package can upload and download 768 kilobits per second. The second-lowest level […]
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Juneau road talk heats up assembly
Days before Alaska Gov. Walker was expected to address residents on the topic of Juneau access, Haines Borough Assembly members wavered over what message they would present to him. Assembly member Margaret Friedenauer requested to discuss the topic at Tuesday’s meeting so members could be on the same page about the borough’s position. The borough has historically […]
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Skagway closes in on Glacier Bear spikers
A tale of two teams unfolded as the Haines High School girls’ volleyball team squared off in “friendly” matches against its Lynn Canal neighbor, Skagway, last weekend. On Friday night, a fresh and excited team Glacier Bear defeated the Panthers in a five-game match that was close throughout. Coach Keri Ewing said “Friday night, we had some […]
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River Talk returns Oct. 20
Get in the Halloween spirit by joining Lynn Canal Community Players and the Alaska Arts Confluence for River Talk’s foray into the “Unexplained” on Oct. 20. Starting at 7 p.m., residents will pack the Chilkat Center lobby – transformed into the cozy Chit Chat Cafe – to hear about their friends’ and neighbors’ experiences with the mysterious, […]
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Governor to address road, budget, ferry
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker will address a joint meeting of the Haines Borough Assembly and Haines Chamber of Commerce starting 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Chilkat Center. Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill said Walker will have about 20 minutes to make his comments about three main topics: “the state of the state,” including the state budget deficit, a proposed makeover […]
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Salmon harvest value rises
The value of salmon caught by gillnetters in the Lynn Canal rebounded this year from a major 2015 drop. In 2014, gillnetters in the north and central Lynn Canal caught $10.7 million worth of fish – an amount that nose-dived to $4.5 million in 2015. But the 2016 figure jumped back up to roughly $6 million, said Mark Sogge, […]
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Fiber-optic cable laid in canal
Haines and Skagway residents may soon have access to faster internet service now that Alaska Power and Telephone is laying 86 miles of undersea fiber-optic cable in the Upper Lynn Canal this week. Tom Ervin, vice president of AP&T Telecom Operations and Engineering, said the cables will increase bandwidth for Haines and Skagway, meaning more information will […]