Engineer: Plan could create ‘confused seas’ An independent engineer reviewing the design of the Small Boat Harbor expansion says work done to date by PND Engineers is “thorough and well done,” but says the municipality should consider moving the planned entrance. The change would add about $1 million to the estimated $30 million cost of […]
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Group balks at ‘Tier 3’ endorsement for river
On a 6-5 vote, the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee endorsed top-level protection for the Chilkat River Friday, then rescinded its action on reconsideration. The group also expressed support for changes in the local goat hunt to reduce harvest of females and heard a moose population report. Responding to a request by the village of Klukwan, the […]
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Dead seabirds tied to Statewide die-off
Fourteen dead seabirds found on a Portage Cove beach this week are apparently part of a larger statewide die-off that has puzzled biologists since March. Tim Ackerman came across the dead murres Tuesday along a stretch of beach between the Port Chilkoot Dock and Small Boat Harbor, taking two as potential samples before calling the […]
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Operate canal ferries on 12-hour schedule
Last week I described how Haines got short-changed with the Essential Air Service Act in the 1970s as well as biased Juneau northbound ferry scheduling. Our governor is now soliciting public input to reduce the high cost of ferry service. Here is our solution for the Upper Lynn Canal. Base the Aurora and its crew in […]
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Decision erodes support for Freeride
Over the objections of Chilkat Indian Village, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, professional hunting guides, Chilkoot Bear Foundation, Lynn Canal Conservation, and numerous individuals, the Haines Borough Assembly is allowing the Freeride World Tour to operate their helicopters in two areas not on the approved heliski map. By so doing, they have taken an event that would have been supported, […]
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CVN’s 1st edition published 50 years ago this week
Ray Menaker, a 43-year-old Haines High School French teacher, and Bill Hartmann, a 17-year-old student, launched the town’s newspaper 50 years ago this week. They printed it in Hartmann’s basement on a second-hand, Chandler & Price platen press that produced only a single page at a time. “The headlines had to be hand set. It […]
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Year marked by citizen involvement
Heightened citizen participation marked 2015, a year in which residents challenged municipal leaders on a range of issues, and seemingly small matters spawned prolonged debates. Harbor expansion plans and a proposed minor offenses ordinance touched off months of give-and-take, but residents also raised questions about borough meeting procedures, funding for studies of helicopter noise and […]
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Closed areas opened for freeride
Despite letters of opposition from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Chilkat Indian Village and numerous residents, the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday agreed to open two areas outside of the borough-approved heli-ski map for an international ski and snowboard competition. The assembly voted 5-1 to allow the Freeride World Tour access to the “Chunny” […]
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DOT seeks a better embankment
The state Department of Transportation this week said it would pursue “vegetated river protrusions” as part of mitigation for the Haines Highway improvement project, an apparent response to concerns that two miles of planned rock embankments would degrade roadside fish habitat between 3 Mile and 25 Mile. DOT spokesman Jeremy Woodrow said the revised plan […]
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Constantine seeking more site development
Constantine Metal Resources is proposing to expand its exploratory drill operations at the Palmer Project site, which would include construction of 2.5 miles of road, three bridges, culverts and permitting for 40 new drill sites. Constantine has been working at the site 30 miles northwest of Haines since 2006, searching for copper, zinc, silver and […]