I recently testified at the Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Board meeting regarding the current Dungeness crab management plan for Southeast Alaska waters. The best way to understand what is at risk here is to quote Alaska Department of Fish and Game management reports after the collapse of the Dungeness crab fishery in Prince William Sound. […]
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Flexibility on highway a win-win
The Department of Transportation could engineer the Haines Highway to be both safer and protective of fish and eagle habitat. However, DOT has provided the public with only two alternatives: build as proposed, or do nothing. This is a violation of federal law and an insult to the people and environment of the Chilkat Valley. […]
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Tender Neptune sinks in harbor
A private salvage crew that included frogmen on Wednesday used 24 inflatable “lift bags” to right and begin to refloat the 76-foot commercial fishing tender Neptune that sank early Saturday while tied up in the Small Boat Harbor. Floating the vessel was expected to take at least another day. “The process is nothing unusual. It’s […]
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Counselor running for governor
Haines resident and Alaska Constitution Party chairman J.R. Myers filed his letter of intent Monday to run for Alaska governor in 2014. Myers, 50, filed the letter with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, allowing him to begin campaigning before declaring his candidacy with the Division of Elections. Alaska Division of Elections director Gail Fenumiai said […]
Posted inThank You Letters
Counseling service grateful for grant
On behalf of Lynn Canal Counseling Services (LCCS), we would like to thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Alaska Community Foundation, for the recent $2,000 grant that allowed many individuals and families to access mental health and wellness resources. This generous donation from the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation allowed Lynn Canal Counseling to match an […]
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Begich weighs in on highway
State officials and organizations are weighing in on the proposed improvements to the Haines Highway, and a local environmental group is looking to spotlight the project in statewide and national press. U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation on Sept. 16 urging the agency to address concerns from […]
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Pro-Juneau Road group brings presentation to town
A pro-Juneau Access road group convened in Haines Sept. 16, privately inviting locals to come and hear why the present ferry system is unsustainable and how the road would benefit Juneau and the Upper Lynn Canal. Citizens Pro Road formed in 1997 after the first draft of the Juneau Access road’s environmental impact statement was released. […]
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Police will search mail for narcotics
Haines Borough police plan to have mail coming to local post office boxes inspected in the coming months as part of an ongoing investigation of the illicit sale of hard drugs, including methamphetamine. Police say there’s “zero doubt” meth is being sold here regularly, but they lack evidence of such sales. They also don’t know […]
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Federal fish agency pans highway plan
The federal National Marine Fisheries Service has joined critics of the Haines Highway expansion project. In comments to the state Department of Transportation on the project’s draft environmental assessment dated Aug. 23, the agency’s Juneau office said the project as proposed would have “substantial and permanent” adverse effects on essential fish habitat along the river. […]
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Crabs, duck hunting on AC meeting agenda
The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Sept. 13 to revisit discussion of reciprocal license agreements with Canada. The committee will also discuss crab harvests, duck hunting season and regulatory proposals. At its Feb. 22 meeting, the committee voted unanimously to write letters to the boards of Fish and Game […]