Sixteen residents and two heli-ski companies have submitted proposals to the Haines Borough regarding alterations to the heli-skiing map. Residents who submitted proposals were entered into a drawing to determine which resident would represent the public on a five-member map committee. The committee will meet at noon for the next three Fridays to discuss the […]
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Herbicide rules raise concerns
A local conservation group is working with Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott to address the potential use of herbicides and pesticides on state lands. In response to a recent change in state law that eliminates public review and a Department of Environmental Conservation permitting requirement for using chemicals on state land, Lynn Canal Conservation is asking the borough to consider how […]
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Mountaineer Swift recounts early trail-maintenance efforts
There wasn’t much of a hiking culture when Paul Swift, 76, came to Haines in the early 1970s. “The town was geared to industry. Logging, mining and fishing… most guys were work- oriented,” Swift said. Swift talked about clearing the Mount Ripinsky trail at a presentation June 1 at the Sheldon Museum. He also spoke during an […]
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Connelly a concern for fisherman
I’m a fan of hydro power and the clean energy it provides. But, as a commercial fisherman, I’m against Alaska Power & Telephone’s Connelly Lake dam. No matter how much research is done, there’s no guarantee the dam won’t harm the fisheries. AP&T’s reports estimated the value of the Chilkoot River system fishery at more than $1 […]
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Borough pursues area crab closure
Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott is drafting a letter to the Department of Fish and Game suggesting emergency closure of areas around Haines to commercial crabbing. The assembly voted unanimously May 28 for Scott to draft the letter, which will be reviewed by assembly members prior to submittal at the June 11 meeting. Scott called the letter “a […]
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Assembly, AP&T to meet June 25
An Alaska Power and Telephone official is angling to pitch the proposed Connelly Lake project to the Haines Borough Assembly at an upcoming meeting. The presentation is tentatively scheduled for June 25, Mayor Stephanie Scott said. Project manager Glen Martin said he intends to ask the assembly to issue a resolution in support of the Connelly Lake hydro project, with the caveat that the […]
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Town sends off Haines High class of 2013 in style
With a tip of their mortarboards to a classmate with special needs, the Haines High School Class of 2013 graduated Monday at a ceremony spotlighting music, diversity and trouble-making. The 30-member class includes Nicole Studley, 21, who is blind and suffers from moyamoya syndrome, a disease that constricts blood flow to the brain. Studley received […]
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Connelly hydro a boondoggle
Hydropower is a great resource and one that currently provides most of our energy needs in the upper Lynn Canal. Alaska Power and Telephone’s push to build a mega hydro facility in the Chilkoot valley is a misguided boondoggle. They can’t afford it and neither can we. The pressure is on right now to secure public […]
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AP&T makes push for Connelly Lake
Alaska Power and Telephone officials are pressuring the Haines Borough to formally support the proposed Connelly Lake hydroelectric project, but Mayor Stephanie Scott isn’t budging until she gets more information. AP&T president Bob Grimm, project manager Glen Martin and Skagway AP&T manager Darren Belisle have stated the borough’s failure to formally support the Connelly Lake project is hindering the company’s ability to acquire grant […]
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Town hails 50 years of ferries
Passengers whose ferry stories spanned the 50-year history the Alaska Marine Highway System shared them at a celebration on the Port Chilkoot Dock Sunday, where the ferry Malaspina tied up during a special commemorative docking. The ferry system and the Malaspina were only a few months old when Dr. Stan Jones boarded the ship in […]