A crowd gathered Friday for the ceremonial unveiling of a new U.S. Postal Service stamp designed to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday. The stamps, illustrated by David Sibley, show the eagle from hatchling to adulthood. And, as American Bald Eagle Foundation Director Aaron Cleveland told the crowd, they are a conservation success story. The bird […]
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Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday May 15
A Haines graduate is helping test what could become a new direction for Alaska’s fishing fleet: hybrid-electric commercial boats. Chandler Kemp, now an engineering professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, helped design a hybrid propulsion system for the F/V Mirage, a Sitka longliner believed to be the first commercial fishing vessel in the country […]
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Assembly briefs: A new direction on the budget, a Lutak Inlet tour and a cop on call
Next year’s budget Assembly members held a public hearing on next year’s budget and, while they did vote to add $1,000 to support volunteer recruitment and retention by the Haines Volunteer Fire Department, the majority of the discussion was centered on a proposal to potentially cut staff. Assembly member Eben Sargent kicked off the discussion […]
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Borough receives a million dollars for childcare, hasn’t decided how to spend it.
The Haines Borough has been awarded a million dollars in federal money for childcare, but some say spending restrictions may prevent it from addressing the most pressing childcare needs. The funding has been specifically granted for an “early childhood education building,” according to an April 28 letter to the borough from the United States Department […]
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Assembly to hear budget, the Haines Economic Development Corporation, new Lutak tour permit
The Haines Borough Assembly meeting on May 12 will include the first reading of the FY27 budget. The Chilkat Valley News’ Will Steinfeld and KHNS’ Melinda Munson sat down to talk about the budget process. Melinda Munson: The budget process has started, and it will make its first appearance at the assembly meeting. Can you […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Thursday, May 7
In today’s newsletter: — AP&T workers on Prince of Wales Island watched the Upper Lynn Canal unionization attempt and are now trying their own. — After a year without new drilling, the Palmer Project announced a $13.7 million budget for 2026 operations. We have more on what that looks like. — The Bahamas, Saint Lucia, […]
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Haines receives offer from world’s largest cruise port operator
The Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Cabo Verde, Casablanca, and now, maybe, Haines? The world’s largest cruise port operator wants to lease Haines’ Port Chilkoot Dock and add it to a portfolio of global holdings. Haines Borough officials said last week they had been approached by representatives from Global Ports Holding, a Turkey-based company, that reported hosting […]
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Assembly Briefs: ADUs, severance tax, and an extra meeting
ADUs After a year of consideration and reconsideration, accessory dwelling units have officially been voted down by the assembly. The arguments on each side are well worn at this point, and Tuesday was no different. There was some talk of amendments to make the proposal more amenable to skeptical assembly members and residents. One was […]