We’re back with a new edition of our recurring survey of the more than dozen candidates running to be Alaska’s next governor. This week’s survey explores a subject that has commanded huge amounts of political debate and discussion at Alaska’s Capitol in recent years: How much money should the state share with school districts on […]
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Governor’s race survey: Should Alaska spend millions more on its huge LNG project? Plus, Alaska books.
We’re back with the next edition of our recurring survey of the more than a dozen candidates running to be Alaska’s next governor. This week’s questions revolve around a huge — and hugely expensive — LNG export project pushed by Alaska’s current governor, Mike Dunleavy. We also asked for some book recommendations. Full questions and answers […]
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This Week in History: Average Haines age, extreme ski contest and border relocation
10 years ago After a drop of 84 people in 2013 and an increase of 21 in 2014, the population of Haines has reverted to a downward trend, dropping 58 people in the last year to a total of 2,493, according to state statistics. The town is also continuing to get older, maturing from a […]
Posted inLocal News
Listen: Assembly to consider accessory dwelling units, bulk ore containerization and a contentious heliport permit decision
Chilkat Valley News reporter Will Steinfeld sat down with KHNS news director Melinda Munson to talk about the upcoming Haines Borough Assembly meeting. Melinda Munson: Will, let’s start by talking about what you’re doing in Juneau right now. Will Steinfeld: I’ll be here for a month, and I’m covering the state legislature while they’re in […]
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Duly Noted: Carving, Canada, Snowboarding and more
Joe Aultman-Moore found himself on a homestead a couple of hours outside of Rio de Janeiro doing chores, building custom shelves and discovering the spectacular birds of the southern rainforest. He spent a week hiking on a jungle island, and dodging rattlesnakes and Armadeira spiders. Aultman-Moore went on to spend about a month riding riverboats […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday March 20
One of the Yukon territory’s best known breweries is sitting out on Haines’ brew fest this year, citing concerns about crossing the border amid ongoing U.S.-Canada tensions. Yukon Brewing’s absence is raising broader concerns about whether fewer Canadians will make the trip south for local events for the second year. Organizers are cautious about drawing […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday March 13
The long-running debate over resource development took a new turn this week when two Haines assembly members introduced a sweeping draft package aimed at regulating any future heavy industry in the borough. The proposal — described as a “safety belt” — lays out dozens of potential guardrails that could apply if projects like large-scale mining […]
Posted inSoutheast News
Fundraising bricks with ‘disparaging comments’ about city leaders set to be part of DZ playground
A long-awaited playground at the Dzantik’i Heeni campus may teach students about municipal politics and the First Amendment, since a few commemorative bricks sold as fundraisers for the project are engraved with messages criticizing Juneau Assembly and school board members. The messages are from Emil Mackey, a former Juneau Board of Education member, who said […]
Posted inLocal News, Government & Elections
Assembly briefs: Heliport rehearing, Tanani Bay sewer outfall, Lutak Dock settlement
Heliport rehearing Controversy surrounding a 26 Mile heliport, and likely litigation too, will continue after the assembly on Tuesday denied appeals from both the borough manager and heliport owners George and Lynette Campbell. The requests for appeal followed a Haines Borough Planning Commission meeting last month in which the commission voted to deny the Campbells […]
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Local organizations rush for large state pot before deadline
The state has been promised a more-than-quarter-billion dollar windfall, and some of it could end up in the Chilkat Valley. The $272 million materialized in Juneau just before New Year’s for the Rural Health Transformation Program — part of the Trump Administration’s tax and spending bill, often referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill, […]