The Chilkat Valley News and KHNS hosted a live candidate form on Friday, Sept. 26 in the Chilkat Center. Moderators Will Steinfeld and Melinda Munson questioned four candidates for two open assembly seats for about an hour. The Chilkat Valley News has profiled each of the candidates and they’ve also answered questions readers submitted. Editor’s note: […]
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Haines sues Tlingit & Haida over unpaid taxes
The Haines Borough has filed a claim in court for unpaid sales tax from The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida, and in response, Tlingit & Haida is asking that tribal-government-owned businesses be exempted from borough sales tax. Tlingit & Haida currently operates The Gathering Place, a short-term rental location on Lutak Road. According to […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Alaska Marine Highway System
Canadian officials back Prince Rupert ferry
Top Canadian officials are quietly supporting efforts to restore ferry service between Ketchikan and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, and have given local leaders there permission to work behind the scenes to solve the policy issues that stalled progress for the past three years, the mayor of Prince Rupert said on Tuesday. BC Mayor Herb Pond spoke during […]
Posted inLocal News, Business & Commerce
The Bottom Line
Regal Realty A longtime real estate agent in Haines has opened her own brokerage – and a new physical office – near downtown. While Mandy Reigle technically launched Regal Realty in January, a physical location was under wraps for most of the summer. The windows of her Second Avenue building were covered in newspaper, sporting […]
Posted inLocal News, Tourism
‘It is much friendlier here than on the boat’ cruise passengers stranded in Haines, sheltered by locals
In some respects, Wednesday wasn’t Haines at its best. Roughly 250 Holland America cruise ship passengers were met on shore by rain blown sideways by gusting wind. Then, after cold, wet tours, many sat inside tenders knocking against the dock, or waited on the dock itself, until they were told they wouldn’t be heading back […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote with your voice on October 7
We have a voice with our votes at the Oct. 7 election to stem the incivility that has crept into our borough assembly. The assembly members who currently treat our mayor with disrespect at the dais, and those who refuse to acknowledge the existence of citizens they disagree with (me, among others) have chosen a […]
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Assembly Briefs: Historic preservation, meeting limits, cell towers, sales tax
Historic Preservation Committee PausedA plan to make Haines buildings eligible for federal historical preservation funds remains a controversial, and at times heated, topic.An assembly vote to designate Haines as a “certified local government” with the National Park Service, and establish a historic preservation committee, would, proponents say, be a no-risk way to bring in extra […]
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Assembly Briefs: Lutak Dock, manager hire, and sales tax
Lutak Dock The Lutak Dock rebuild has once again reached a crossroads, with the assembly deciding whether to go on the hunt for more money to resuscitate the project, or to change tack altogether. The trouble began—or began again—at the end of last month, when a promising dock redesign fell through. The borough and contractor […]
Posted inEconomy, Local News
Longtime Bigfoot owner sells to Haines Industrial
Paul Nelson squinted into his cell phone, lining up a photo Thursday of about 30 people crowded in front of the back bay door of Bigfoot Auto. A Cuban cigar hung from his lips as he prepared the shot. From the back of the group, Mayor Tom Morphet started a rendition of “For He’s a […]
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‘Exhausting and demoralizing’: How public media in rural Alaska is responding to federal cuts
On July 17, Congress voted to eliminate federal funding for public media across the United States. The cuts, called a “rescission” in Congress-speak, are huge: They will take away some $1 billion that the federal government had previously allocated for the next two years to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides funding for national […]