The annual Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay, a 148.4-mile race between Haines Junction and Haines, arrives in town Saturday afternoon. The event draws racers from as far away as Fairbanks and Seattle and allows riders to compete solo or in relay teams of up to eight riders. After an early morning start in Haines Junction, […]
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Bear-resistant trash can distribution a success
Our campaign to get bear-resistant trash cans into the community has been a resounding success. A team of volunteers last week distributed 139 cans to residents looking to keep bears out of their refuse. A mighty thanks to Defenders of Wildlife for providing the cans and shipment to Seattle, a $53,000 value, at zero cost […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: A lobbying trip, heli-tours, Haines’ sewage lagoon
15 years ago: Borough officials lobby in D.C. The Haines Borough recently spent $7,500 sending three leaders on a lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. The money was well spent, according to assemblyman Jerry Lapp and facilities manager Brad Maynard, who made the four-day trip. The group met with U.S. senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough
Budget Nuggets: Assembly approves final budget
The assembly approved a budget on Tuesday that had been mostly balanced before unexpected losses of outside funding opened a significant deficit. Assembly members attempted to close the gap, but in the end only passed one cost-cutting amendment. Since last year’s budgeting, the borough has lost significant outside funding, first with the planned expiration of […]
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KHNS would be ‘really impacted’ by public broadcasting cuts, general manager says
A large portion of KHNS’s budget is hanging in the balance as Congress considers a Trump Administration request to take back over $1.1 billion of already approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB. The loss of those funds would be a “dagger in the heart” for the station, said general manager Kyle […]
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Duly Noted: A bear hunt, a new VPSO, the Firewood Ministry, bear proof trashcans, a hike with the library
John and Barb Nettelton went for a drive out the road and came home with a black bear. They spotted the bear around 17 Mile Haines highway. John took the shot and the bear ran about 100 feet before it fell, but not in the direction of the truck. They were fortunate to have a […]
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Chilkat Valley veterans remember fallen friends, family on Memorial Day
Just before 11 a.m. on Monday, Haines’ fire chief Brian Clay stood scanning the graves in the Jones Point Cemetery, many freshly decorated with American flags in honor of Memorial Day. Clay, an Army veteran, weaved through the gravestones, stopping to point at Frank Wallace’s grave. “I knew him, he was the fire chief here.” […]
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Manager to propose cell-tower permitting change
A controversial proposal for a downtown 5G tower has prompted pushback, and now, a potential change to borough code. The 115-foot cell tower would be built by AT&T, on their existing property next to the Haines School. That’s part of the problem, as some residents who believe 5G waves can potentially cause cancer say the […]
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This Week in History: Restricting public comment, a friendship pole, board cutting criticism
10 years ago Proposal to eliminate comment period dies An ordinance that would have cut the second public comment period at Haines Borough Assembly meetings has died. Assembly member Mike Case proposed the ordinance with Mayor Jan Hill’s endorsement. Before it could be introduced on April 14 at the assembly level, it was pulled from […]
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Assembly Briefs: Lutak Dock takes a step back to go forward, assembly compensation, 5G and defense of the pool
Lutak Dock Lutak Dock has been a week-after-week topic for the assembly this year, particularly with looming mediation in the borough’s dispute with contractor Turnagain Marine. That process was supposed to begin this month, but the borough has now changed course. Interim borough manager Alekka Fullerton announced Tuesday night that the borough and Turnagain have […]