A start to Lutak Dock mediation Haines interim manager Alekka Fullerton warned the assembly last month that pending litigation with Lutak Dock contractor Turnagain Marine could be bogged down for the better part of the year. At that point, the borough had filed for a motion to hold, arguing Turnagain had no grounds to file […]
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Questions raised about new Chilkoot-area tour permits
Up to three new tours may be operating in the Chilkoot Lake area this summer, renewing questions about how to manage people and bears in the popular tourism zone. Two of the new tours – including the one already approved – propose operating only up to the park boundary, which tour operators say poses less […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: A new author, a trip to Canada, Brewfest, a carving workshop, tomatoes in Klukwan
Camelia Bell joined the ranks of published authors in Haines with a piece called “The Road,” which came out in The Sun magazine’s March 2025 edition. In response to a prompt about “chores,” Bell wrote about how life in Haines and walking home is not a chore, but a way of life. Bell said she […]
Posted inHaines Borough, Local News
Assembly Briefs: Bearproof trashcans, FEMA funding, Canadian sovereignty, water and sewer rates and more
Bear Trashcans After much discussion, bear-proof trashcans are finally on the way. The last remaining hold-up in a long saga of free trashcan delivery to Haines residents was approval of $2,250 needed to ship the trashcans from Seattle. On Tuesday, assembly member Mark Smith raised concerns about lack of documentation of the nonprofit donating the […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Local News
Juneau Access Road is on the map again, as DOT seeks bids for Lynn Canal transportation study
The Juneau Access Road, which was declared dead in 2017, is alive and back on the map. Proposals “to conduct a feasibility study on improving transportation access along the west side of Lynn Canal” are being sought, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities announced last week. Such a study would revive a decades-long […]
Posted inLocal News, State of Alaska
State Parks pitches new citizen advisory board
Alaska State Parks has announced the formation of a new Southeast Regional Citizen Advisory Board which will include two representatives from Haines. The board will provide non-binding feedback to the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation and will replace two existing advisory boards specific to Juneau and Ketchikan, as well as a Sitka advisory board […]
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This Week in History: Antiques Roadshow misses the mark, teen shoots a moose, the Juneau Road riles residents
10 years ago Did TV show exaggerate the rarity and cash value of artworks? “Antiques Roadshow” overestimated the value and rarity of two Tlingit masks that reportedly originated in the Chilkat Valley, according to experts in Haines and Juneau. “This is really, really remarkable material. These are among the rarest objects in North America,” appraiser […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Economy
AIDEA to end shipyard agreement with Vigor in November
Vigor Alaska, the private operator of the state-owned Ketchikan Shipyard, was notified that the state won’t be extending the shipyard operating agreement with Vigor once the current agreement expires in November. Citing lower-than-full utilization of the shipyard and increasing unfunded maintenance at the facility under Vigor, the shipyard’s owner Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority […]
Posted inLocal News, Government & Elections
Assembly briefs: Executive sessions, school funding, tourism survey results, a Lutak Dock update, police chief management
Executive Session A much-awaited decision on new executive session rules has been passed. A proposal by assembly member Cheryl Stickler restricts participation in executive sessions to members who call in via telephone – rather than Zoom – and only if they affirm they alone are listening to the call. Prior to that final vote, the assembly […]
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Alcohol board grants Haines two more beer and wine licenses
After nearly a year of discussions and public hearings, Alaska’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board approved two additional restaurant and eating place licenses for Haines. The board met Feb. 4 and heard more than an hour of public testimony on Haines’ application before spending another hour discussing the borough’s ask for six more licenses, in addition […]