Editor’s note: Police chief candidate Gregory Boris has withdrawn from consideration. A police chief finalist and two borough clerk candidates were interviewed this week as city leaders work to fill key roles that have been without permanent leaders for months. Assembly members met in a committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday to interview two […]
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Assembly briefs: The Lutak Dock design, a new federal lobbyist, stalled bearproof trashcans and overwhelmed emergency services
During the first meeting of the new year, Haines Borough Assembly members discussed two long-running issues leftover from previous years and administrations. In addition to extensive testimony on the Lutak Dock, the group met in executive session to discuss a legal dispute with George and Lynette Campbell over an airstrip they built about 26 miles […]
Posted inLocal News, Environment & Natural Resources, Economy
Upper Lynn Canal AC reviews dozens of proposals ahead of Board of Fish meeting
Editor’s note: Written comments on specific proposals will be accepted online during the meeting beginning Jan. 28. The meeting will be livestreamed here. The Alaska Board of Fisheries plans to meet Jan. 28 through Feb. 9 in Ketchikan to discuss proposed changes to finfish and shellfish fisheries in Southeast Alaska. Ahead of that meeting, the […]
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Top 10 most-read stories on Chilkat Valley News website of 2024
‘We got a bonus tour:’ Cruise passengers stranded in Canada by rockslide rejoin their ships in Haines About 150 people motored into Haines just after 4 a.m. on a summer evening, in time to rejoin their Holland America and Princess cruise ships after they were separated from their ships by a massive rockslide north of […]
Posted inGovernment & Elections, Southeast News
Wrangell leaders round up support for continued federal air service subsidy
Alaska Airlines has received a federal subsidy since 1976 to provide Wrangell with twice-daily jet service, and the mayor and chamber of commerce are rounding up community support to urge the government to issue a new contract after the current agreement expires in 2025. “I want to ensure it stays around,” Mayor Patty Gilbert said […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Primo, snow day, and the birds need counting
Richard Primo Williams Jr. died December 1, in Anchorage. A celebration of life will be held for him on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. at the Haines ANB Hall. A potluck dinner will follow. Dan Egolf is looking for people to participate in the Haines’ 37th annual Audubon Christmas bird count on Thursday, Dec. […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough
Prospective borough manager turns down job offer
The remaining applicant for the Haines Borough’s open manager position decided against the job. Kim Zimmerman contacted borough staff during the Thanksgiving holiday to withdraw and interim manager Elke Doom then notified the assembly, she said Monday. “I provided the assembly contacts for a number of consultant firms as an option,” Doom wrote in an […]
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Break in Kake’s ferry dock mooring fouls Thanksgiving plans for dozens of people stranded in Juneau
Joey Chang says he was getting ready to depart the Hubbard state ferry after it docked in Kake on Saturday when suddenly the ship was no longer at the dock. “We are getting ready to get into the vehicle and we saw the opening of the ramp, and suddenly the whole ferry was moving away […]
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Chilkat Valley’s only Trooper has moved to Juneau
The Chilkat Valley is trooper-less for the time being after wildlife trooper Colin Nemec relocated last month. Nemec, who has been in Haines since 2020, moved to Juneau but is still answering Haines-area calls. In response to questions about whether the staffing shift was permanent or if the position would be filled again, Alaska State […]
Posted inInside CVN, This Week in History
This Week in History: Rate increase, CVN goes online, and puppies $1 each
10 years, 11/27/2014 Leaders explain support, opposition of power rate increases Haines Borough officials said this week that information that can’t be disclosed led them to vote in favor of a settlement with the Alaska Power Company to increase electric rates by 11 percent. Assembly members Mike Case, Diana Lapham and George Campbell voted to […]