The next phase of the Lutak Dock progressive design-build replacement project was approved unanimously by the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday. Several residents expressed concern about the cost of the project and urged the assembly to not move forward with the decision. The borough’s boat harbor enterprise fund will source $2.4 million of the project. A federal grant from […]
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Former resident and tattoo artist Steve “Stevie G.” Geanoulis has died. Geanoulis worked for Erin McGinnis when they opened a Pair-A-Dice Tattoo shop on Main Street in Haines in the spring of 1998. The store moved a few years later to downtown Juneau, then to Anchorage in 2014, and most recently to Wasilla. Geanoulis owned the store since 2013. […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
Former resident and tattoo artist Steve “Stevie G.” Geanoulis has died. Geanoulis worked for Erin McGinnis when they opened Pair-A-Dice Tattoo shop on Main Street in Haines in spring of 1998. The store moved a few years later to downtown Juneau, then to Anchorage in 2014 and most recently to Wasilla. Geanoulis owned the store […]
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Ore dock developer eyes private property
A Canadian developer with a murky track record says he is eyeing Haines as the site of an ore terminal that would serve “several” Alaska and Yukon mines. Prosperity Investments, an Edmonton-based firm whose owner has a history of unfinished projects, has proposed to buy Skagway’s aging ore loader for $1, to dismantle and move […]
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Canadian ore dock developer eyes Haines
A Canadian developer with a murky track record says he is eyeing Haines as the site of an ore terminal that would serve “several” Alaska and Yukon mines. Prosperity Investments, an Edmonton-based firm whose owner has a history of unfinished projects, has proposed to buy Skagway’s aging ore loader for $1, to dismantle and move […]
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Assembly Briefs
Jones to fill assembly vacancy The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously for Margarette Jones to serve on the assembly until the next election in October. The seat was declared vacant following the resignation of former assembly member Tyler Huling. The motion, created by assembly member Jerry Lapp, was carried unanimously. “I know in years before we have done […]
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Why are so many assembly members resigning?
Last week Tyler Huling resigned from the Haines Borough Assembly. She’s the sixth assembly member in six years to do so. This week, the CVN spoke with current and former public officials to ask: why are so many people resigning? Huling told the CVN there wasn’t a single reason she quit, but rather described a “slow […]
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Winter Fest begins next weekend
Come sideways rain or dumping snow, this year’s Winterfest is expected to attract fierce competitors from all over the Chilkat Valley. The annual snowshoe race, glow-in-the-dark disc golf tournament, and Winter Games will take place at the fairgrounds Saturday, Feb. 25 at 11 a.m. The Miles Klehini Classic cross-country ski tour will be held Sunday, […]
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AMHS to add two new sailings in February
The Alaska Marine Highway System is contracting with a private marine transportation company to add a ferry service two additional days this month. Golbelt will provide marine transportation from Juneau to Haines and Skagway on Thursday, Feb. 16 and Wednesday, Feb. 22. Haines and Skagway elected officials and borough and school staffs have been lobbying […]
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Lutak residents: Add bike path, lower speed limit
As the state moves ahead with a proposal to make changes to Lutak Road, some neighbors are advocating for adding a bike path and lowering the speed limit. A new bike lane from the ferry terminal to the Chilkoot recreation site and a 25 mile-per-hour speed limit past 8 Mile Lutak Road would help lessen traffic along the road, […]