Harbor committee violates Open Meetings Act, borough says A renovated Lutak Dock could serve as an export facility for minerals from the Yukon Territory, Yukon industry representatives told the Haines Borough Port and Harbor Advisory Committee at a March 24 meeting. Yukon mining companies are looking for an alternative to the Skagway ore terminal, which will be decommissioned in […]
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Local musicians to rock solstice Musicians from around the Upper Lynn Canal will take center stage for Solstice Celebration, a showcase of local talent, at the Chilkat Center on the longest night of the year. The current line-up includes Skagway-based Jess and J Dot, a folk-blues duet playing original tunes accompanied by guitar and tambourine. Folk guitar […]
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Palmer Project details need clarity
There’s a lot of contradictory and confusing information surrounding the issue of ore transport for the Palmer project. It is important for us to understand what is actually going on and what is being discussed. Constantine’s 2022 amended PEA requested by Canadian securities regulators cited a transportation plan from 2019 saying it will use the […]
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Assembly directs planners to act on Mud Bay zoning questions
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted to send the question of commercial events in Mud Bay back to the planning commission, which discussed the issue at its last meeting but didn’t take action. The commission had been tasked with considering definitions of “events venue” and “commercial enterprise” proposed earlier this month by the code review commission, in […]
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Can we help Ukrainian refugees?
The dire plight of displaced people from around the world has led several of us in Haines to wonder about the possibility of sponsoring refugees in Haines. Though it is an involved process that must meet a number of State and Federal criteria in order to be approved, successful refugee resettlement has occurred in the past. […]
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Constantine files amended technical report
onstantine Metal Resources last week released an amended technical report for its 2019 preliminary economic assessment (PEA) following a review by Canadian securities regulators. The amended report contains a new section outlining the company’s preliminary plan to barge ore from Haines to Skagway and to prepare concentrate at Skagway’s ore terminal for shipment on ocean-going […]
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Temporary sales tax increases subject of commerce meeting
Instituting temporary sales tax increases to pay for capital projects, raising the bed tax and exempting food and heating fuel were subjects of the borough assembly’s Commerce Committee meeting Tuesday. Committee member chair Gabe Thomas organized the meeting to continue discussing ways to dedicate funds to capital projects. Borough manager Annette Kreitzer discussed Juneau’s sales […]
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Borough plans to appeal 2020 census results
Haines Borough officials are planning to appeal 2020 U.S. Census results, which likely were inaccurate in Haines, state researchers said last week. Borough manager Annette Kreitzer said the count not only affects the federal government’s funding calculations but also private sector decisions, such as whether to open a business in Haines or which services to […]
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State to implement paid parking at Southeast airports
Haines low on list Sitka will switch from free to paid airport parking next month under a state program that later could come to other Southeast communities, although Haines is low on the list of priorities. Petersburg made the move in December, when a private operator leased state airport property that had been used for […]
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Duly Noted
Casey Bradford and Danielle Abe were married on New Year’s Eve at Portage Cove with Casey’s father Scott Bradford presiding as marriage minister. Casey’s mom Candi Bradford, aunt Cristy Myers, uncle Lance Jorgenson-Geise, and cousin Kenzy Myers were on hand for the ceremony. The bride and groom wore camo and XtraTuff boots and instead of a cake, enjoyed a wedding waffle on New Year’s Day morning at Port […]