The Code Review Commission on April 14 recommended to the Haines Borough Assembly a code change that would shift the power to suspend borough officers from the borough manager to the assembly. Currently code says the borough manager can suspend officers — the borough clerk, chief fiscal officer and attorney. But only the assembly can permanently remove officers. […]
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Assembly approves phase 3 concept for Lutak Dock
Officials attempt to assuage ore transfer concerns The Haines Borough Assembly voted 5-1 to approve conceptual plans for Phases 1, 2 and 3 of the Lutak Dock—a controversial vote for many residents who opposed phase 3 because they thought the designs were catered toward Canadian mining interests, though borough officials and an engineer deny the charge. Some residents worried […]
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Keep Haines swimming
As the borough drafts our community’s budget for the coming year, I urge them to sustain support for the swimming pool. The facility serves young and old, builds life-saving skills and bolsters mental and physical health. As a longtime swimmer in Haines, I have never seen pool usage so high. We have also met the […]
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Harbor committee up to old tricks
It’s not surprising that the town’s Ports and Harbors Advisory Committee is playing fast and loose with the standards for public meetings. This same group blew $20 million on a “harbor expansion” that six years later has not resulted in the addition of one single slip at our harbor (but did manage to splat four […]
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Firm holds second town hall about landslide findings
Further monitoring is needed to predict when future slides are most likely to occur in the December 2020 Beach Road landslide, representatives of geotechnical firm Landslide Technology told community members at a town hall on Tuesday. George Machan, senior engineer at the firm, gave an abridged presentation similar to the one he gave at a […]
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Constantine needs a reality check
Constantine Metals was recently required by the BC Securities Commission to revise its Preliminary Economic Analysis from 2019. This is the second time in six months Canadian securities regulators have found problems with Constantine’s public disclosures. Requiring a new PEA is unusual and the securities regulators must have found significant flaws in the original PEA. […]
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Yukon industry reps say Lutak Dock could be used to ship ore
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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Arts Outlook
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 […]