Mayor Jan Hill appointed two members of the Haines Borough’s heli-skiing work group to a map subcommittee at a Nov. 23 meeting, after discussion had shifted to global positioning system technology for monitoring helicopter flight paths. Hill instructed Sean Brownell of Alaska Heliskiing and resident Rob Goldberg to “try to incorporate some of the suggested new areas […]
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Duly Noted
An appreciation dinner for Pete Lapham will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at the Elks Lodge. Donations for the dinner will be accepted at the door. A dinner and auction fund-raiser for Merrick Bochart is slated for 5:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Haines School cafeteria. Merrick, 24, was diagnosed this fall with B-cell, […]
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New start at heli-ski question; Mayor appoints 9-member panel
The Haines Borough’s new heli-skiing work group held its first meeting Tuesday, and members said they want to avoid the heated tone of previous discussions about the industry. “I think that this is a better way to resolve some of the issues than to try to do it through assembly meetings, where we’re way more […]
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Chamber award promotes illegal activity
Responding to Matthew Borish’s Letter published in the CVN Oct. 14, the shame belongs to the Haines Chamber of Commerce. Naming an outlaw, tour-permit-violating business as “business of the year” discredits the Chamber, and promotes illegal activity. Achieving profitability by illegally operating reveals a flawed business model. Can CVN give “honest credit where it’s due” […]
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Assembly to consider fines for heli-ski outfit
The Haines Borough Assembly will meet as a committee to discuss a fee schedule for violations of its helicopter tour permits 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24. At issue is what penalty should be assessed to Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures for knowingly exceeding its borough-imposed limit on helicopter skiing last spring. The company in July reported using 550 […]