Chilkat Valley News - Serving Haines and Klukwan, Alaska since 1966

Voter turnout in last week’s Haines Municipal Election was only 38.8 percent. The top vote getter received votes from only 20 percent of the...

The Marine Highway System was going to build a new mainline ferry, but Governor Parnell cancelled it and put the money into the two new Alaska Class...

Editor: It sure would be nice if people would do a little research of the facts before writing to the editor. The Mount Polley Mine is a good...

A big thank you to our tourism volunteers. You guys rock! Our 2018 volunteers were: Tom Jenkins, Carol Duis, Michael Marks, Jan Hill, Deborah Gravel,...

I would like to thank the Constantine Palmer Project for the incredible opportunities they have given me over the last six years. This year, they...

I would like to thank this amazing community for your support of Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) and some our community’s most...

Thank you Four Winds Farm for providing beautiful fresh produce to Haines residents all summer. Without fail, we could rely that every Saturday you...

Vote NO on Proposition #1 I have served on the Haines Borough Planning Commission for sixteen years. The commission has always been a diverse group th...

Tier III was predicated on the assumption that the 2014 mine accident in eastern B.C. was a disaster on their local salmon run. Now that we know that...

Dale Kelley, Executive Director of the Alaska Trollers Association, expressed her concern about mines being developed upstream of the Stikine River....

I have been following the ongoing discussion concerning police services outside the townsite and would like to offer my sense of the problem and it's...

The bear foundation is volunteer driven I would like to clarify some misinformation about the Alaska Chilkoot Bear Foundation found in Mr. Lari’s...

I’m sorry Mr. Motes felt “embearassed.” Years ago, there were not bears to be seen along the Chilkoot River because bears were shot on sight....

We here at The Salvation Army would like to thank those in the Haines community who continue to support us, as we continue “Doing The Most Good....

In your article “Residents Critique ‘On-Call’ Police Service, my position was misrepresented as saying the borough should lobby for the trooper...

This is to applaud Nathaniel Motes for exposing the actions of the Chilkoot Bear Foundation and its employees. I live with these bears and also have...

The Lawrence family is overwhelmed at the outpouring of love honoring our husband, father, and friend, Roy Lawrence. Thank you to the American Legion...

We would like to thank all of our Haines “family” for a lovely summer. Your support of our loved ones, Ryan, Danina and Raevyn Parker, especially...

Thank you Haines community for supporting the Starvin’ Marvin Garden. On behalf of Takshanuk Watershed Council, I want to thank the dozens of local...

As we look forward to the school year at Chilkat Valley Preschool we looked back on the success of our program with the help of Chilkat Valley...

The many mistakes and errors and corrections to be made are inexcusable and must be fixed. I request you fix this and get another editor to check it...

RE: police service areas I ask that we cancel the police service areas considered to come to a vote process and replace that effort with an all-out...

For the last four years, I have lived here and I have had frequent visitors to this beautiful area we call home. One of our favorite spots to visit...

The Haines Senior Center would like to thank the Chilkoot Indian Association for their generous grant to purchase Sockeye Salmon from local fishermen...