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Governor Dunleavy, DEC Commissioner tour Palmer Project as agency reconsiders key permit
Governor Mike Dunleavy and Environmental Conservation Commissioner Jason Brune visited a proposed metals mine site near Haines on Monday. Constantine’s Palmer Project is a source of both excitement and controversy in the Upper Lynn Canal. The unannounced visit comes...
Skagway to issue RFP for port development
The Municipality of Skagway is examining its options for managing the port after White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad’s lease of the city’s tidelands ends in 2023. The Skagway Borough Assembly passed a resolution last week expressing its intent to submit a request for...
Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan and Takshanuk Watershed Council unite for baseline water quality testing
The Takshanuk Watershed Council and the Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan have been working together to collect baseline water quality data in Glacier Creek and the Klehini River, which flow into the Chilkat River. This project is in response to ongoing mineral...
Haines Manager Report on April 24 Assembly Meeting
The Haines Assembly will take up a resolution that could create a policy for the naming of public places at a regular meeting Tuesday. KHNS’s Abbey Collins spoke with Borough Manager Debra Schnabel about the assembly’s agenda and a number of other important meetings...
Haines Assembly Candidate Profiles: Paul Rogers
It’s election season, and in Haines five candidates filed to run for two seats on the Borough Assembly. KHNS is bringing those five candidates to you in a series of profiles that will air in the weeks leading up to our Candidate Forum. Paul Rogers lives at Mosquito...
Timber, state parks, eagle preserve meetings scheduled for next week in Haines
What do economic development, Haines state parks, a timber sale and the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve have in common? Among other things, they’re all the subject of meetings scheduled in Haines next week. On Monday, the Haines Economic Development Corporation is hosting...
Skagway Assembly wrestles with vacation rentals, RV’s, parking
The Skagway Assembly introduced an ordinance that would regulate vacation rentals, at their meeting Thursday evening. It can be difficult to find housing in Skagway, especially this time of year. “As you all know, we are having a housing crisis—both long-term and...
A prestigious New York design firm weighs in on the future of Haines’ waterfront
James Corner Field Operations is in Haines to start a community dialogue about how residents want to develop Portage Cove. It’s quiet at the cruise ship dock in Haines. Without any ship in port, the typically bustling waterfront is still. But Tatiana Choulika and...
Haines Mining and Water Forum draws dozens, critics question objectivity
The Palmer Project, a potential hard-rock underground mine was the focus of a forum on water and mining attended by dozens of residents at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall in Haines on Wednesday. They were there largely because they hoped to learn more about a how...
Klondike Road Relay racers will run from Skagway to Whitehorse this weekend
Nearly 2,000 participants will compete in the Klondike Road Relay this weekend. They will start in Skagway on Friday evening for an all-night race to Whitehorse. Race coordinator Sandra Soares is in Skagway preparing for the biggest race yet—204 teams. It's their 37th...