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Aqueous storage ordinance stays in committee
The Haines Borough Government Affairs and Services Committee considered revisions to a controversial environmental protection ordinance Tuesday night. In April, the Haines Assembly considered an ordinance that would prohibit the aqueous storage of hazardous materials...
Baby Brown timber sale almost ready to go back to bid
The Baby Brown timber sale is the largest piece of the Haines State Forest to be offered up for harvest in more than 20 years. Last year, the state canceled a deal with the single bidder after Haines’ Lynn Canal Conservation pointed out a procedural flaw in the sale...
State advisory body urges ADF&G to exercise due diligence considering mineral exploration permits
Constantine Metal Resources released the results of its Preliminary Economic Assessment on Monday—the first published, on-record description of what a future mine could be. While investors peruse potential mine earnings, the company is doing separate work to secure...
Twenty-five apply to be Haines’ school superintendent
Applications to be Haines’ new school superintendent are in — and more than two dozen people are hoping to be chosen. Twenty-five people applied to be Haines’ new school superintendent. The application period closed on Monday. Applicants run the gamut from a current...
Haines Borough Finance Committee seeks voter input on proposed sales taxes
The Haines Borough has less than two weeks to pass an operating budget for fiscal year 2020. As the legislature and governor continue to debate Alaska’s budget, the borough may face a shortfall in funding from the state. Now the assembly is considering a variety of...
Constantine releases results from Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Palmer Project
Constantine Metal Resources has released some of the results of its Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Palmer Project, a controversial mineral exploration project near Klukwan and Haines. The assessment is a tool for investors that outlines the economic potential...
Fuel spills downhill on Young Road
An oil spill at the top of Young Road last weekend was caught by neighbors who smelled fuel in the air. Responders are working on dredging up the fuel and mitigating damages. Responders are cleaning up an oil spill after the line to a 500-gallon tank of heating fuel...
Carnival to pay $20M in pollution settlement
Carnival Corporation accepted a plea deal to pay a $20 million fine and submit to more stringent oversight of environmental compliance for violating the terms of felony probation violations. In April, U.S. District Judge Patricia Seitz threatened to ban Carnival...
With three closed highways, Alaska’s on its own
Road closures in Canada are cutting off all of Alaska’s land connections to the rest of the world. According to Aurah Laundau with the Alaska Department of Transportation, the Haines Highway is closed in the Yukon. So is Top of the World highway, near Dawson City. Out...
North Words: Nancy Lord
It is the 10th anniversary of the North Words Writers’ Symposium this week in Skagway. KHNS caught up with Alaska writers from the symposium’s faculty to hear some “north words” from the source. Nancy Lord was the Alaska’s writer laureate from 2008-2010. North...