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Haines Assembly to consider heliski and harbor matters, conduct manager evaluation
The Haines Borough Assembly is in for a busy meeting next week. The last regular meeting was cancelled because of winter weather, so many of the items on that agenda were pushed to Dec. 13. They include two resident appeals related to the heliski map committee. Eric...
KHNS News – Sept. 13, 2017
It’s official: the Freeride is not returning to Haines in 2018; Skagway loses another cruise docking due to limited space after rockslides; King salmon returning to Chilkat River exceed expectations, but continue on downward trend
Haines manager develops policy to avoid conflicts of interest in land use decisions
Haines’ new borough manager is related to a construction company chief and major landowner. How Debra Schnabel should handle land use and contracting decisions related to her brother, Roger, has been a question since she was hired about a month ago. Last week,...
Chilkat Valley moose count sees highest numbers in 10 years
In an aerial survey of the Chilkat Valley this week, biologists counted 221 moose. That’s the highest number seen in the area in the last 10 years. The strong numbers are reassuring, but don’t necessarily indicate a dramatic spike in the population. Alaska Department...
AMHS proposes new plans for Upper Lynn Canal service
Representatives from the Alaska Marine Highway System spoke with Haines residents last night to discuss proposed changes to the rollout of two Alaska Class Ferries in May of 2019. According to the original plan, two new ferries, the Hubbard and the Tazlina, would...
KHNS News – July 5, 2017
Victim suffers significant injuries in fireworks-related incident in Haines; Skagway Assembly to consider sales tax increase ballot question; Haines harbor expansion sport ramp, uplands planning begins; Nearly 70 teams paddle to Yukon River in 'Race to the Midnight...
Consultants move forward with Skagway port planning
How can Skagway preserve its past while making room for growing industries? That was the focus of a second meeting between the community and port consultants hired to help move planning forward. Consultants from Moffatt & Nichol were hired last year to help move...
Skagway’s Santa Train rolls through town this weekend
Despite frigid temperatures, Santa Claus is coming to Skagway this weekend. He’ll ride into town on Saturday for the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad’s annual Santa Train. It’s not quite Christmas, but as he does each year, Santa is making an early stop in Skagway...
Skagway loses another cruise docking due to limited space after rockslides
Skagway is set to lose another cruise docking as the season comes to a close. The Celebrity Solstice is re-routing to Icy Strait on Tuesday, Sept. 19. It’s the third ship Skagway has lost due to rockslides near the town’s biggest cruise dock. The railroad dock has...
Victim suffers significant injuries in fireworks-related accident in Haines
A fireworks-related accident in Haines the night before the Fourth of July left one person with significant injuries. Local EMS responded to the scene near Jones Point. According to firefighter Tim Holm, witnesses said fireworks had been used to create a homemade...