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Takshanuk unveils new bioswale project
Each winter, snow is piled up in the Fort Seward parade grounds from nearby roads. Pollutants scooped up with the snow eventually land in the storm drains and then flows into Portage Cove. Last week, Takshanuk Watershed Council unveiled its new plan for alleviating...
Haines candidate filing closes Monday
Haines residents have until Monday at 5 p.m. to file as candidates for local office. As of Friday afternoon, incumbent Jan Hill was the only candidate for mayor. Brenda Josephson, Diana Lapham and Sean Maidy are running for three open assembly seats. Incumbent school...
Haines cruise visitor numbers up as docking fee waiver goes into effect
Two years ago, Haines officials decided to make a financial sacrifice in an effort to increase cruise ship traffic. The assembly approved a three-year program to give a 50 percent docking fee discount to cruise ships tying up at Port Chilkoot Dock. The waiver program...
Harbor expansion project nears bid phase
After years in the making, the plan to expand Haines’ small boat harbor is coming to fruition. The Haines Borough Port and Harbor Advisory Committee reviewed and approved the Portage Cove Harbor expansion draft bid documents at a meeting this week. The...
Summer Youth Theater Conservatory takes audiences to Narnia in this year’s production
For the past three weeks, a group of lions, beavers, witches, and “sons of Adam” have been putting together a production of the classic C.S. Lewis tale, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” The play is the culmination of the Summer Youth Theater Conservatory...
KHNS News – May 12, 2017
Haines Public Safety Commission addresses drug use, overdoses; Haines Planning Commission takes up resource extraction in Mud Bay; Chilkat Valley stories to be featured on national radio series
KHNS News – Jan. 31, 2017
Haines Police refer citizen complaint to district attorney for review; Discussion continues on law enforcement outside townsite, expanding police force; Haines search and rescue hopes to bridge gap in emergency response
KHNS News – July 15, 2015
Skagway planners approve raptor tour permit; Stalemate with Canadian timber company leaves Haines residents out in the cold; Pullen Creek open for king salmon sport fishing
Financial worries sink another attempt to advance Skagway rec center expansion
On Thursday, Skagway leaders’ financial worries sank a proposal to gauge voter support of a recreation center expansion and pool. Assembly members said they needed to focus on more pressing issues, like a pending waterfront lease. Assemblyman Jay Burnham has advocated...
Haines Planning Commission takes up resource extraction in Mud Bay
At its latest meeting, the Haines Planning Commission took up a conversation about whether resource extraction should be allowed in the Mud Bay neighborhood. The discussion drew a large crowd of residents to the meeting. But the commission didn’t come to any...