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Firm outlines conceptual plan for new public safety building
An Anchorage architect presented a conceptual plan for a new $20.5 million public safety building to the Haines Borough planning commission on Nov....
Assembly Briefs
Mayor honors back-to-back state cross country champs On behalf of the Haines Borough, mayor Douglas Olerud on Tuesday honored the Haines High School...
With Excursion Inlet shut, more boats sell to Haines Packing
Despite relatively low salmon harvest numbers in the Lynn Canal this season, Haines Packing Company processed 2.5 million pounds of salmon—the most...
State doctors to hold vaccine information session on Monday
State medical experts are hosting a virtual vaccination info session and Q&A for Haines residents on Monday, Nov. 8, at 6:30 p.m. Three state...
Geotechnical firm wraps up landslide field work
Landslide Technology, an Oregon-based geotechnical firm, finished its subsurface field work in the Beach Road landslide area last week. Crews drilled...
Businesses await Nov. 8 border reopening
After more than 18 months without Canadian visitors, Haines could see an influx of RV traffic and coho fishermen next week. The U.S.-Canada border...
TAB backs draft heliski ordinance
The Haines Borough Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) voted 4-1 on Oct. 28 to support the borough assembly’s proposed ordinance removing a limit on...
Duly Noted
Shawna Hotch of Klukwan is credited with helping inspire an investigation into deaths of Native students at Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Ore. An...
Assembly introduces law to axe heliski permit cap for a year
The Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance on Tuesday that would remove the cap on heliski operators in the borough for only one year. The...
Shop Local program to return in November
The byHaines Shop Local and Save program, a voucher incentive geared to increase spending at local businesses, will return for its second year on...
Mud Bay residents submit petition to assembly to ban commercial events
Mud Bay residents submitted a petition to the Haines Borough Assembly requesting a code change to prohibit commercial events in the Mud Bay Rural...
New assembly members sworn in
The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday to amend the fiscal year 2022 budget by...
Junk cars pile up as borough seeks disposal site
Haines Borough code prohibits residents from keeping more than two unregistered vehicles on their property, yet hundreds of unusable, discarded cars a...
Goodbye old fishnets!
After a full summer of work at the Haines Recycling Center, HFR’s backlog of fish nets is now recycling-compliant, baled, and ready to ship. This...
Thank you for warm welcome to Haines
Time to turn away from the computer and to say thank you for such a warm welcome to Haines. Many people have offered advice, questioned me about my...
Duly Noted
Travis Russell and Dacotah Smith were married near the shores of Whitefish Lake in Whitefish, Mont. on Oct. 17 by Ron Horn, former pastor of Haines...
Potential FEMA funding delayed
The Haines Borough won’t be eligible to apply this year for millions of federal disaster mitigation dollars that could help compensate Beach Road...
Haines officials to tackle housing issues
Haines resident James Casper Donaldson, 66, has been living outside for more than two months. Even though he receives monthly payments as a senior...
EOC reports no active COVID-19 cases
There were no reported active cases of COVID-19 in Haines as of Tuesday evening, according to the borough’s emergency operations center. “We have... Full story
Commerce committee considers break from grocery sales tax
The Haines Borough Commerce Committee is considering a temporary tax exemption on groceries in Haines. While the committee still needs to iron out...
Lutak cell tower to be moved near ferry terminal
The company building the wireless, 5G-communication tower that will provide cell-phone service to the Lutak area and the ferry terminal is seeking a...
Haines teachers among lowest-paid in the state
While many policy makers and residents lament the lack of good-paying year-round jobs in the Chilkat Valley, most don’t address the fact that some...
Final vote tally extends lead for Huling, Schnabel
The Haines Borough Assembly tallied the last votes—from mailed and emailed ballots—for borough assembly and school board on Tuesday. The final res...
Committee seeks to address Haines' housing issues
The Haines Borough Finance Committee decided Tuesday to create a working group to address the borough’s housing needs. The borough faces a housing...
Assembly creates commercial fisheries advisory board
The Haines Borough Assembly created an advisory board to guide the borough’s response to state and federal regulations that affect Haines...