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Town shuttle changes hands; $1 fee to be charged
Northland Excursions will provide 2011 cruise visitor shuttle services following Haines Borough Assembly approval on May 10. As of this week, though,...
SEABA seeks planners' OK of heliport at 26 Mile
Members of the Haines Borough Planning Commission on Thursday were slated to consider a conditional use permit for a 26 Mile Haines Highway heliport...
Manager approves 2,200 skier days
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest has allocated a total of 2,200 skier days to the borough’s three helicopter skiing tour operators for a...
Assembly OKs 3rd heli-skiing company
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday approved Alaska Mountain Guides (AMG) as the third helicopter skiing tour operator in the borough. The...
Ordinance would require hearing for new heli-ports
The Haines Borough Assembly on March 8 advanced an ordinance that would make heliports a conditional use in the general use planning and zoning...
Assembly OKs 2,600 skier-days
After a fifth public hearing to discuss a revised helicopter skiing ordinance, the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday adopted an ordinance that would...
Borough incompetent on heli-skiing
Thanks to the borough assembly and manager for incompetently managing heli-skiing. During 2010, SEABA violated their tour permit. The penalty for...
Now writing down SEABA's promises
I am one of about a hundred residents of the 26 Mile neighborhood where SEABA recently admitted they are intending to base their heliport operations....
Films help out watershed council
The Takshanuk Watershed Council presented the Winter Wildlands Backcountry first film festival last Friday (Feb. 25) at the Fort Seward Lodge. This...
SEABA, the heliport answer is still 'no'
Two years ago, many residents at 26 Mile signed a petition stating that we don’t want a heliport in our neighborhood. SEABA, you followed...
Assembly advances 2,600 skier days
Following more than an hour of comments at a Haines Borough Assembly public hearing Tuesday, members advanced a revised helicopter skiing ordinance...
Major heli-ski issues up in air
With less than a week until possible adoption of a revised helicopter skiing ordinance, a mayor-appointed work group has yet to reach consensus on...
More skier days, 3rd operator proposed; Plan would up skier days to 2,600, incorporate 'photographer days'
Resident Rob Goldberg said he stopped answering his phone following a proposal to more than double the Haines Borough’s heli-skiing skier-day...
Avalanche course thanks
Last week, 13 Haines School students completed a three-day, Level 1 avalanche course. Students learned to evaluate snow avalanche hazard by...
Assembly renews SEABA permit
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday voted 6-0 to renew a commercial permit for Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA) following lengthy...
Assembly ranks project priorities, delays heli-ski permit
The Haines Borough Assembly Dec. 14 approved resolutions that ranked 2011 federal and state legislative priorities. The capital budget priorities for...
Permit sought Tuesday for 3rd heli-ski operation
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday is scheduled to consider an Alaska Mountain Guides application for a helicopter skiing permit, but a...
Helicopter-ski committee takes up map, GPS issues
Mayor Jan Hill appointed two members of the Haines Borough’s heli-skiing work group to a map subcommittee at a Nov. 23 meeting, after...
New start at heli-ski question; Mayor appoints 9-member panel
The Haines Borough’s new heli-skiing work group held its first meeting Tuesday, and members said they want to avoid the heated tone of previous...
Chamber award promotes illegal activity
Responding to Matthew Borish’s Letter published in the CVN Oct. 14, the shame belongs to the Haines Chamber of Commerce. Naming an outlaw,...
SEABA's leaders lost credibility
By choosing to violate the conditions of the permit they signed, Scott Sundberg and Nick Trimble of SEABA lost their credibility. Their words and...
Chamber's SEABA award a concern
The recent Chamber of Commerce award to SEABA as the business of the year concerns me. While a company that brings needed employment and spinoff...
Shame on CVN for SEABA story
You should be ashamed of yourself for publishing "Chamber: SEABA is business of the year" masquerading as unbiased news. Instead of giv...
Chamber: SEABA is business of year
The Haines Chamber of Commerce Saturday gave its "Business of the Year" award to heli-ski firm Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures, a...