SOUTHEAST LOG 11-7-20

 

SOUTHEAST LOG 11-7-20


Drinking water warning

PRINCE RUPERT - Residents are being warned to be cautious of their drinking water. Recent high rainfall amounts have caused high turbidity in the water supply, officials say. They have not issued a boil drinking water notice. THE NORTHERN VIEW

Hyder/Stewart border eased

HYDER - Residents of Hyder and Stewart will now be able to cross the border for medical treatment or to buy food and supplies without having to observe the mandatory 14-day quarantine period. Canadian officials announced the loosening of the rules last week.  THE NORTHERN VIEW

Schools reopen

PETERSBURG - Classrooms reopened this week after being shut down for several days.  A student at Rae Stedman Elementary School tested positive for COVID, sparking the shutdown. THE PETERSBURG PILOT

Police chief forced to resign

SKAGWAY - Ray Leggett has resigned as police chief after 16 years. Leggett says he was asked to resign but gave no details. Municipality officials declined to comment. THE SKAGWAY NEWS

New medical director

KLAWOCK - Jessica Priddy is the medical director at the Alicia Roberts Medical Center. Priddy has been the interim medical lead at the facility since 2017. THE PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND POST

1st COVID death in Yukon

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon Territory has recorded its first COVID 19 related death. The individual died in Watson Lake last week. There have been 23 COVID 19 cases in the territory thus far. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR

Colorful cops for two months

JUNEAU - Local police officers will be allowed to grow beards and color their hair as a part of a two-month participation in an anti-cancer fundraiser called "Cure Starts Now." Male officers can grow beards and female officers can color their hair and nails purple if they donate to the voluntary campaign. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Regional airports on the brink

PRINCE RUPERT - Officials say that the federal government needs to provide cash soon, otherwise regional airports like the Prince Rupert Regional Airport will have to shut down. Traffic at the airports is down significantly because of COVID 19 restrictions. THE NORTHERN VIEW

Emergency worker threatened

WRANGELL - Police and the borough attorney are investigating a report that an employee of the borough's emergency operations center was threatened by someone on social media recently.  THE WRANGELL SENTINEL

Fire wipes out two businesses

HAINES - A garage fire on Highland Drive last week wiped out two small businesses. An engraving business and a knife making shop were housed in the garage. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS

Former MP now an MLA

TERRACE - Former national legislator Nathan Cullen will now learn the ropes in the provincial legislature. Cullen stepped down from parliament three years ago but decided to run for the provincial assembly this year. Last week, he was elected the representative from the Skeena riding. THE TERRACE STANDARD

Little Library opens

NAUKATI - The Little Free Library on Dungeness Road started out as a birthday present. Last year, Jennie Fouts told her husband J.D. that was what she wanted for her birthday. It was built to honor Jennie's mother, Mary Heiser, who died in 2018. THE PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND POST

COVID cases rise

SKAGWAY - The number of confirmed cases of COVID 19 has now risen to nine and residents are being asked to limit their activities.  Skagway had been one of three counties in the country with no confirmed cases but that ended in mid October. THE SKAGWAY NEWS

Masks now required

TERRACE -The city is requiring everyone to use masks at all indoor facilities. That includes the Terrace and District Aquatic Center and the Sportsplex.  People taking part in sports activities will not have to wear masks, but they will have to have masks before and after the activities. THE TERRACE STANDARD

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