SOUTHEAST LOG 5-1-21

 

SOUTHEAST LOG 5-1-21

COVID travel restrictions in place

PRINCE RUPERT - The Province is cracking down on people who are traveling outside their regions. Officials say that out of region hotel and ferry bookings are to be refused and that highway checkpoints may be set up near the regional borders. People violating the bans face a $575 fine.  THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW

Landslide neighborhood back open

HAINES - The Beach Road neighborhood is being opened to the public for the first time since a deadly landslide destroyed several houses in the area on December 2. The borough assembly also received a preliminary report that indicated a low to moderate likelihood of additional landslides in the area. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS

Snow melt washes out highway

TELEGRAPH CREEK - Heavy snow melt has caused a washout of Highway 51 last week. Officials say they aren't sure when the only road into the community will be reopened. THE TERRACE STANDARD

Robbing Peter to pay Paul

JUNEAU - Rising tax assessments on commercial properties are hurting some pocketbooks, but may help others. Officials say that higher commercial assessments could lead to a smaller increase in residential property taxes. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Store frustrated by vandals

TERRACE - The owners of Trigo's Lifestyle Store on Kalum Street are frustrated after a series of broken windows and attempted break-ins in the past month.  The RCMP says that a rapid rise in incidents in the area have made it difficult to police and investigate property crimes. THE TERRACE STANDARD

School theatre gets grant

KITIMAT - The Mount Elizabeth Theatre has received a $42,000 grant to install live streaming equipment. The local government grant matches a national one for the $110,000 project. The facility, at the secondary school, is used for theatrical productions, concerts, recitals, conventions, large community meetings and award ceremonies. THE KITIMAT NORTHERN SENTINEL

Still no ID on body found last year

SITKA - Officials say they still have not be able to identify the human remains that were found on Kruzof Island a year ago. DNA analysis has yet to be finished. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL

Housing prices jump $128,000

PRINCE RUPERT - The average house price in Prince Rupert is skyrocketing, according to the BC Real Estate commission. In 2020, the price was $302,000. In 2021, that number has exceeded $430,000. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW

In person graduation planned

WRANGELL - School officials say they hope to hold an in-person graduation ceremony for this year's graduating seniors. Last year, the ceremony was virtual, but there are tentative plans for an outdoor ceremony this year, possibly at the city dock. THE WRANGELL SENTINEL

Former Yukon leader dies

WHITEHORSE - Residents are remembering longtime resident and former Yukon Commissioner Doug Bell, who died last week at the age of 94. Bell had lived in the territory for nearly 80 years. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR

Hammer and Wikan turns 100th

PETERSBURG - April was a big month for long-time local retailer Hammer and Wikan. The store celebrated its 100th anniversary. THE PETERSBURG PILOT

Egg production modernized

TERRACE - Daybreak Farms told the city council recently that it is modernizing its egg production facilities. The farm says it will eliminate its chicken manure pits and replace them with system that creates compost pellets that can be used for area gardens. THE TERRACE STANDARD

Knife maker goes on TikTok

HAINES - Local bladesmith Trevor Barrett wanted to give a handmade knife to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey, so he took to TikTok. His video garnered more than one million views and a response from Ramsey himself. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS

Ice bridge melts

WHITEHORSE - Spring has arrived. The ice bridge that crosses the Yukon River at Dawson has officially closed for the spring and summer. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

MAHONEY HEIGHTS HISTORY STORY - DN

  By Dave Kiffer For the Daily News A century ago this month, the Ketchikan City Council took its first steps to create Ketchikan's first subdivision. By the early 1920s, Ketchikan had already begun branching out north and south of the Downtown core. But land remained hard to develop along the shoreline. Houses and roads and businesses had to be built on pilings, an expensive and slow process. Local officials began looking at ways to move inland, if possible. Some houses and businesses had already started to move up Ketchikan Creek but it was basically no easier to build there than it was along Tongass Narrows. Joe Mahoney was a prospector who had come to Alaska during the 1897 Gold Rush and ended up in Ketchikan. One of the areas where he had claims was in the upper Ketchikan Creek area. Other miners also staked claims in that area, most notably James Davis who had 37 claims up there, according to Alaska state historian Rolfe Buzzell in a 1993 historic asse...
Read more

Gravina: A Tale of Two Islands

  Gravina : A Tale of Two Islands - History Story Considering that Ketchikan residents spend a lot of time staring a cross Tongass Narrows a t Gravina Island, we don't of ten know much a bout it. Yes, we take the a irport ferry a nd we fly out from the a irport. Maybe we have driven to the end of the "Road to Nowhere" or we have gone deer hunting on High Mountain. Residents of a certain a ge still talk fondly of the community picnics a t Black Sands Beach. But in general, Gravina is a like a prop to Ketchikan. Something to stare a t on a sunny day, but not much else. Of course, there is more to Gravina than that. For example, did you know that Gravina is two different islands ? Well, not now, but it used to be. First of f, there a re three distinct parts to Gravina that a re a ll geologically separate, a ccording to the 1973 federal report "Geology of Gravina Island, A laska." There is the eastern side, which is similar to the geology of R...
Read more

KEtchikan Pilot Found Millionaire's Plane Crash in Boca de Quadra in early 1950s - History Story

 http://www.sitnews.us/Kiffer/HermanLudwigsen/032520_herman_ludwigsen.html    Ketchikan Pilot Found Millionaire's Plane Crash in Boca de Quadra in Early 1950s   Most area residents are familiar with the plane crash of legendary pilot Harold Gillam in Boca de Quadra back in 1943. But almost exactly a decade later there was another crash in Boca de Quadra, barely a mile away from where Gillam's plane when down. This one involved Ellis Hall , the multimillionaire owner of Texas-based Condor Petroleum. Hall was on a vacation with his wife, two daughters and a family friend to Southeast Alaska. After visiting Juneau, Ellis was piloting his de Havilland DH 104 Dove, a large twin engine plane. The plane would disappear after leaving Annette Island on August 17, 1953 leading to a month long search, before the wreckage was found by Ketchikan pilot Herman Ludwigsen . Hall had landed his plane at Annette because the weather was beginning to deteriorate but wa...
Read more