SOUTHEAST LOG 6-26-21

 

SOUTHEAST LOG 6-26-21

Lotta bouncing ahead

SKAGWAY - Despite recent fixes by the State Department of Transportation, the seven-mile Dyea Road between Skagway and the Chilkoot Trail remains in bad shape. How bad? Locals joke that people wanting to the drive the road should don sports bras or athletic supporters. THE SKAGWAY NEWS

Natives can use traditional names on IDs

HAIDA GWAII -The federal government has ruled that indigenous people can now use their traditional names on passports and other government IDs. The ruling applies to First Nations, Inuit and Metis. THE HAIDA GWAII OBSERVER

Luhrs new TM principal

JUNEAU - John Luhrs is the new interim principal at Thunder Mountain High School. Luhrs was principal at Valley Park Elementary and Ketchikan Charter School before moving on to other principal and administrator jobs in northern Alaska and Kansas. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Medicinal pot blooms in Downtown

PRINCE RUPERT - Several marijuana grow operations have sprouted in the downtown area in recent months, but the city wants people to know that it still prefers such operations to not be in commercial or residential areas. The problem, according to local officials, is that a loophole in federal law allows growers to call grow operations "medicinal." THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW

First cruise ship arrives

HAINES - The first cruise ship in more than 620 days docked in town last weekend. The 82 passenger American Constellation was greeted by the Mayor Douglas Olerud and the Chilkat Dancers. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS

Couple pleads guilty to vax scam

WHITEHORSE - A British Columbia couple has pleaded guilty to traveling to a small Yukon community and violating quarantine rules just to get vaccinated when they couldn't in BC in January. Rodney and Ekaterina Baker were fined $1,100. They have also agreed to donate $10,000 to an organization that is promoting vaccination efforts in remote communities. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR

Travel outside the Lines!n

WRANGELL - The town is hoping a new tourism slogan will help attract people interested - in these COVID times - in avoiding more crowded areas. "Wrangell: Travel Outside the Lines" was unveiled last week by the Wrangell Convention and Visitors Bureau. THE WRANGELL SENTINEL 

Protest against container ship

PRINCE RUPERT - More than three dozen protestors spent two days last week demonstrating against the arrival of an Israeli container ship. The Prince Rupert Solidarity Group opposed the docking of the Volans based on Israeli actions regarding Palistinians. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW

Hospital cost leaps

TERRACE - Officials are expected to announce a significant increase in the cost of the replacement for the Mills Memorial Hospital. Originally, the estimated cost was $447 million, but now there are reports the final total will be more than $600 million. THE TERRACE STANDARD

Most oppose Montana Creek trail

JUNEAU - A proposal by the Juneau Off-Road Association to build a hardened trail and a campground in the Montana Creek area has generated more than 500 pages of testimony to the state Department of Natural Resources. Officials say that more than 270 people commented on the plan, with 200 opposed and 70 in favor. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Local filmmaker goes viral

SMITHERS - Local filmmaker Kyle Durack's latest production is a "comedic sex education film." Play Party - marketed as "not your grandma's sex education video" has received more than 2.5 million views on YouTube. THE SMITHERS INTERIOR NEWS

Playground updated

PETERSBURG - The Sandy Beach Playground has received a facelift. The playground was originally built by the Parks and Rec Department and the Petersburg Rotary Club in 1996 and both groups worked on the recent upgrade. THE PETERSBURG PILOT

Water advisory clears up

KITIMAT - A water quality advisory was in place for a little over a week before being rescinded last week. Officials said that turbidity was higher than acceptable in the community water supply. THE KITIMAT NORTHERN SENTINEL

Bennett regains Kitselas leadership

TERRACE - Former Kitselas First Nation Chief Councillor Glenn Bennett has been voted back into office. Bennett received 66 votes in last week's election to 63 votes for the current Chief Councillor jdy Gerow. THE TERRACE STANDARD

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