SOUTHEAST LOG 7-3-21

 SOUTHEAST LOG 7-3-21


Noise regs apply

PRINCE RUPERT - Turns out that some property in the Graham Street area is not owned by the Federal Government after all. Why does that matter? Since the land is owned by the city, the city can begin enforcing local noise abatement laws on the railway traffic on the property. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW

No more 'yurt sweet yurt?'

HAINES - The Borough Assembly is considering whether to ban the use of yurts as permanent homes in the city. The Planning Commission recently recommended changing the zoning rules to prevent the practice. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS

Homeless cabins still planned

SITKA - The Sitka Homeless Coalition is moving ahead with plans to build a group of small cabins to house the local homeless population. The cabins would be built on Alaska Mental Health Lands Trust land at the end of Jarvis Street. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL

Senior Center reopens

WRANGELL - For the first time in 15 months, the Wrangell Senior Center is open to in-person lunches. Only fully vaccinated people can attend. The center will continue to deliver lunches to those that request them. THE WRANGELL SENTINEL

3 injured in boat collision

PETERSBURG - Officials are investigating a boat collision in the harbor last week that sent three people to the hospital. The crash involved a Boston Whaler and Hewscraft and happened in front of Trident Seafoods. THE PETERSBURG PILOT

Maritime Festival takes place

JUNEAU - More than a thousand people thronged the Downtown docks last week to take part in the 11th Annual Maritime Festival. It was the first large in-person event to take place in the Capital City since the beginning of the Pandemic last year. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Bears sent to new home

SMITHERS - Five young grizzly bears went on a road trip last week. The Northern Lights Wildlife Society had taken care of the bears after their mothers had been euthanized. The bears have now been returned to the wild in the Bella Coola region. THE SMITHERS INTERIOR NEWS

Council declares 'crisis'

TERRACE - The city council says that rising drug addiction and homelessness has created a "crisis" situation in the Downtown area. Officials say the problem has outstripped the ability of the local government to deal with it and that the Pronvince needs to step in to help. THE TERRACE STANDARD

Let the bears settle it!

SITKA - Police investigated a complaint of two men fighting near the Fortress of the Bears. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL

Elected officials get raise

JUNEAU - The Mayor and members of the Assembly will get a pay raise next year, the first since 1994. The Mayor's stipend will go from $2,500 to $3,500 a month. Assembly members will see their monthly stipends go from $500 to $1,000 a month. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Anan improvements proposed

WRANGELL - The Forest Service is looking at improvements to the Anan Creek Wildlife Observatory. A section of boardwalk will be replaced with a gravel trail and a new viewing platform are among the proposed changes. THE WRANGELL SENTINEL

Paging Peter Parker

TERRACE - Police confronted a man who was climbing a Downtown building and threatening to "cut the wires." He was convinced to come down and then taken in for evaluations. THE TERRACE STANDARD

Fawn rehomed

SITKA - A newborn fawn that was found on Kruzof Island in early June and brought to Sitka will live out the rest of its days at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage. Officials say that in most cases where young animals are brought in from the wild, they end up having to be euthanized, so it is better to leave them be. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL

Blue Shark visits

PETERSBURG - Residents were visited by a blue shark late in June.. The 87-foot Coast Guard cutter Blue Shark was in the region to help out the resident Coast Guard fleet with summer duties. THE PETERSBURG PILOT

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