SOUTHEAST LOG 11-6-21

 

SOUTHEAST LOG 11-6-21
New clinic head has been around
SKAGWAY - The new medical director of the Dahl Memorial Clinic certainly has a colorful background. Brent Kunzler started off as a medic in the US Army Special Forces in Vietnam in 1969 and also served eight years in Iraq before retiring from the military in 1994. Over the years, he has worked in Antarctica, the Virgin Islands and Dubai. THE SKAGWAY NEWS
Summer street closure announced
SITKA - The Planning Commission has voted to close down Lincoln Street to vehicle traffic next summer when a significant number of cruise passengers are in town. The closure takes effect when there are at least 3,000 visitors and is between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL
Vaccination proof required
KITIMAT -Proof of vaccination will need to be shown to attend activities at the Tamitik Jubilee Sports Complex and Riverlodge Recreation Centre. All residents over the age of 12 will have to show they have had two doses of vaccine. THE KITIMAT NORTHERN SENTINEL
Local wins national contest
PRINCE RUPERT - Resident Jan Loroff is the winner of the national Sportsnet Hockey Predictor contest for 2021. His prize, a new 2021 Dodge Ram 1500 Rebel Crew Cab truck worth $82,410. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW
Investigation to be investigated
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon Ombudsman will investigate the reporting of a case of sexual abuse of a student at Hidden Valley Elementary School. The issue, according to Ombudsman Diane McLeod-MacKay, is why it took the school nearly two years to inform parents that charges had been filed against an educational assistant at the school. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR
Plane crashes, no one hurt
SKAGWAY - What is usually a short plane ride from Juneau to Skagway was even shorter last week. An Alaska Seaplanes Grand Caravan with six people on board failed to get enough altitude and crashed at the end of the runway. Officials say there were no serious injuries. THE SKAGWAY NEWS
Nevermind #1 
SITKA - A caller asked police to do a welfare check on a friend of his, but he didn't know the friend's last name or where he was supposed to be. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL
Number your houses!
PRINCE RUPERT - Emergency officials say that community safety is being compromised because there is no rule requiring a specific size for house numbers. As a result, response is delayed because some houses don't have visible numbers. The officials would like the city to require a certain size and visibility for the numbers. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW
Not a good move
JUNEAU - Police say a 26-year-old man has been medivaced to Seattle with serious injuries after he allegedly exited a moving a vehicle after arguing with the 22-year-old female driver. The driver has been charged with driving while intoxicated. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE
Emergency response an issue
SANDSPIT - Emergency officials are looking to make improvements in response after the community was left without coverage for three days in October. Sandspit is on a different island from Queen Charlotte, Masset and Port Clements and therefore cannot get coverage from those communities when its own crews are unavailable. THE HAIDA GWAII OBSERVER
Hunter shoots charging bear
SITKA - A hunter on Bear Mountain south of town shot and killed a brown bear after it charged him when he was deer hunting last week. Trenton Hammock used his cell phone to film the beer as it began stalking around him after he had killed a deer. Officials say the video shows that Hammock was likely justified in shooting the bear when it charged him. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL
Japanese teacher investigates Terrace letter to Soviet students
TERRACE - It's a mystery involving a Terrace letter, a Russian textbook and a Japanese professor. The Tokyo professor Torahiko Terada recently came across a picture of a pen pal letter from Terrace written to a Soviet school. The letter was in a 1978 English language textbook in the Soviet Union. Now Terada is hoping to contact the nine local students who sent the letter, probably in 1976. THE TERRACE STANDARD
Councillor is new mayor
WHITEHORSE - City councillor Laura Cabott has been elected mayor. Cabott prevailed with 43 percent of the vote in a three-way race against Patti Basillie and Sampson Hartland. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR
Nevermind #2
SITKA - A woman called police to report that someone had been inside her house. Police determined that the footprints on her newly mopped floors were hers. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL

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