SOUTHEAST LOG 4-2-22

 

SOUTHEAST LOG 4-2-22
Opioid clinic opens
JUNEAU -The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium has opened a medically assisted treatment clinic for opioid addiction at its Front Street Clinic location in downtown Juneau. Officials say this is the first clinic of its kind in Southeast. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE
Paramedics needed!
PRINCE RUPERT - Officials say that is hard to attract paramedics to the Northwest and many positions are going unfilled. In some cases, volunteers are stepping up in the community to act as drivers for EMS teams. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW
Assembly clamps down on clinic
SKAGWAY - The borough assembly is stepping into a greater management role at the Dahl Memorial Health Clinic. The assembly has removed two long time clinic board members and is replacing them with two assembly members. Negotiations are continuing with regional health consortium SEARHC for long term clinic operation. THE SKAGWAY NEWS
Hiker survives Verstovia fall
SITKA -A hiker survived a thousand-foot slide down Mt. Verstovia last weekend. Jeff Wright, 61, evacuated by helicopter after calling for help with his cell phone. Wright was caught in a small avalanche and ended up sliding down a chute just below the 3,200- foot summit. No word on the extent of his injuries. THE DAILY SiTKA SENTINEL
Car crash leads to drugs
NEW HAZELTON - Rescue officials responding to a crash on Hwy 16 two weeks ago also found a crime scene after they extracted the driver from a car. Also in the car was a "sizeable" quantity of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine. THE TERRACE STANDARD
Landslide area still risky
HAINES - The Beach Road landslide area is only marginally stable and remains at risk for future slides, according to a recent geotechnical study, A large slide in December 2020 destroyed several homes and killed two people. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS
Hybrid cruise ship on the way
WRANGELL - A hybrid cruise ship will make its first stop in Southeast in late May. The Hurtigruten line's 528-passenger Roald Amundson is powered both by fossil fuels and batteries. THE WRANGELL SENTINEL
Eulachon #1
PRINCE RUPERT - Teachers at Charles Hays Senior Secondary School are looking at combining disciplines to enhance career options for students. For example, recently geography and fisheries students worked together on a project involving a local eulachon run on the Skeena River. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW
Arts promoter honored
JUNEAU - Amy Rautiainen is the 2022 Arts Leader Champion of Arts in Education, according to the Alaska Arts Education Consortium. Rautiainen coordinated the Artful Teaching Project for the Juneau School District, the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and the University of Alaska-Southeast. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE
Eulachon #2
HAINES - No one is exactly sure why, but the eulachon that normally return to the Chllkoot River each year decided last year to join a different run on the Chilkat River. One possible reason is that the Chilkat had a higher water volume. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS
Society gets diversity grant
TERRACE - The Skeena Diversity Society has received a provincial grant to help with efforts to support new immigrants to the Northwest. The Greater Terrace Local Immigration Partnership will featurethe City of Terrace, Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, Coast Mountain College, Skeena Diversity Society, Kermode Friendship Society, Terrace & District Chamber of Commerce, Northwest Training/Work BC, Terrace Public Library and Volunteer Terrace. THE TERRACE STANDARD
Payment halted
PRINCE RUPERT -The Nisga'a Lisims Government is temporarily stopping the one-time payment of $2,500 to its members because of the discovery of outdated addresses and multiple payments being made. The funds are coming from a $20 million federal treatment loan repayment that came to the tribe last year. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW
Ski race goes on
SKAGWAY - Buckwheat Donahue may be gone, but his long-running Buckwheat Ski Classic continues. Recently, the 35th annual race was contested on the Canadian side of the border. Last year's version was on the US side. THE SKAGWAY NEWS
Water rates rising
KITIMAT - Local water rates are going up in May. Officials say that the cost of water to each dwelling unit will rise two dollars , from $162 to $164 per month. THE KITIMAT NORTHERN SENTINEL

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