SOUTHEAST LOG 7-2-22

 

SOUTHEAST LOG 7-2-22
Salmon plant closes
SITKA - Sitka Salmon Shares business boomed during the pandemic, but business tailed off in the past year and the company closed its processing plant earlier this month. Approximately 40 workers were laid off. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL
Premier visits Tahltan
TERRACE - British Columbia Premier John Horgan recently made the first premier visit to the traditional Tahltan Band lands in northwestern BC in 30 years. During his two-day visit, Horgan made stops in Dease Lake, Telegraph Creek and Iskut. THE TERRACE STANDARD
Eagle roosts installed
HAINES - More than 175 tree trunks are in the mud in the Chilkat River along the Haines Highway, but they are not a big foot mystery. The trunks were put there to provide roosts for eagles after numerous cottonwood trees were taken down in a state highway project. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS
First ever Pride march
SITKA - Approximately 250 people turned out last week for the first ever Sitka Pride March. The march began at Totem Square and went down Lincoln Street. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL
Wounded grizzly sought
SMITHERS - Conservation officers are trying to track down a grizzly that was photographed near Highway 37 with an arrow in its head last week. Hunting grizzlies has been illegal in BC since 2017. THE SMITHERS INTERIOR NEWS
Rockslide damages ship
SKAGWAY - No one was injured last week when a small rockslide occurred near the Railroad Dock. Passengers on the Discovery Princess say there was some slight damage to the ship.  THE SKAGWAY NEWS
Organ needs work
JUNEAU - The 94-year-old Kimball organ in the State Office Building lobby needs a tune up. Some notes are not working, and other repairs need to be made to the instrument which entertains people during the lunch hour. Cost to be determined. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE
$4 million for housing, daycare
KITIMAT - More than $4 million is available for the construction of transitional housing and a daycare facility on Quatsino Boulevard. The project is being sponsored by the Tamitik Status of Women. THE KITIMAT NORTHERN SENTINEL
Sitka second in water taste
SITKA - Sitka's drinking water is the second best in America. At a recent, American Water Works Association taste test competition, only Johnson County, Kansas water was judged better than Sitka. Sioux Falls, South Dakota came in third. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL
Adult dodgeball is now a thing
PRINCE RUPERT - Recreational dodgeball is coming to the Jim Ciccone Centre small gym this month. Organizers say that a lack of sports and "fun activities" for adults is leading to the drop-in sessions. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW
Blue Ticket film screened
JUNEAU - A filmed version of a local history play was shown in the community last week. The film and play are named "Blue Ticket" and are about a time in the early 1960s when gay men in Juneau were given a "blue ticket," a one-way pass on the ferry system, to leave the community. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE
City Hall lawn may be homeless camp
TERRACE - The city is considering using the front lawn of city hall for overnight camping. Officials say that the growing number of outdoor homeless camps is a problem in the community and there needs to a central location for the outdoor camps. THE TERRACE STANDARD
Locker room project awaits funding
HAINES - A long awaited renovation of the locker rooms at Haines High School will take place if the Governor approves the funding granted recently by the governor. More than $600,000 in state funding is on the table to go along with more than $300,000 in local funds. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS
3rd time's the charm?
WHITEHORSE - The Vanier Catholic Secondary School is getting a new name, The St. Francis of Assisi School, after it came to light recently that the priest it was named after, Jean Vanier, had allegedly abused several women. Previously, the school was named after Yukon politician George Jeckell, but that name was changed to Vanier after it was found out that Jeckell had held racist views of indigenous peoples in the territory. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR

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