SOUTHEAST LOG 10-15-22

 

SOUTHEAST LOG 10-15-22

Three elected to Assembly

HAINES - Gabe Thomas, Ben Aultman-Moore and Jerry Lapp  were elected to seats on the borough assembly. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS  

Port bond approved

SKAGWAY - Voters approved a $65 million revenue bond to make improvements to the port. Orion Hanson and Dan Henry each won seats on Skagway’s borough assembly on Tuesday. Henry had previously served on the Assembly but resigned in 2016 when he was sent to prison for tax evasion. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS

Pot tax boosted

SITKA - Steven Eisenbeisz will serve a second term as Sitka’s mayor. Chris Ystad and Thor Christianson were elected to the borough assembly. .Voters approved increasing the tax on marijuana products from 6 percent to 8 person and also approved spending up to $8 million for a marine haulout and boatyard. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL

Public safety building defeated

WRANGELL - Vice-Mayor Patty Gilbert has been elected as mayor, And a bond proposal for an $8.5 million renovation of the community’s Public Safety Building has failed. Voters approved a $3.5 million bond for Wrangell’s Public Schools and gave permission for the City and Borough of Wrangell to sell or lease the old mill property on the Zimovia Highway. Dave Powell and Brittani Robbins were both elected to the borough assembly. THE WRANGELL SENTINEL

Two assembly incumbents lose

PETERSBURG - Incumbent Mayor Mark Jensen won re-election by a large margin. But two sitting borough assemblymembers both lost their seats. Jeigh Stanton Gregor and Chelsea Tremblay will be replaced by Scott Newman and Donna Marsh on the assembly. THE PETERSBURG PILOT 

 

Man gets double lung transplant

PRINCE RUPERT - Joshua Morven, 28, underwent a double lung transplant down in October last week. Two GoFundMe campaigns have been set up to help with the expenses. Morven suffers from the autoimmune disease, Scleroderma. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW

Pole raised for residential school youth

TERRACE - The Kermode Friendship Society has raised a totem pole in remembrance of the hundreds of Native youth who were forced to go to residential schools. The pole, carved by Tlingit master carver Stan Bevan,  was raised on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the Waaps Sagayt K'uulm Good multi-purpose building in Terrace. THE TERRACE STANDARD

Family wins on FeudHAIDA GWAII - The Washington family from Haida Gwaii was a winner last week on the Canadian version of Family Feud. Arthur Washington and his four children, Derek, Neena, Heather and Melissa took part on the show. THE HAIDA GWAII OBSERVER

KITIMAT - The local RCMP detachment is reminding local drivers to not drink and drive. The Mounties say that more than 40 inebriated drivers have been detained in the last three months in the community. THE KITIMAT NORTHERN SENTINEL

WHITEHORSE - Twenty people were evacuated from a four-story apartment building on Main Street last week after a fire broke out on its roof. There were no injuries. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR\

TERRACE - A City Council discussion over a possible homeless shelter at the old Elks Hall during testy during public comments and the police were summoned to calm things down. A group in favor of the shelter argued with a group that was opposed to it, in the audience. THE TERRACE STANDARD

PRINCE RUPERT - Pickleball may be the fastest growing sport in North America, but it hadn't reached Prince Rupert, until now. Iain Cullen organized a meeting at the Golf Course last week to discuss setting up a league. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW


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