SOUTHEAST LOG 11-26-22

 

SOUTHEAST LOG 11-26-22
Global Ports manage Rupert cruise port
PRINCE RUPERT - Global Ports Holding has signed a 10-year agreement with the Prince Rupert Port Authority to manage cruise ship services in Prince Rupert. The agreement comes with a 10-year extension option. It is GPH's first North American port agreement. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW
Lund dies at 91
WRANGELL - Ethel Aanwoogex' Lund has died at the age of 91. She was one of the founders of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium. THE WRANGELL SENTINEL
Masked robber nabbed
TERRACE - Wearing a Halloween skeleton mask did not help disguise a man who robbed a liquor store on Lakelse Avenue last week. The man used a knife to threaten staff and take several bottles of liquor. He was apprehended the next day. THE TERRACE STANDARD
Problem bear killed
SKAGWAY - A problem black bear was killed earlier this month after causing numerous breakins and damage in Dyea. At one point the bear destroyed the inside of a car after accidentally locking itself inside. THE SKAGWAY NEWS
Audit: District was deficient
JUNEAU - An independent audit of the Juneau School District has found that a $620,000 shortfall was caused by the district not following its own procedures and not making adjustments when revenue was less than projected. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE
Toxins close shellfishing
KITIMAT - The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has closed most of the area around Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii to bivalve shellfish harvest. Paralytic Shellfish toxin numbers are very high. THE KITIMAT NORTHERN SENTINEL
Natural causes in mountaineer death
SITKA - Officials say that Mike Motti, 76, apparently died on natural causes while hiking on Mount Verstovia earlier this week. Motti was a long-time member of the Sitka search and rescue team and climbed Verstovia frequently. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL
Local Olympian's art to go to Berlin
SMITHERS - Local Special Olympian Torben Schuffert is one of four Canadians who will present projects of their own creation, at the World Athlete Congress in Berlin, Germany next summer during the Special Olympics Summer World Games. Schuffert's project will combine both art and music. THE SMITHERS INTERIOR NEWS
Woman injured in jet boat crash
HAINES - A local woman is recovering after being seriously injured in a jet boat crash on the upper Chilkat River. Nicole Holm and her family were traveling towards moose hunting camp when underwater debris caused the boat to veer into trees extending from the shoreline. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS
Mill remediation earns national honor
PRINCE RUPERT - The remediation of the former Skeena pulp mill site on Watson Island has led to a national award for Prince Rupert. The National Brownfield Best Overall Large Project award was announced last week. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW
Tuesdays with Sigrid
PETERSBURG - Residents are remembering Sigrid Medalen who died recently at 91. Medalen played the acccordion every Tuesday for the residents at hospital long-term care unit for more than 40 years. THE PETERSBURG PILOT
New councilor wants to open pot shop[
TERRACE - The city council had a spirited discussion about whether or not allow a fifth marijuana store in the downtown area. The newest proposal is being made by a newly elected city councilman. THE TERRACE STANDARD
Cruise passenger numbers could drop by 40 percent
SKAGWAY - The borough assembly is considering a property tax increase to boost school funding. Sales taxes are also expected to be down next year because landslide damage to cruise ship docks could cut visitation by up to 40 percent in 2023.. THE SKAGWAY NEWS
No Winter Games for Yukon
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon Territory announced last week than it is ending its efforts to host the Canadian WInter Games in 2027. The games are expected to cost at least $160M to put on and the Yukon has only received $25M in proposed government funding for the games thus far. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR

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