Southeast

Canadian officials say the small Southeast Alaska town of Hyder will continue to have 24-hour-a-day access to emergency health care.

An Anchorage filmmaker hiked and floated the Unuk River from British Columbia’s interior to northeast of Ketchikan, documenting an area downstream of several mining projects.

British Columbia recently granted provisional environmental approval to the Brucejack mine project, putting another gold mine upstream from Southeast Alaska a step closer to opening.

A court decision allowing the Big Thorne timber sale will help speed changes in Tongass logging. But opponents say it will damage other Southeast Alaska industries.

Prince Rupert leaders are in Juneau this week to lobby for continued connections with Southeast Alaska.

Cruise lines that sail Alaska waters are installing new pollution-control equipment. Scrubbers are aimed at clearing the air — and meeting new regulations. But it’s also dodging some stronger, more expensive measures.

The Southeast Alaska Food Bank has doubled its inventory in recent years and is lacking the freezer space to preserve it all. The nonprofit hopes to expand its facilities on city-owned land to build additional storage.

One of the Alaska Marine Highway’s new ferry engines is down. That could affect service in Southeast and Prince William Sound.