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Payment delays stall bulk water sales in Sitka
Efforts to advance bulk water sales in Sitka have stalled amid missed payments.
Why a Canadian timber company stopped selling to Haines
Canadian timber company refuses to do business in Haines after the Haines Borough demanded the company pay a sales tax.
French company promises Western Alaska high speed internet
A French ship docked in Unalaska is bound for Nome, where the crew will lay fiber optic cable.
Ferry breakdown strands passengers in Petersburg
Columbia Ferry breaks down and strands tourists in Petersburg.
Walker vetoes bills allowing lawmakers on gas pipeline board, insurers to use credit scores
The gas line bill would have added three legislators as non-voting Alaska Gasline Development Corporation board members.
Broken ice machine stymies commercial fishing in Marshall and Russian Mission
Marshall’s Maserculiq Native Corp. owns the machine but has made no effort to fix it since the compressor quit working.
Governor appoints Hollis French to oil and gas commission
Hollis French, a Democrat from Anchorage, served in the Alaska Senate for 12 years. Now he’ll oversee regulation of the state’s oil and gas industry.
Skagway Assembly proposes lease negotiations with railroad
Skagway Borough Assembly wants to re-open lease discussions with White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad, despite a voter decision to the contrary.
AVCP delegates call emergency meeting
AVCP delegates have called an emergency meeting to “decide the future” of the organization.