It’s been a heck of a year in Ketchikan. We saw record-breaking tourist numbers and, like much of the Southeast, a fair share of landslides. Across public forums, the community passionately tackled topics from housing costs to library books to mental health resources.
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State officials say coastal towns larger than 3,000 people with hospitals can’t impose quarantine orders or travel restrictions on incoming fishermen and plant workers. That’s led to outcry among Southeast Alaska communities that fear the summer fishing season could bring a spike in COVID-19 infections.
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Representatives of five Southeast Alaska communities continue their fight for recognition under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. But they’re still facing opposition.
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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.
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