Author: Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska

Wrangell COVID-19 Cases Now 15

Wrangell is experiencing unprecedented levels of COVID-19 cases, local officials said late...

Senators skeptical over Dunleavy plan to privatize rural DMVs

A Dunleavy administration initiative to close six DMV offices could double the price of renewing a driver’s license in communities served by the private vendors that would replace them. That’s led lawmakers to express concerns about the cost-savings proposal.

Tulsequah Chief creditors denied unlimited time to find new buyer

A judge in Ontario has ended receivership of the bankrupt owners of the polluting Tulsequah Chief Mine about 7 miles from the salmon-rich Taku River. That clears a major hurdle for the province to begin clean-up of the legacy mine.

KSM developer asks for 2026 extension for B.C. mine

Developers of the proposed open pit mine near Wrangell are asking Canadian regulators for another extension to get started. B.C. approved the massive mine upstream from the Unuk River in 2014.

B.C. releases cleanup plan for Tulsequah Chief Mine

British Columbia’s mining ministry has released details of its plan to finally clean up Tulsequah Chief Mine about 40 miles upstream from Juneau’s Taku Inlet. Creditors of the now-defunct mining company are still fighting in court for rights to court investors to restart the long-dormant mine.