Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska

British Columbia is telling owners of a leaky mine that it’s time to stop polluting a river that flows into Alaska. Provincial officials on Nov. 10 notified the Tulsequah Chief Mine that it’s out of compliance with its permits

Bob Loescher was Sealaska’s CEO from 1997 to 2001. He headed up the Tlingit-Haida Central Council’s housing and electrical authorities and was a subsistence-rights activist.

Developers of British Columbia’s controversial Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell deposit say they’ve found more gold. That could increase its value and help attract investors.

Southeast Alaska’s largest environmental organization is advertising for a new executive director. Malena Marvin has led the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council for close to two years.

Port community leaders worry next summer’s Alaska Marine Highway System schedule will be as unreliable as this summer’s.

Yup’ik artist Peter Williams of Sitka is headed to the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, under a Rasmuson Foundation-funded artist-in-residence program.