It will now be September 2nd before Alaska Electric Light and Power and Juneau rate payers know the size of a pending rate increase. The Regulatory Commission of Alaska today (Friday, Aug. 26) extended its decision for the second time. Last month the commission announced it would issue its final order today, a month later…
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Longshoremen plan informational picket in Juneau
Juneau longshoremen will hold an informational picket Monday to protest the practice of using foreign workers to tie up cruise ship shuttle boats. The picket will start about 1:30 p.m. in Marine Park, timed to coincide with the arrival of Holland America’s Zuiderdam. When cruise ships anchor in Gastineau Channel, they use shuttle boats to…
Juneau School Summit
Parents of Juneau elementary school students have the most confidence in the Juneau School District, according to a survey conducted in May of randomly selected parents. The survey was presented last night (Thursday) at the second annual School Summit at Thunder Mountain High School. The purpose of the summit was to share student achievement reports…
Coast Guard monitoring condition of injured fisherman
The Coast Guard is monitoring the condition of a fisherman who suffered cuts to the inside of his mouth aboard the 98-foot vessel Shellfish. Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow says the boat rolled while the 25-year-old crewmember was in the engine room with a flashlight in his mouth, causing cuts on his tongue and the…
Construction underway on new forestry research lab
Nearly three decades after it was first proposed and designed, construction is now getting underway on the Pacific Northwest Research Station’s Juneau Forestry Sciences Laboratory. Ground was broken Thursday afternoon on the new lab adjacent to the University of Alaska Southeast campus, just down the foot and bike path from the Egan Library. The U.S.…
Friday Newscast
Stories include a possible delay in a decision on an electricity rate increase and a groundbreaking for a new forest science laboratory building. Conceptual renderings of the U.S Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station Juneau Forestry Sciences Laboratory planned for near Auke Lake. The drawing at the left shows the uphill side as it faces…