Despite the growing tensions between the countries, local leaders in Juneau say they are committed to maintaining a close relationship with the Canadian city of Whitehorse.
Economy
Juneau’s Forest Service trails may be without maintenance this year
Juneau’s trail maintenance nonprofit made the decision to reallocate their Forest Service crews to other work, because they say they may lose the federal funding that pays them.
Federal funding freeze chills Angoon hydro project
Construction was slated to start on the hydroelectric project this May. Now, it’s on hold indefinitely.
As cross-border relations turn ugly, Alaskans and Yukoners work to stay friends
‘We like Canada the way it is’: For Alaska’s eastern neighbors, dual threats of tariffs and annexation still loom.
A prospector tried to sell his mining claims near Haines. The Alaska Mental Health Trust doesn’t want them.
Why the prospector and former Haines resident wants to sell his claims – and what the trust’s decision might mean for the project – remains unclear.
Alaska lawmakers advance resolution defending Canada and opposing trade restrictions
Lawmakers are working on a resolution affirming friendship with and appreciation of Alaska’s neighbor to the east and opposing punitive trade policies against that nation.