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Indigenous graduates set sights on future in tourism
Tourism · Brisbane City

Indigenous graduates set sights on future in tourism

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The latest graduates from the National Indigenous Training Academy have their sights set on futures in the tourism and hospitality industry.See the Story
A Sitka grocery with a five-generation history goes on the market
Sitka · Sitka

A Sitka grocery with a five-generation history goes on the market

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Roger and Mary Hames at their corporate offices in Sitka. Roger Hames says the prospect of selling Sea Mart and the company’s other related businesses first crossed his mind in 2009, when Carolyn Hammack – who built Lakeside Grocery shortly after Sea Mart opened – sold her store to the Alaska Commercial Company. Hammock (who died in 2014) was a few years older than Hames, but he realized that his own retirement was coming, sooner or later. (Hame…Read Article
Safeguard Sitka's Future describes opposition to Prop 1
Sitka · Sitka

Safeguard Sitka's Future describes opposition to Prop 1

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Jeremy Plank and Teal West are active in the group Safeguard Sitka’s Future, which has organized opposition to Proposition 1. They believe that limiting cruise tourism will take a heavy toll on local businesses, and the effects will ripple through the economy. The two appeared on a KCAW Special Election Forum on Thursday, May 22, 2025.The post Listen: Safeguard Sitka’s Future describes opposition to Prop 1 appeared first on KCAW.Read Article

City administrator shares update on summer tourism plan

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John Leach is Sitka’s municipal administrator. In a morning interview with KCAW’s Brooke Schafer, he shared details about the Tourism Best Management Practices plan, a set of voluntary guidelines for businesses and other tourism stakeholders. As part of the plan, community members will have access to a phone and email hotline to provide feedback on tourism practices in Sitka. The hotline will be available starting next week. Leach also shared up…Sitka · SitkaRead Article

With bubbles and a song, Alaska Supreme Court Justice addresses graduates at alma mater

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Alaska Supreme Court Justice and Sitka’s former longtime public defender Jude Pate was honored by his alma mater, Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland Oregon. His address to the graduates began with bubbles and ended with a song. After his speech concluded, Pate was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from his alma mater. Alaska Supreme Court Justice Jude Pate began his commencement speech to the Lewis and Clark Law School Class of…Sitka · SitkaRead Article

[Opinion] Commentary: Prop 1 will have unintended consequences for Sitka's economy

100% Left coverage: 1 sources
The opinions expressed in the following commentary are those of the author, and are not necessarily shared by KCAW’s board, staff, or volunteers.My name is Doug Borland, and my wife and I are 30-year residents of Sitka. As long-time Sitka downtown business owners, our Russian American stores employ six full-time Sitkans and up to 12 including our summer temporary staff. Today I would like to express some concerns regarding the upcoming anti-crui…Opinion · SitkaRead Article

Prop 1 authors outline views in Small Town SOUL forum

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Larry Edwards and Klaudia Lecesse are the authors of Proposition 1, which would cap cruise visitors at 300,000, May-September. The two appeared on a KCAW Special Election Forum on May 20, 2025.The post Listen: Prop 1 authors outline views in Small Town SOUL forum appeared first on KCAW.Sitka · SitkaRead Article

Data gathered by citizen scientist fishermen reveals ocean patterns

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Researcher and UAF Associate Research Professor Tyler Hennon has been working with Southeast Alaska trollers to gather oceanography data in Sitka. Hennon and ALFA Policy Coordinator Lauren Howard joined KCAW for the morning interview to discuss the project, which provides fishermen with scientific instruments to monitor oceanographic parameters like temperature and salinity. Listen to their conversation here: The post Data gathered by citizen sc…Sitka · SitkaRead Article

US, Canadian first responders join forces in training 'SAREX'

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I’m walking along Katlian Bay Road, the one-lane gravel thoroughfare that weaves along a cliffside a few miles north of downtown Sitka. To one side there are sheer rock faces, and to the other, steep embankments leading directly down to the bay. My cell phone buzzes intermittently, going in and out of service.It would be a challenging place for a search and rescue operation. But that’s exactly what is happening on this Wednesday in late April – …Sitka · SitkaRead Article

'Cultural Warriors' is a new mentoring program based on a traditional model

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Note: The application deadline for Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Cultural Warriors program is Thursday, May 22. Applicants must be male, aged 16-22. Apply online.This is something that is quite different from many western societies: In Lingít culture, children fall into their mother’s moiety – or her clan, as it’s often explained to visitors wondering about the prevalence of the Eagle and Raven crests in town.This is why uncles – rather than fat…Sitka · SitkaRead Article

Have lift, will travel - but not until fall

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Eric Jordan examines the underside of his troller, the I Gotta, from the bow of a Harbor Department skiff. Jordan volunteered his boat to test the slings on Sitka’s new Travelift, which is the essential piece of Phase I of a publicly-owned boat yard at the Gary Paxton Industrial Park. Further work is needed before boats can routinely use the yard however: A washdown pad will not be installed and operational until late summer. (KCAW/Woolsey)Seein…Sitka · SitkaRead Article

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