KCAW Southeast News Stories http://kcaw.org 07/02/2009 JUNEAU, ALASKA (07/02/2009) Fish as well as people are expected to benefit from another round of federal stimulus funding that’s headed to Alaska. Craig, Sitka and Yakutat will benefit. Click on "more" for a list of projects around the country. http://kcaw.org/modules/local_news/index.php?op=sideBlock&syndicated=true&ID=710 07/02/2009 JUNEAU, ALASKA (06/26/2009) An Alaska lawmaker is questioning the ferry system’s move to redirect some traffic through a Canadian port. He's also asking about plans to purchase the town's ferry dock and terminal. It comes as transportation planners are asking whether Prince Rupert, British Columbia, should became the marine highway’s southernmost stop. http://kcaw.org/modules/local_news/index.php?op=sideBlock&syndicated=true&ID=706 06/26/2009 PETERSBURG, AK (06/26/2009) A group of chefs from the Lower 48 stopped by Petersburg and Juneau early this week to learn more about Alaska’s fishing industry. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, the organization that brought the chefs to Southeast, is hoping to educate the group about the state’s environmental practices. http://kcaw.org/modules/local_news/index.php?op=sideBlock&syndicated=true&ID=705 06/26/2009 JUNEAU, ALASKA (06/23/2009) The Kensington Mine court decision could have impacts throughout Southeast Alaska, as well as other parts of the state. A training program hopes to place about 250 people in construction and other jobs at the mine. Some will come from the region’s economically depressed villages. http://kcaw.org/modules/local_news/index.php?op=sideBlock&syndicated=true&ID=703 06/23/2009 PETERSBURG, AK (06/22/2009) The latest plans for a large hydro electric power plant on the mainland north of Petersburg call for tunneling into a remote mountain in Thomas Bay and siphoning water from the perched mountaintop lake for generating electricity. The private company seeking to build the project says it will sell the power initially to customers in Southeast Alaska, but eventually hopes to export the electricity. Cascade Creek LLC presented revised plans for its Cascade Creek hydro plant to Petersburg residents last week. http://kcaw.org/modules/local_news/index.php?op=sideBlock&syndicated=true&ID=702 06/22/2009