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Kayaker rescued after capsizing at Blue Lake

by Meredith Redick | Jul 1, 2024 | Local News

One person was rescued by emergency personnel after flipping a kayak at Sitka’s Blue Lake on Saturday. Read More

What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

by Katherine Rose | Jun 25, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

Last month, the assembly adopted a list of directives from the Tourism Task Force. When the assembly meets tonight (6-25-24), it will discuss how to move forward in tackling some of those recommendations. Read More

Proposed winter ferry schedule continues service gaps

by Angela Denning, CoastAlaska | Jun 24, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

“It’s pretty similar to last year's winter schedule," said Sam Dapcevich, spokesperson for the state Department of Transportation. "We're dealing with the same fleet and the same crewing situation.” Read More

Fortress bears help make the argument for better trash cans in Sitka

by Jeb Sharp | Jun 21, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

"We’d love to see, even if we were not to try and replace all 3000 cans in town immediately, maybe we just buy a few and we test out in those areas that get higher bear traffic and see what kind of difference it makes." Read More

Sitkans file new petition to vote on cruise limits

by Katherine Rose | Jun 21, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

Last fall, a group of Sitkans tried twice to get an ordinance to limit cruise traffic to 240,000 visitors annually before voters. Both failed to make it beyond the city’s legal review process. Since then the group has organized into a nonprofit, Small Town SOUL. On June 18, they submitted their third petition with a higher cruise visitor limit –300,000 passengers annually, with a daily limit of 4500 passengers, starting in the 2025 cruise season. Read More