Over 150 SEARHC employees pen letter protesting PTO cuts
Employees of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium in Sitka have threatened to organize, following a recent rollback of their benefits.
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Tourist shop fined for selling ‘Yakutat alpaca’ products
A Denali-area clothing store has been fined over $50,000 after claiming to sell products made from Yakutat alpaca, which don’t exist. KCAW’s Meredith Redick spoke with Alaska Beacon’s James Brooks about the mythical mammal that raised red flags for state investigators, and the broader trend of fake souvenirs that claim to be made in Alaska.
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Statewide nonprofit helps Sitkans transition to heat pumps
KCAW's Meredith Redick spoke with Alaska Heat Smart Executive Director Andy Romanoff about how to decide if a heat pump makes sense for your home and what resources are available to subsidize the cost of installing a heat pump.
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Sitkans share ‘magic numbers’ for future cruise tourism in survey
Over 1000 Sitkans responded to a cruise tourism survey recently circulated by the city’s tourism task force. When the task force met Thursday night (1-25-24), they reviewed the survey results and continued to grapple with questions about how to “right size” tourism in Sitka.
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Warming shelter opens doors after years of effort
After seven years of advocacy, the Sitka Homeless Coalition successfully launched a warming shelter last week (1-9-24) that will keep its doors open on the coldest nights of the winter.
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