Sitka Coast Guard crew rescues crewmember from Canadian fishing vessel
A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka medevaced a fisherman from a Canadian fishing vessel just south of Dixon Entrance on Friday.
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Flipping Out: Sitkan to coach Alaska’s gymnastics team at Arctic Winter Games
Later this month, over 2,100 athletes, coaches and staff will gather for the Arctic Winter Games. The international sports competition for northern athletes happens every other year, with Alaskans representing the United States. As KCAW’s Katherine Rose reports, a Sitkan will coach this year’s gymnastics team.
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Human rights panel to weigh transboundary mining concerns
An international human rights body has agreed to hear from Southeast Alaska tribes concerned about cross-border pollution. Tribes and First Nations want more protection from British Columbia’s mining sector that’s active in transboundary watersheds.
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In a tough year for trollers, Mallott backs Alaska’s salmon treaty team
Lt. Gov. Mallot was in Sitka recently (3-21-18) to hear the concerns some king trollers have about ADF&G's role in renegotiating the Pacific Salmon Treaty with Canada. While acknowledging that Alaska has been disadvantaged in the past, Mallott supports the state's treaty negotiating team.
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Unified voice needed for federal response to B.C. mines
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott says the state will share its knowledge and ask for input on Canadian mines near rivers that flow into Alaska.
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