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Petersburg voters will decide Tuesday whether to prohibit smoking in most workplaces and public spaces. Opponents see the measure as an infringement on individual freedom. For supporters, the ban is about the right of employees and the public to breathe smoke-free air.

Catches of coho salmon were spotty in the final weeks of Southeast Alaska’s commercial troll fishery, despite a strong early season harvest. The overall coho catch this summer ranks 23rd out of the last 30 years.

Canadian quintet Chic Gamine plays Petersburg this weekend. The Winnipeg and Montreal-based singers don’t fit neatly into one particular genre. They’re influenced by a variety of styles including soul, 60’s pop, rhythm and blues, French vocalists and Brazilian dance. Their sound is unique with crisp vocals and harmonies at the forefront backed by percussion and, more recently, a keyboard bass which they call a “fake” bass. Their award winning band played Talkeetna earlier this week. Matt Lichtenstein spoke by phone with three of the members – Andrina Turenne, Ariane jean and Alexa Dirks.

While campaigns for elected office on the state and national levels are heating up, the competition for seats on Petersburg’s various boards and commissions is quiet this year. Local voters will only decide two contested races on next Tuesday’s municipal ballot.

The company that’s proposed a controversial hydro-electric development near Petersburg is raising money in Canadian financial markets. Cascade Creek LLC is now owned by a new company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The same people are running Cascade Creek, but they hope the move to the stock exchange will generate more funding for the project.