In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center has produced local Risk Metrics and Mitigation Strategies that coordinate the city’s current disease risk level with a set of detailed and escalating levels of community mitigation measures. Read CBJ’s COVID-19 Risk Metrics and Mitigation …
The Juneau School Board is holding another public forum on the Juneau School District’s Smart Start School re-entry plan on Monday, July 27 at 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. There will be a presentation by Superintendent Bridget Weiss followed by an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions. Join …
The Juneau School District last month introduced Smart Start 2020, a blended learning model for instruction that combines face-to-face instruction with home learning for the start of the 2020-21 school year. To help assess childcare needs for the start of the school year and identify potential ways to address the …
The Juneau Board of Education is holding a public forum on the Juneau School District’s Smart Start School Re-entry Plan on Monday, July 6 at 5 p.m. There will be a presentation by Superintendent Bridget Weiss followed by an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions. Join the Zoom …
In response to the nationwide Covid19 outbreak, the Juneau Police Department will be making some adjustments to the way they serve the community as to limit exposure to their staff, while maintaining the highest possible level of service. The belief is that good practices adopted early by local government and …
The City and Borough of Juneau and Capital City Fire/Rescue yesterday implemented voluntary temperature checks for people arriving to Juneau International Airport. The goal is to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Upon landing in Juneau International Airport, passengers have the option to get a temperature check. Passengers …
To prevent or slow the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the State of Alaska issued a health mandate Tuesday ordering travelers entering or returning to Alaska to take certain actions depending on their level of risk. Higher Risk: If you have traveled from an area with widespread, ongoing community spread …
Updated information February 24, 2020: Bartlett Regional Hospital is prepared to deal with COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). BRH is closely monitoring this global public health emergency. BRH Infection Prevention is engaged in ongoing preparation and training. BRH has a plan it is constantly reviewing and updating as this is an ever …
The Juneau Community Foundation has awarded $1,830,378 in grants to local nonprofit organizations following several months of coordinated effort to identify priority social service needs and review applications. These grants are provided through a unified process that includes funding from the Juneau Community Foundation’s Hope Endowment Fund ($1,053,978) and the …
Emergency Programs Manager Tom Mattice will join Joel Curtis and Aaron Jacobs with the National Weather Service and Di Johnson with the Pacific Northwest Research Station to talk about landslides in Southeast Alaska at this Friday’s Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center’s Fireside Lecture, Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. and again at …
