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| Cell Phone Use If you are transferring from outside Alaska, it is very likely your cell phone will not work in Alaska. To find out more, contact the two main providers in the Juneau area: Cellular One: http://www.celloneusa.com/ECell/homepage.jsp (1-800-235-5663) Alaska Communication System: http://www.acsalaska.com/ (1-800-808-8083) |
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| Home Alaska Marine Highway Juneau Ombudsman Relocation & Transition Manager Teen Sponsor Program Work Life Contacts (page 1) Work Life Contacts (page 2) |
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| Local Newspaper Juneau Empire - Online Newspaper: http://www.juneauempire.com |
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| Schools Juneau School District (including job openings): http://www.jsd.k12.ak.us University of Alaska Southeast (including job openings) http://www.uas.alaska.edu |
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| Spouse Employment Juneau Job Center: http://www.ajcn.state.ak.us/offices/juneau.htm Alaska's Job Center: http://www.ajcn.state.ak.us/akjb/index.html Workplace Alaska: State jobs offered throughout Alaska: http://www.state.ak.us/local/jobs.html |
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| Childcare Childcare (on state contract to offer referrals): NAEYC-SEA, 907-789-1231; toll-free at 1-888-785-1235 State Child care Assistance: http://www.educ.state.ak.us/ http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/ccare/ccsubsidy.html CG Family Resource Specialist Betsy Longenbaugh e-mail (907) 463-2125 |
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| Road Conditions on the Alaska Canada Highway (ALCAN) Road conditions: http://511.Alaska.gov/ http://www.dot.state.ak.us |
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| More Relocation Help Sites Moving impacts kids: www.militarystudent.org Defense Link "It's your Move": http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/itsyourmove Travel British Colombia Site: http://www.bctravel.com Travel Yukon Territory Site: http://www.touryukon.com http://www.yukonweb.com/tourism Alaska Informational Site: http://travel.org/alaska.html Alaska site with links to specific communities: http://www.everythingalaska.com/sitemap.html |
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| To get to Juneau, you must either fly via commercial jet, connecting in Seattle via Alaska Airlines (the only carrier coming into Juneau) or take the Alaska Marine Highway System (ferry) since Juneau is a land-locked community. The ferry is a three-day trip from Bellingham, WA, or a one-day trip from Prince Rupert, BC. Prince Rupert is a 1,033-mile drive from Seattle, WA Alaska Airlines: www.alaskaair.com Alaska Marine Highway (ferry): www.ferryalaska.com |
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