U.S.-Canada Border Closure Limits Montana Retail Sales, Tourism, Family Reunions
/ Vehicles drive past a sign at the Montana-Canada border. The 545 mile border between Montana and Canada has been closed to nonessential traffic since March to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The closure has also limited tourism, retail sales and family gatherings. Canadians are usually an important economic driver in Montana. According to the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana more than 1.3 million Canadians visited Montana in 2019, spending nearly $166 million. But since March, Canadian visitor expenditures are down 95 percent, says Dylan Boyle...
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