When the border of the United States-Canada closed for most passengers at the beginning of the pandemic diseases in 2020, Euraka’s business owner Mike Woolsky lost a large part of his customer base on four corners’ casinos and grill. To increase his income, he was shifted to real estate sales, a market that several Canadian property owners sold houses in their northwestern Montana.
With a population of about 1,500 residents, business owners have suffered peaks and valleys in the past five years in the city, 9 miles south of the border in Russia. When the border was closed after the infectious disease was closed and after that, the residents of Euraka are adapting.
“During the covid, real estate was more active and the restaurant was slow,” said Volski. “Most of our inventory was in Canada and many of them sold their properties. This affects them to come here.
Even after the reopening of the border in early 2022, tourism never recovered that other landowners had done after selling their lots and weakened the Canadian dollar, which reduced the lowest level of $ 1.44 by the end of 2024.
But when the ongoing trade wars between the two countries sparked tension and US Travel Association Canada’s demand for tourism in the states has been warned about a possible reduction, which has decreased by 10 % nationwide, with business owners in Urica.
“Many of our Canadians are determined enough to come – some of them still have houses,” said Volski. “By restaurant I personally know most Canadians are still coming down.”
Volkski said Canada’s tourism decline in recent years is likely to be related to weak dollars with less home owners and suspects that Yuka will be targeted more despite political disputes.
“We have been going on for many years of similar question marks,” said Volski. “
He added, “Eureka lives.
The Trump administration announced plans to impose 25 % of taxes on Canada in January, which were planned to implement March 4. While most goods have been withheld, steel and aluminum prices were implemented on March 12. In retaliation, Canada has imposed 25 % tax on goods worth $ 30 billion.
In the Glacier Malik, Western Montana, the Tourism Bureau, President and CEO of Masola, said Resin Freddy, who is not yet available, unless commercial war tensions are helping to reduce tourism, it is monitoring traffic counting and visiting costs.
According to the University of Montana Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research, a visit to Canada is $ 200 million and 4 % of the total visitors’ costs in Montana.
While Freddy said there was no direct evidence of low tourism demand, he said that tensions affected by trade war have created frustration in all industries.
“We don’t really think of Canadian people as international visitors – they are family,” said Freddy. “They are our neighbors in the north.”
Since the Euraka service industry begins to emerge from the slow season of winter, the front porch Dave Burger and Fish Company owners Andy and Jim Monroe said they have not made any difference to business demand. After the past five years and after the fluctuations, Munroz hopes that the journey will not affect, and they describe the border as a limit where Canada and the Americans come regularly.
Jim said, “We have not learned to expect anything.
On the Treasury Out Post Rock Shop in the city of Yoraka, Malik One Parker said 2023 was criticized. But last year, business declined, which he suspects is due to Canada’s weak dollar.
Parker said, “It was very slow.” I am hoping it will be busy, but with Canada’s dollars, with a very bad and trade war, I don’t really know what to expect this summer. “
In the Indian Springs Montana Golf Course, Operations Manager Brandon Baker said that this year, he has seen a strong demand in Canada’s membership and booking, which is increasing the business after the post -post increase. The Canadian residents hold 65 % of the Green Face Round and 25 % of the membership, Baker said the demand is high and they are hopeful.
“Canadians are our families,” said Baker, who breathe this valley. “
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