Struggling Indigenous tourism businesses wishing for open U.S. border – The Star Phoenix
“We’re really hoping Canada reopens the U.S. border as soon as possible.”
Jul 06, 2021
Battle River Outfitters operator Rick Albert is in a bind.
For the second straight summer, he’s had to postpone the hunting trips of 25 Americans who are all anxious to stalk deer and elk near his home on the Sweetgrass First Nation.
Clamped shut borders have instead forced Albert to find business among Canadians, who are comparatively less willing to spend large sums of money on local hotels and restaurants.
“It’s just not the same as when I have the Americans come up here,” he said. “They mean business when they come up here to hunt.”
