KALISPELL — It started slowly.
Earlier this year, Diane Medler, executive director of the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, also known as Discover Kalispell, said that the organization began to notice an increase in people unsubscribing from their email newsletter, mainly from Canada. Sometimes, a message would explain why: We no longer plan to visit Kalispell or the Flathead Valley due to the ongoing tensions between the United States and Canada.
But as the scope of President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada and other long-time allies has expanded, the impact on visitation to Montana — a cornerstone…
