Coutts, Alta., border blockade estimated loss of $220M economic activity: industry experts

The economic toll of the multi-day border blockade by protesters at the U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta. is estimated to be at least hundreds of millions of dollars and will take weeks to resolve. The Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters organization estimates that approximately $44 million in trade goes both directions across the Coutts border every day. It also estimates the border sees the flow of $15.9 billion in two-way trade annually. "I suspect that across the board, there's a lot