CONWAY — The already booming local economy got another boost Monday with the reopening of the Canadian border.
“It’s great news. We’re all looking to see our Canadian visitors back,” said Janice Crawford, executive director of the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce, on Monday. “As soon as we got word, we triggered our Canadian public relations campaign and got immediate responses from Canadian journalists wanting information. Everyone’s rarin’ to go.”
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