Coupeville residents received good news about the town’s economic state last week.

During the annual State of the Town address hosted by the Coupeville Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Molly Hughes praised the town’s economic diversity and stability despite hardship hitting the rest of the country.

“I feel like it makes us a little bit recession-proof,” Hughes said. “We’re not really dependent on one industry in Coupeville.”

Tariffs on Canadian goods and threats towards the country’s sovereignty made by President Donald Trump earlier this year strained the relationship between Canada and the U.S., raising concerns on Whidbey about whether the island’s normally steady influx of Canadian tourism would be affected. According to previous News-Times reporting, tourism is Island County’s third-la

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