Ted and Therese Helmer from Bonner’s Ferry Idaho have a cabin on Kootenay Lake north of Creston. Their family has owned the property since 1952. With the Canada-USA border closed, this is the first summer they haven’t been able to visit B.C. Snowbirds from the East Kootenay have some of the same concerns. Those with property in places like Arizona and Calfornia.
