Bonners Ferry residents rally to fly Canadian flag in face of state restriction | News [Video]

BOUNDARY COUNTY, Idaho — Bonners Ferry residents put their heads together to come up with a creative solution to keep the Canadian flag flying high in the city. 

A recently enacted Idaho law prohibits the flying of any foreign flag, forcing the city to remove the Canadian flag that typically greets visitors at the entrance of town.

Many Bonners Ferry residents disapproved of the state law, saying it ignored the city’s close ties to Canada. 

“They’re more of a neighbor to [us] than someone who lives in Coeur d’Alene,” said resident Gerald Higgs. 

Despite the law lacking specific penalties, state officials warned Bonners Ferry Mayor Rick Alonzo that there would be consequences if the flag remained up.

“I said, ‘Well, what are you going to do?’ And they said, ‘We’ll sue you.’ I thought, discretion being the better part of valor, we’ll take it down because I didn’t want to …