Quote: (I've been informed that NO, I won't be going alone.)
Life's SOOO... UNFAIR !!!
I am so hoping you can make it. Heading for Cranbrook would only complicate things I think. It's not much of an airport and there would be connecting flights to consider from oh, maybe Spokane or some other place on one side of the border or another. Once in Cranbrook you are about the same distance away as Spokane so really, what would be the point.
Keep working at this... and don't forget about registration so you can be a part of the banquet and get door prizes and a t-shirt!