Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff likens the situation facing the scenic B.C. community just a few kilometres from the U.S. border to that of her own family.

She said she's been asked recently how she deals with her Canadian daughter being married to an American, given the current tensions between the two nations, fuelled by U.S. tariff threats and talk of annexation.

"Well, of course, I'm going to go down and see my grandchildren. Why wouldn't I?" said McKortoff.

She said that her south Okanagan city o…