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Reference Name=Creston, British Columbia| Header Format=None| Motto= | Census_Number= | Region_type=Regional District| Region_name= Central Kootenay | Latitude Longitude=| Elevation= | Highway= Highway 3 Highway 3A Highway 21 | Waterway= Kootenay River | Founded= | Incorporated=1924| Time zone=PST| Postal Code= | Population description=Town Population| Population=5,004 (2001)| Population Density=590.1| Area=8.48| Mayor= | Governing Body= Creston Town Council | website= | Census Year=2001| Extra references= | }} Creston () is a town of approximately 5,000 people in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia , Canada . The town is located just a few miles north of the Porthill, Idaho border crossing into the United States and about a three-hour drive north from Spokane , Washington . Also about one hour drive west from Cranbrook, British Columbia . Creston is the eastern terminus of the Salmo-Creston highway constructed in the late 1950s (now Highway 3) as a shortcut to avoid the long route north to Nelson and crossing Kootenay Lake by ferry between Balfour and Kootenay Bay . Creston's economy is largely resource-based with Agriculture and Forestry most important. Many are employed in the service sector, and Tourism is increasingly prominent. Since 1959 , Kokanee Beer has been Brewed in Creston at the Columbia Brewery . The town is also home to two Grain Elevator s. Many Apple , Cherry , Pear , and Plum orchards grow around the town, which is also an important Dairy centre. References |