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Invermere is a community in eastern British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

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, near the border of Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

. With its growing permanent population of almost 4,000 (including Athalmer and Wilmer), swelling to near 40,000 on summer weekends, it is the hub of the Columbia Valley

Columbia Valley

The Columbia Valley is the name used for a region in the Rocky Mountain Trench near the headwaters of the Columbia River between the town of Golden and the Canal Flats. The main hub of the valley is the town of Invermere. Other towns include Radium Hot Springs, Windermere and Fairmont Hot Springs...

between Golden

Golden, British Columbia

Golden is a town in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located west of Calgary, Alberta and east of Vancouver.-History:Much of the town's history is tied into the Canadian Pacific Railway and the logging industry...

, and Cranbrook

Cranbrook, British Columbia

Cranbrook, British Columbia is a city in southeast British Columbia, located on the west side of the Kootenay River at its confluence with the St. Mary's River, It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the East Kootenay. As of 2006, Cranbrook's population is 18,267, and the...

. Invermere sits on the northwest shore of Windermere Lake

Windermere Lake (British Columbia)

Lake Windermere is a very large widening in the Columbia River. The village of Windermere is located on the east side of the lake, and the larger town of Invermere is located on the lake's northwestern corner...

and is a popular summer destination for people from Calgary.

Geography

Invermere is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of Radium

Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia

Radium Hot Springs is a village of approximately 800 people situated in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. The village is named for the hot springs located in the nearby Kootenay National Park...

, and 104 kilometres (64.6 mi) south of Golden

Golden, British Columbia

and 102 kilometres (63.4 mi) from the Trans-Canada Highway

Trans-Canada Highway

The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...

. Invermere is also 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of Fairmont Hot Springs, 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) north of Canal Flats, 128 kilometres (79.5 mi) north of Fort Steele, 130 kilometres (80.8 mi) north of Kimberley

Kimberley, British Columbia

Kimberley is a small city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa. From 1917 to 2001, it was the home to the world's largest lead-zinc mine, the Sullivan Mine...

, and 144 kilometres (89.5 mi) north of the hub of Cranbrook

Cranbrook, British Columbia

and the Crowsnest Highway

Crowsnest Highway

The Crowsnest Highway, also known as the Interprovincial or, in British Columbia, the Southern Trans-Provincial, is an east-west highway, in length, through the southern parts of British Columbia and Alberta, providing the shortest highway connection between British Columbia's Lower Mainland and...

.

Invermere is situated within the Columbia River Wetlands, North America's largest intact wetland and a RAMSAR designated site. Located in the Rocky Mountain Trench

Rocky Mountain Trench

The Rocky Mountain Trench, or the Trench or The Valley of a Thousand Peaks, is a large valley in the northern part of the Rocky Mountains. It is both visually and cartographically a striking physiographic feature extending approximately from Flathead Lake, Montana, to the Liard River, just south...

, Invermere is 15 minutes to Kootenay National Park

Kootenay National Park

Kootenay National Park is located in southeastern British Columbia Canada covering in the Canadian Rockies and forms part of a World Heritage Site. The park ranges in elevation from at the south-west park entrance to at Deltaform Mountain...

, Purcell Wilderness Conservancy.

Climate

Invermere is said to be almost "protected" by Mt. Nelson to the west which towers over the community. Invermere has a temperate, semi-arid climate, characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The Rocky Mountains to the east shield Invermere from the worst effects of Arctic air in winter, although extreme cold spells do occur on occasion. Spring arrives earlier than on the plains to the east of the Rocky Mountains. Although warm, summers are variable, with weather alternating between hot, dry spells and cool, showery periods.

Sports and recreation

Hockey
The Columbia Valley Rockies

Columbia Valley Rockies

The Columbia Valley Rockies are a junior ice hockey team based in Invermere, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League . They play their home games at Eddie Mountain Memorial...

play in Invermere. Former New York Islanders and University of Denver goaltender Wade Dubielewicz

Wade Dubielewicz

Wade Roger Dubielewicz , is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender, who is currently plays for the Cologne Sharks in Germany...

was born in Invermere.

Dance

Aspire Dance Academy They have been very sucsessful in Competitions and Festivals This is a more competitive school. Many successful dancers and teachers have graduated from the studio. The studio has recently moved to Cranbrook, BC

The Dance Tree has recently started, it is more recreational than competitive studio.

Skiing
Panorama Ski Resort

Panorama Ski Resort

Panorama Mountain Village is a ski and golf resort located in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Part of the Columbia Valley sub-region of the East Kootenay region, it is a popular tourist destination known for its rolling cliffs and spectacular view of the Rocky Mountains...

lies about 30 minutes nearby.
Kimberley Alpine Resort

Kimberley Alpine Resort

Kimberley Alpine Resort is a ski resort located in Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada.It is located in the Purcell Mountains, on the east face of North Star Hill...

about 1 hour away in Kimberly.
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is about 1.5 hours away in Golden, British Columbia

Golden, British Columbia

Golfing
Invermere is also a major centre for golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

courses.

Copper Point Golf Course is the new golf course about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Invermere along Highway 95/93.
Eagle Ranch Golf Course is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of Invermere also along Highway 93/95 and was rated 4.5/5.0 stars by Golf Digest
Golf Digest
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Greywolf Golf Course is located in Panorama Mountain Village
Panorama Ski Resort
Panorama Mountain Village is a ski and golf resort located in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Part of the Columbia Valley sub-region of the East Kootenay region, it is a popular tourist destination known for its rolling cliffs and spectacular view of the Rocky Mountains...

about 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) west of Invermere, along the Toby Creek canyon.
The Resort Course and Springs Course at Radium Hot Springs are very popular.
Mountainside, Creekside, and Riverside golf courses are located in Fairmont Hot Springs south of Invermere.
Edgewater Hill Top Par 3 is located in Edgewater
Edgewater
Edgewater is a common name used throughout the world as a place name. It is often found in English-speaking countries such as Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States.-United States:*Edgewater, Alabama*Edgewater, Colorado...

north of Invermere.
Setekwa is located about 7 km north of Invermere.
Windermere Vally is located approxamently 4 km south of Invermere in the town of Windermere

Gliding and Soaring
The Invermere Airport

Invermere Airport

Invermere Airport, , is located northeast of Invermere, British Columbia, Canada on the Shuswap Indian Band Reserve. It is for small propeller planes only, and larger airplanes must use Fairmont Hot Springs Airport, around 20 kilometers away.-Activities:...

is home to the non-profit Canadian Rockies Soaring Club. The club is active during the summer months, when it welcomes dozens of student pilots and private owners. The Invermere Soaring Center is a separate commercial operation which provides aerotowing services and glider rides to the general public.

Hot springs are numerous in the area, with the major developed ones being Fairmont

Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia

Fairmont Hot Springs is an unincorporated community located in south-eastern British Columbia, Canada. This community has a population of 489, but receives many vacationers from Calgary, who come to play on Fairmont's three golf courses on the Columbia River, and visit the Fairmont Hot Springs...

and Radium Hot Springs

Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia

; the latter is located inside Kootenay National Park

Kootenay National Park


Club	League	Sport	Venue	Established	Championships
Columbia Valley Rockies Columbia Valley Rockies The Columbia Valley Rockies are a junior ice hockey team based in Invermere, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League . They play their home games at Eddie Mountain Memorial...	KIJHL Kootenay International Junior Hockey League The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the KIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League...	Ice Hockey Ice hockey Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...	Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena	1978	4

External links

District of Invermere – District Website
Invermere.com / ColumbiaValley.com - Business Directory, Local Online Newspaper, Live Webcams
Invermere.ca

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