Invermere

• Name — Invermere • Official Name — District of Invermere • Settlement Type — District municipality • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Canada • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — British Columbia • Subdivision Type2 — Region • Subdivision Name2 — East Kootenay • Leader Title — Allan Miller_Mayor • Leader Title1 — Governing body • Leader Name1 — Invermere Council • Leader Title2 — MP • Leader Name2 — Rob Morrison (Conservative) • Leader Title3 — MLA • Leader Name3 — Scott McInnis (BC Conservative) • Established Title — Incorporated • Established Date — 1951 • Area Land Km2 — 10.75 • Area Urban Km2 — 3.44 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Total — 3,917 • Population Density Km2 — 364.4 • Population Urban — 3,340 • Population Density Urban Km2 — 971.4 • Timezone — Mountain Standard (MST) • Utc Offset — -7 • Timezone Dst — Mountain Daylight (MDT) • Utc Offset Dst — -6 • Elevation M — 859 • Postal Code Type — Postal code span • Postal Code — V0A 1K0, V0A 1K7 • Area Code — 250 / 778 / 236 • Blank Name — Highways • Blank1 Name — Waterways • Blank1 Info — Columbia River, Windermere Lake

• Illustration — Columbia River Wetlands Invermere is located 14 km south of Radium, and 104 km south of Golden and 102 km from the Trans-Canada Highway. Invermere is also 37 km north of Fairmont Hot Springs, 60 km north of Canal Flats, 128 km north of Fort Steele, 130 km north of Kimberley, and 144 km north of the hub of Cranbrook and the Crowsnest Highway. 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, Invermere is 17.5 km from Kootenay National Park, and is near the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy.

Invermere's climate is characterized by warm summers and cool winters. The Rocky Mountains to the east shield Invermere from the Arctic air in winter, although extreme cold spells do occur on occasion. Spring arrives earlier than on the prairies to the east of the Rocky Mountains. Although warm, summers are variable, with weather alternating between hot, dry spells and cool, showery periods.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Invermere had a population of 3,917 living in 1,660 of its 2,238 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,391. With a land area of, it had a population density of sqmi in 2021.

• Panethnic groups in the District of Invermere (1996−2021) • Panethnic group — 2021 — 2016 — 2011 — 2006 — 2001 — 1996 • Pop. Population — % percentage — Pop. Population — % percentage — Pop. Population — % percentage — Pop. Population — % percentage — Pop. Population — % percentage — Pop. Population — % percentage • European — 3,370 — 2,815 — 2,380 — 2,730 — 2,690 — 2,540 • Indigenous — 245 — 210 — 150 — 115 — 120 — 70 • Southeast Asian — 115 — 90 — 0 — 10 — 10 — 0 • South Asian — 30 — 25 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 • East Asian — 10 — 30 — 80 — 35 — 0 — 30 • African — 10 — 20 — 0 — 0 — 10 — 0 • Middle Eastern — 0 — 10 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 • Latin American — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 10 • Other/multiracial — 0 — 10 — 0 — 10 — 0 — 15 • Total responses — 3,795 — 3,220 — 2,680 — 2,890 — 2,825 — 2,665 • Total population — 3,917 — 3,391 — 2,955 — 3,002 — 2,858 — 2,687 • Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Invermere included: • Irreligion (2,380 persons or 62.7%) • Christianity (1,340 persons or 35.3%) • Buddhism (20 persons or 0.5%) • Hinduism (20 persons or 0.5%) • Other (35 persons or 0.9%)

The annual Invermere MusicFest takes place on the Pynelogs greenspace for one weekend every August. The two-day Festival attracts hundreds of people each day and delivers a high caliber of Canadian and international musical talent.

• Illustration — The Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce in Invermere • Hockey The Columbia Valley Rockies play in Invermere. Former New York Islanders and University of Denver goaltender Wade Dubielewicz was born in Invermere. • Club — League — Sport — Venue — Established — Championships • Columbia Valley Rockies — KIJHL — Ice hockey — Eddie Mountain Memorial Arena — 1978 — 4 • Skiing • Panorama Mountain Village lies about 30 minutes west. • Fairmont Hot Springs Resort ski area lies 25 minutes south. • Kimberley Alpine Resort is about 1 hour south in Kimberley. • Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is about 1.5 hours north of Invermere in Golden, British Columbia • Skating The longest ice skating trail in the world can be found on the Lake Windermere Whiteway. The naturally frozen trail measures 29.98 km. • Golfing Invermere is a major centre for golf. • Copper Point Golf Club is a newer golf course about 2 km east of Invermere along Highway 95/93. • Eagle Ranch Golf Course is located 3 km northeast of Invermere, also along Highway 93/95 and was rated 4.5/5.0 stars by Golf Digest. • Gliding and soaring • Illustration — Invermere Airport The Invermere Airport 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 Centre is a separate commercial operation which provides aerotowing services and glider rides to the general public. • Canadian Rockies Soaring Club • Invermere Soaring Centre The local area is also a popular destination for other non-motorized forms of flying including hang-gliding and paragliding. There are designated launch sites at nearby Mount Swansea. • Curling The Valley is host to the biggest outdoor bonspiel in Canada every January. The spiel is held on the frozen Windermere Lake. The curling club is also host to many leagues and bonspiels throughout the season. • Hot springs Hot springs are numerous in the area, with the major developed ones being Fairmont and Radium Hot Springs; the latter is located inside Kootenay National Park. Less developed 'wilderness' hot springs can be found in the southern Columbia Valley, in Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park. Lussier Hot Springs is located 74 km south of Invermere and can be accessed from the Whiteswan Forestry Road. Lussier Hot Springs are accessible via a mountain logging road which is open all year round, depending on the weather and road conditions. These hot springs are free to access, however do not have the amenities like the developed hot springs and can sometimes have a sulphur odour smell. Ram Creek Warm Springs, a less visited and cooler natural spring, can also be accessed along the same route.

• Illustration — Looking north on BC93 / BC95 at Invermere Invermere is home to one newspaper, the Columbia Valley Pioneer. On July 1, 2017, the "Pioneer" (founded in 2004) and the Invermere Valley Echo (founded in 1956) merged to one paper retaining the Columbia Valley Pioneer designation. The "Pioneer" serves the Columbia Valley region, from Spillimacheen in the north to Canal Flats in the south and is published once a week, every Thursday.

• Wade Dubielewicz – Ice hockey player and coach • Cassidy Gray – Olympic alpine skier • Christine Keshen – Curler • Patrick Morrow – Photographer • Benjamin Thomsen – Professional skier