Invermere

Invermere
District municipality
District of Invermere
Invermere, British Columbia, with Mount Nelson in the distance
Location of Invermere, British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°30′30″N 116°01′49″W / 50.50833°N 116.03028°W / 50.50833; -116.03028
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	East Kootenay
Incorporated	1951
Government
• Mayor	Gerry Taft
• Governing body	Invermere Council
• MP	Wayne Stetski
• MLA	Norm Macdonald
Area
• Total	8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Elevation	859 m (2,818 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,955
• Density	275.3/km2 (713/sq mi)
Time zone	Mountain Standard (MST) (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	Mountain Daylight (MDT) (UTC-6)
Postal code span	V0A 1K0, V0A 1K7
Area code(s)	250 / 778 / 236
Highways	BC 93 BC 95
Waterways	Columbia River, Windermere Lake
Website	Town of Invermere

Invermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. 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 between Golden in the north, and Cranbrook to the south. Invermere sits on the northwest shore of Lake Windermere and is a popular summer destination for visitors and second home owners from Calgary.

Invermere is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of Radium, and 104 kilometres (65 mi) south of Golden and 102 kilometres (63 mi) from the Trans-Canada Highway. Invermere is also 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of Fairmont Hot Springs, 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Canal Flats, 128 kilometres (80 mi) north of Fort Steele, 130 kilometres (81 mi) north of Kimberley, and 144 kilometres (89 mi) 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 kilometres (10.9 mi) from Kootenay National Park, and is near the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy.