If you go down to some of our local creeks, streams and rivers, you may experience an exciting event, the Salmon Run. [Read more]
Lake Windermere Ambassadors deserve a big ‘Thank you’. Participation in Ambassadors “a logical choice” – Kirby [Read more]
Area residents may sometimes notice foaming around the shoreline of Lake Windermere, which can cause concern. However, [Read more]
To many people, the term aquatic plant is synonymous with “weed”, but nothing could be further from the truth. [Read more]
In the continuing quest to maintain a neat and tidy shoreline, many waterfront owners remove important shoreline vegetation, [Read more]
Our environment provides, for free, the basic elements required for life – drinkable water, eatable food and breathable [Read more]
Mayor Taft, others, sign sister lake partnership. Combining expertise to care for lakes with more similarities than just [Read more]
Many people think of spring runoff as a nuisance because of the resulting high water events or localized flooding. Running [Read more]
The Columbia River system is the most heavily dammed river system in the world. There are over 450 dams in the Columbia [Read more]
From across the lake or high up on Mount Swansea, it is this time of year that we can still hear the mournful wail of [Read more]
Sept 19, Invermere – Pitch-in for a healthy Lake Windermere — Lake Windermere Project organizes 14th annual lakeshore [Read more]
Outdoor lights that are left on at night have surprising negative effects on your utility bill, your neighbors and the [Read more]
August 10, Radium – Wildsight is organizing a Community Weed Pull on August 10th, from 3pm – 5pm, at the Horsetheif [Read more]
Registration by August 7 – Love your lake? Don’t miss this upcoming region-wide lakekeepers workshop, a “how-to” [Read more]
Swimming is one of the most popular activities on Lake Windermere. Whether you use one of the many private beaches along [Read more]
On May 26, the J.A. Laird Elementary School Grade Seven Leadership Group painted yellow fish on the streets of Invermere [Read more]
Boaters and watersports enthusiasts hit the lake for another summer season of fun in the sun. With increasing boat traffic [Read more]
Only a small percentage of waterfront properties in Canada have a natural beach. Is your’s one of them? On Lake Windermere, [Read more]
Many boaters just hook up and go to the lake for that first boat ride, hoping that everything works when they get there. [Read more]
Do you know where Invermere’s stormwater goes? If you guessed “Lake Windermere,” you’re half right… Stormwater [Read more]
- Vehicle impoundment as a penalty
- Radium car show 2010
- Kootenae House National Historic Site
- Wilmer, historic village with spectacular mountain views
- 2010 Greywolf Cliffhanger Challenge
- Environmental stewardship of BC parks lacking
- Really, not me
- Columbia Valley RCMP incidents, Aug 25-30
- ‘A deliberate act of deceit and arrogance’
- Crews make progress on Nine Bay Lake fire (updated)
- Invermere heliport
- Former mayors join BC Conservative strategy group
- Careless smokers
- Columbia Valley RCMP incidents, Aug 20-22
- Economist says HST is a tax increase
- BC budget highlights
- Edgewater to discuss revitalization (June 22)
- Accidents, road closures in Kootenay National Park (updated)
- Fairmont accident sends dogcatcher to hospital
- FRP acquired by Northwynd
- BC restaurants hit hard by HST
- Head-on collision east of Golden kills 6 (updated)
- The amazing legacy of the Morigeau family
- Invermere doctor killed in train accident
- BC has lowest minimum wage, highest poverty rate
- Accidents, road closures in Kootenay National Park (updated) (31)
- BP begins drilling near Fernie (29)
- BC restaurants hit hard by HST (14)
- Canada Day -- celebrating without a soap box (11)
- FRP acquired by Northwynd (11)
- Courtenay natural pharmacy raided, closed (10)
- The amazing legacy of the Morigeau family (8)
- Parents messing with hockey (6)
- Sometimes obeying the law can be dangerous (6)
- Anti-HST initiative succeeds, but Elections BC delays (6)
Events
Sep 17-18, Radium Hot Springs – Classic car enthusiasts are gearing up for the 21st Annual Columbia Valley Classics [Read more]
Sep 5, Panorama – Imagine a late summer day golfing on one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world. The [Read more]
Sep 18, Lake Windermere – 15th Annual Lakeshore Cleanup. In conjunction with the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup [Read more]
Visitor Guide
The visitor to Kootenae House National Historic Site stands in a seemingly empty field, surrounded by majestic mountains which overlook the peaceful [Read more]
Wilmer, British Columbia, is a tiny community situated on one of the benches overlooking the Rocky Mountain Trench, just a stone’s throw from Invermere [Read more]
In 1964, the Cranbrook Courier wrote of the Morigeau family, “Possibly no other family has had such an influence on the affairs of both white and [Read more]
