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Subject: Invermere

A Drive at Invermere, B.C.

Postcard: A Drive at Invermere, B.C., clear view of a tree-lined highway with almost no shoulder and trees close to road c.1925

Internal ID: 0017.0137
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1925

A Drive at Invermere, B.C.

Postcard: A Drive at Invermere, B.C., clear view of a tree-lined highway with almost no shoulder and trees close to road c.1925

Internal ID: 0017.0138
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1925

Mayor will welcome Lieut.-Gov. Bruce, R.R.

Mayor will welcome Lieut.-Gov. Bruce, R.R.

Internal ID: 0042.0106
Medium:Newspaper
Date: June 17th 1926

St. Eugene Nurses to Graduate

Three girls to graduate nursing school; humanity heaves sigh of relief

Internal ID: 0042.0179
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 23rd 1926

Pig Breeding

Cranbrook youth ships prize Yorkshire boar to experimental farm for breeding purposes.

Internal ID: 0050.0134
Medium:Newspaper
Date: February 5th 1931

Deaths On Construction

Young local Invermere man missing and presumed dead after canoe accident on the Columbia River while surveying for the Big Bend automobile highway.

Internal ID: 0050.0658
Medium:Newspaper
Date: October 2nd 1930

East Kootenay District Meeting

Annual district institute of the Farmers' Institute of East Kootenay held meeting in Cranbrook with twelve of fourteen institutes present.

Internal ID: 0050.0693
Medium:Newspaper
Date: October 9th 1930

St. Eugene Meeting

Cranbrook and St. Eugene Hospital selected for important clinical meeting of medical men.

Internal ID: 0050.0825
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 23rd 1926

R. Randolph Bruce

Stating businesses and street decorated for the arrival of Lieutenant-Governor R.R. Bruce.

Internal ID: 0051.0097
Medium:Newspaper
Date: June 17th 1926

Federal Election Results

Printing the results of election, with Windermere candidate receiving no votes from own home town.

Internal ID: 0051.0128
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 16th 1926

EK Voter List

Revised voters list shows increase in voters in Kootenay East.

Internal ID: 0051.0764
Medium:Manuscript
Date: August 22nd 1935

Airport Upgrades

Reporting on ongoing work at Cranbrook Airport leveling bumpy field to extend runway.

Internal ID: 0051.0786
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 1st 1938

Cranbrook Autoists

Comings and goings of Kootenay locals and their visitors.

Internal ID: 0051.0801
Medium:Newspaper
Date: May 28th 1936

Paradise History

Newspaper excerpt Vancouver Province - relates history of Paradise Mine in Windermere District with mining company possibly resuming operations.

Internal ID: 0051.0991
Medium:Newspaper
Date: October 8th 1942

Fred Ryckman

Fred Ryckman toured the district with government entomologist and also accompanied Indian Agent Helmsing to Tobacco Plains on official business.

Internal ID: 0052.0458
Medium:Newspaper
Date: June 23rd 1922

Patmore Bros.

Newspaper article reporting that the staff of Patmore Bros. has arrived home after a furnace installation.

Internal ID: 0053.0030
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 29th 1922

Magro Stage

Newspaper article reporting that the Cranbrook-Invermere Stage Line will be started.

Internal ID: 0053.0054
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 15th 1927

Invermere, B.C.

Three woman stand on a roadway in Invermere, B.C. Year Unknown

Internal ID: 1912.0048
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

M.B.H.S. Photo Club 1959 & 1960: Mount Baker High School Boys Basketball Team.

M.B.H.S. Photo Club 1959 & 1960: Mount Baker High School Boys Basketball Team. Recognize anyone? Please let us know.

Internal ID: 2031.0012
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1959

Road Sign in Wardner B.C.

Road Sign: Wasa 12.5 miles, Windermere 76.2 miles, Invermere 84.7 Miles, Calgary via Banff. Invermere was always an important destination.

Internal ID: 2040.0769
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1940

Stoddarts Hotel

Oct. 14 / 1920 - Stoddarts Hotel in Invermere

Internal ID: 0454.0033
Medium:Photograph
Date: October 14th 1920

Lake Windermere Autoists

Commenting on the number of people motoring to and fro on the Banff-Windermere Highway.

Internal ID: 0051.0153
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 12th 1924

Invermere Hotel Destroyed

Two gaunt chimneys are all that remain of Invermere Hotel, which was destroyed by fire.

Internal ID: 0052.0355
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 8th 1973

Invermere Hotel

Cranbrook Courier reporter remembers old Invermere Hotel in its heyday, and his own experience with a fire at the hotel 30 years before it was destroyed by fire.

Internal ID: 0052.0356
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 22nd 1973

Basil Hamilton Real Estate

Ad for an Invermere Restaurant, being handled by one of the Kootenay's premier amateur historians, Basil G. Hamilton.

Internal ID: 0481.0007
Medium:Photograph
Date: August 1st 1924

Windermere Autoists

Article reporting on the glorious time 135 men and women from the Federation of Canadian Teachers had touring Lake Windermere area.

Internal ID: 0051.0151
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 29th 1924

Athalmer Imperial Bank

Imperial Bank opens sub-branch at Athalmer.

Internal ID: 0050.0318
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 23rd 1917

Hanging Glaciers Hike

First hand report from ladies who spent holiday on horseback visiting Lake of the Hanging Glacier near Windermere.

Internal ID: 0051.0765
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 5th 1935

Cranbrook Autoists

Newspaper article Windermere to have a government liquor store, Cranbrook residents enjoy vacation in Windermere country.

Internal ID: 0052.0597
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 25th 1922

Courier Changes to T&C

Distribution of Cranbrook Courier in conjunction with the Daily Townsman in Cranbrook and the Daily Bulletin in Kimberley, will give subscribers the Courier Town and Country with their daily papers.

Internal ID: 0052.0358
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 12th 1973

La Fleur Disappears As Columnist

Announcing other changes to the format of Cranbrook Courier, which will distribute throughout the whole East Kootenay alone or in conjunction with other area papers.

Internal ID: 0052.0361
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 12th 1973

Mrs. Lake Obituary

Pioneer merchant and rancher of East Kootenay dies as the result of lingering illness.

Internal ID: 0050.0674
Medium:Newspaper
Date: October 2nd 1930

Deanery Meeting in Parish Hall

Representatives from East Kootenay towns attended the first deanery meting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Anglican Church at Cranbrook's Parish Hall.

Internal ID: 0050.0657
Medium:Newspaper
Date: October 2nd 1930

Cenotaph Moves

Newspaper article Invermere Village Council granted Royal Canadian Legion permission to move Cenotaph from Legion grounds to Bruce Avenue.

Internal ID: 0050.0017
Medium:Newspaper
Date: June 22nd 1966

Windermere Hospital Matron

Cranbrook nurse appointed matron of Windermere District Hospital.

Internal ID: 0050.0764
Medium:Newspaper
Date: October 30th 1930

St. Eugene Hospital

G.J. Spreull appointed as a director of the St. Eugene Hospital.

Internal ID: 0051.0934
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 17th 1923

Windermere District Board of Trade

Newspaper article reporting on the Windermere District Board of Trades council's operations. One of the highlights of these meetings was a reception held for the return of conquering here who lead the first expedition to ascend Mount Logan.

Internal ID: 0051.0103
Medium:Newspaper
Date: June 17th 1926

M.B.H.S. Photo Club 1959 & 1960: Mount Baker High School Boys Basketball Team.

M.B.H.S. Photo Club 1959 & 1960: Mount Baker High School Boys Basketball Team V.S. David Thompson High School from Inveremere B.C.. Recognize anyone? Please let us know.

Internal ID: 2031.0010
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1959

Science Fair - 1st Place Overall 1986-2021

Trophy exhibiting all East Kootenay Regional Science Fair - Overall 1st Place contestants. The List includes: 1986 Jon Bjorgan; 1987 Tod Ratson; 1988 Heidi Brown; 1989 Viveka Johnson; 1990 Stephen Barclay; 1991 Clayton Lauritzen; 1992 Stuart Rae; 1993 Matt Kitt; 1994 Jeff Faulks; 1995 Amberly Bailey-Romanko; 1996 Amberly Bailey-Romanko; 1997 Amberly Bailey-Romanko; 1998 Amberly Bailey-Romanko; 1999 Amberly Bailey-Romanko; 2000 Behruz Aryan; 2003 Katie Kotlarz; 2004 Olin Bjarnason; 2005 Katelyn Knudsgaard; 2006 Fern Leavens / Carly Proudfoot; 2007 Fern Leavens / Carly Proudfoot; 2008 Curtis Hall; 2009 Keltie Murdoch; 2010 Keltie Murdoch; 2011 Keltie Murdoch / Mathew Lavery; 2012 Keltie Murdoch; 2013 Rosaele Tremblay; 2014 Briana Leriche; 2015 Rory Smith; 2016 Rory Smith; 2017 Rory Smith; 2018 Rory Smith; 2019 Tanner Eckersley; 2020 Braxton Chan; 2021 Braxton Chan.

Internal ID: 2473.0001
Medium:Photograph
Date: November 16th 2025

David Thompson Memorial Fort, Invermere

. "David Thompson Memorial Fort Lake Windermere B.C." Created 1929 in memory of Thompson's early visit to the Invermere area.

Internal ID: 2040.0780
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1940

Invermere Triathlon

Invermere Triathlon July 1986. Do you know anyone in this photo?

Internal ID: 2605.0086
Medium:Photograph
Date: July 1st 1986

Invermere Triathlon

Invermere Triathlon July 1986 – Cathy, Patricia and Dana

Internal ID: 2605.0087
Medium:Photograph
Date: July 1st 1986

Invermere Triathlon 1986

Invermere Triathlon July 1986 – Patricia Logan at the finish

Internal ID: 2605.0091
Medium:Photograph
Date: July 1st 1986