Windermere Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia

Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. E side of Windermere Lake just SE of Invermere, SE of Golden, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

Windermere: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Windermere

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Windermere

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Windermere Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Windermere

References to Windermere that document the origin of its place name

Windermere (Town) adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Identified as Windermere (Post Office) in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Windermere (community) 15 March 1983 on 82J/5.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Named in 1883 by G.M. Sproat, when he and A.S. Farwell explored the Columbia valley for the provincial government; after Windermere, England.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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The traditional name for this site is ?a ·kisqnuk, pronounced a-kis-q-nook. [meaning/significance not provided] (April 2006 advice from Janice Alpine, Ktunaxa Language Program)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
included with note  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of East Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-21