Athalmer Neighbourhood Plan
Lake Windermere Public Lands
The District of Invermere (D.O.I.) has contracted B&A Planning Group (B&A) with support from McElhanney Consulting Services (McElhanney) to facilitate in the development of a neighbourhood plan for the Athalmer Area, including the Lake Windermere Resort Lands recently purchased by D.O.I. The project will involve land use and infrastructure planning, a public engagement process, and design concepts for resort and waterfront lands, the commercial corridor and residential areas.
Project Timeline
- Opinion poll asks residents “Do you support the purchase of the Resort Lands for $5,000,000?” 66% of voters support the concept
- Alternate Approval Process proceeds allowing taxpayers to indicate opposition to purchase proposal
- Council approves the Lake Windermere Resort Lands acquisition
- D.O.I. releases RFP for a detailed land use planning exercise for the Athalmer Neighbourhood, including the Resort Lands
- Consultant team undertakes review and background studies for the plan area
- Athalmer NP project website is launched
- Athalmer NP engagement survey launched in May 2020
- Project workshop held with Council, Administration and Consultant Team
- June 25: Online community engagement sessions to share draft concepts
- Public engagement events to share project updates
- Consultant team will refine concepts based on feedback
- Engagement event to share preferred plan concept to community
- Refinement of preferred concept plan
- Final concept plan proceeds to Council for approval
Project Updates
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Join us for a public open houseThe District of Invermere are providing an update on the Athalmer Neighbourhood Plan. The Open House will focus on sharing a revised concept plan for the future re-development of the former Lake [...]Read more
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Athalmer Neighbourhood Plan Engagement UpdateOn June 25, 2020 the Athalmer Neighbourhood Plan project team hosted a Public Information Session to share details about the plan and preliminary Public Land concepts. 43 people attended the [...]Read more
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ANP Survey now closedThank you for participating! The online engagement survey is now closed. Results from the survey will be shared through the website and at the Virtual Information Session. In This Section [...]Read more
Project History
Documents
- Lake Windermere Resort Lands Purchase – Council Briefing – February 5, 2019
- Lake Windermere Resort Lands Presentation – March 19, 2019
- Bylaw 1557 Loan Authorization – April 23, 2019
- Bylaw 1568 Temporary Borrowing Bylaw – June 11, 2019
- District of Invermere Request for Proposal – Athalmer Neighbourhood Plan
Lake Windermere Public Lands - Preliminary Concept
The Lake Windermere Resort Lands acquisition was approved by Council on April 23, 2019. The Resort Lands includes 27 parcels representing approximately 14 acres that border the lake.
A preliminary concept was shared with Invermere residents in Spring 2019 to provide information for the decision on the purchase of the resort lands. Following initial engagement, the Consultant team will prepare more detailed concepts to be shared with the community:
Preliminary concept goals include:
- Increased connectivity
- View corridors to lake
- Lakefront access and public uses
- Waterfront pathway
- New tourism commercial uses
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We look forward to hearing from community members
A survey will be shared in the coming weeks to collect community feedback on the plan area. In the meantime, please reach out if you have any questions to:
Rory Hromadnik
250.342.9281 ext. 1235
planning@invermere.net
Cortney Pitts
250-342-9281 ext. 1232
events@invermere.net
