James Chabot Provincial Park Explained

James Chabot Provincial Park
Iucn Category:Ia
Map:British Columbia
Location:Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest City:Invermere, BC
Coordinates:50.5119°N -116.0247°W
Area:14 ha. (0.14 km²)
Established:March 1, 1979
Governing Body:BC Parks

James Chabot Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Formerly Athalmer Beach Provincial Park, it is located in Invermere at the northeast end of Windermere Lake[1] in the Columbia Valley region of the East Kootenay. Windermere Lake Provincial Park is located at the lake's southwestern end.

It is named for James Chabot, aka Jim Chabot, MLA for Columbia-Revelstoke from 1963 to 1986 and former Minister of Lands, Parks and Housing in the regime of Social Credit Premier W.A.C. Bennett.

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50.5111°N -116.0222°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/james_chabot/ BC Parks infopage