Wilmer, British Columbia

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Wilmer is a small settlement near Invermere, British Columbia. The settlement was originally known as Peterborough and was founded in 1886. The explorer David Thompson founded a Northwest trading company post near the present-day site of Wilmer after crossing the Rockies via Howse Pass in 1807. Thompson spent a winter there while mapping the region.^{[citation needed]} The site of the fort is now the National Historic Site Kootenae House.

The settlement, originally Peterborough, was changed in 1902 to honour Wilmer Wells, provincial minister of public works.^[1]: 296

Wilmer is situated on the West benchland, 20 Kilometers north of Invermere BC, overlooking the Rocky Mountain Trench.^{[citation needed]}