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Potential dam failure 'imminent,' triggers evacuation alert for 14 B.C. properties

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 07 Oct, 2025 09:22 AM

About 14 homes have been put on evacuation alert in the British Columbia Interior due to the possible "imminent" failure of a nearby dam.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says an unauthorized dam on Fadear Lake could fail and create "an uncontrolled release of water" into Fadear Creek.

The district says the alert was issued after the provincial government estimated the volume of water that would be released if the dam fails.

The evacuation alert area covers properties immediately downstream from the lake, where Fadear Creek feeds into Louis Creek.

The lake is located about 15 kilometres north of Sun Peaks Mountain or 400 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.

The district says residents in the alert area should prepare to evacuate their properties at a moment's notice, as an evacuation order may come with limited warning.

Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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