The Fadear Lake Dam pictured Oct. 8, 2025. (Image Credit: Thompson-Nicola Regional District)

By Victor Kaisar

Dam Update

TNRD lifts evacuation alert near ‘unauthorized’ Fadear Lake dam

Oct 11, 2025 | 5:44 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has lifted an evacuation alert that was put in place because an unauthorized dam north of Kamloops was at risk of failing.

The evacuation alert covered 14 properties in the area of Fadear Creek Road in Electoral Area “O” (Lower North Thompson). It was issued on Monday (Oct. 6) and on Thursday (Oct. 9) evening, the TNRD said water was flowing freely through the man-made Fadear Lake dam.

“Should conditions change, an Evacuation Alert and/ or an Evacuation Order will be reinstated as necessary,” the TNRD said in a statement Friday (Oct. 10) evening.

The TNRD declared a state of local emergency in Electoral Area “O” on Wednesday (Oct. 8) to enable it to take action to mitigate the risks at the dam site.

“We wouldn’t typically get involved in dams on Crown Land and public waterways in any way shape or form, but the TNRD’s sole reason for being involved now is to reduce or eliminate the risk of potential flooding that exists because of this structure,” TNRD Communications Manager Colton Davies told CFJC Today on Thursday.

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“Why this would have happened and who may have done it and the investigating into that would lie solely with the Province.”