Adopted 28 April 2019 on 92G/12 as proposed by the District of Sechelt with endorsement from shíshálh Nation and the Sunshine Coast Regional District, and supported by Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue, BC Parks, Recreation Sites & Trails, Sunshine Coast Trails Society, Sunshine Coast Natural History Society and the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives.

Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.

This name commemorates Mr. John Phare (1954-2015) for his significant contributions to the Sunshine Coast that is widely acknowledged; Mr. Phare died tragically while fighting the Old Sechelt Mine Fire in 2015.

Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.

John Phare, a Roberts Creek tree faller, was the first recipient of the Medal of Good Citizenship.

Phare, who was honoured posthumously, spent his entire working life in the logging industry and worked as a faller, felling dangerous trees on the Old Sechelt Mine fire during the unusually busy 2015 fire season. The 60-year-old father of three died while fighting the Old Sechelt Mine fire on July 5, 2015. [from John Phare's recipient write-up for the Medal of Good Citizenship, link: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/celebrating-british-columbia/honours-and-awards/medal-good-citizenship/recipients#P]

Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.

This lake has previously been identified by the local name "Wormy Lake."

Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.