Hunter, who is also a Kamloops city councillor, was announced as the organization’s next executive director in February, assuming the position left vacant following the sudden death on Dec. 4, 2020, of Katherine McParland, who founded A Way Home Kamloops. In lieu of an interview, Hunter provided a written statement to KTW. When asked if she resigned or was let go, she did not answer. She said the departure comes with a “heavy heart.” “I took on the executive director position at a very difficult time and threw myself into learning about the operations of AWHK,” Hunter wrote. “I am very proud of our accomplishments over the past few months. That said these accomplishments could not repair the broken hearts Katherine [McParland] left behind. Katherine was the heart of A Way Home Kamloops and that heart is broken. Healing needs to continue within the agency before the organization will be ready to move forward.”