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Last week, as elected members of the House of Representatives and the Senate gathered in their respective chambers to certify electoral votes, Western North Carolina’s newly-elected Republican congressman began to notice that something wasn’t quite right.  Indistinct radio chatter. Restlessness from elected officials. Tension among law enforcement officers. Doors locking. Representatives donning gas masks. Staffers crouching on the floor behind bulletproof seats.  “Wow, this is real,” Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-Hendersonville, said to himself.  The insurrection that ensued was indeed...

Sinclair said Kamloops is fourth in B.C. in terms of overdose deaths. “We need to change this,” she said. “As a municipal councillor, I feel powerless to some extent, in terms of making those changes.” Sinclair pointed to the provincial and federal response to the pandemic, noting there were 32 COVID-19-related deaths in October. “Which is terrible and we don’t want any loss of life,” Sinclair said. “But we had 162 overdose deaths in B.C. in October and those numbers just seem to be getting higher. It’s time to take action and it’s time to pull out all the stops we can...

December 16, 2020 - 11:10 AM A Kamloops city councillor says she feels “powerless” to address the opioid crisis currently ravaging the city and the country. Councillors Dale Bass, Sadie Hunter and Kathy Sinclair asked their fellow politicians during Tuesday’s council meeting, Dec. 15, to pass a motion urging the Government of Canada to declare the overdose crisis as a national public health emergency and seek input from people most affected to develop a national overdose action plan. “I’ve been feeling quite defeated about our overdose crisis in Kamloops and unfor...

The city’s streets manager, Glen Farrow, said 2020 has been a “challenge.” He said snow in March and the early fall, combined with a wet spring that stretched into July, added extra moisture into the ground, which can wreak havoc on city roads. In addition, Farrow said, his department was short-staffed for three months at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, due to issues including child care, further hindering the city’s potholing efforts. Staff set to be laid off were later repurposed to help with pothole repairs. “All those added to the challenge of potholing through April,...