The acting Thunder Bay Police Chief Dan Taddeo plans an expansion of the force that would include two major crime detective constables among other new officer and civilian positions, while the board's administrator says the raise is needed to fairly compensate board members for their work.
With a municipal police force that's been under heavy scrutiny and pressure for years, with internal divisions and external investigations, Thunder Bay's next mayor will have a lot of work to do. Here's what the candidates are promising.
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The administrator appointed to oversee the Thunder Bay Police Services Board says he's found a divided group and “a very concerning failure” to act on past recommendations. Malcolm Mercer also says in his newly released report that "the board was not equipped to do all that was asked of it."
The Thunder Bay Police Services Board has agreed to extend the timeline to serve three officers with hearing notices over allegations they harassed another sworn member of the northwestern Ontario city's police service.