In January 2020, the investigative team was on the scene of a Victoria Avenue East building for the re-investigation into the circumstances surrounding the 2014 death of Shania Bob. (File).
THUNDER BAY - A report on the reinvestigations into nine sudden deaths involving Indigenous people in the city of Thunder Bay that has been delayed several times is expected to be complete by June.
The reinvestigations were one of the recommendations in the Office of the Independent Police Review Director’s 2018 report Broken Trust: Indigenous People and the Thunder Bay Police Service, which found systemic racism at an institutional level in the police service.
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“They’re very disappointed,” he said. “There’s always been a close connection between the police and the military, both are putting yourself out there to protect other people.”
The idea for the cruiser decals dates back to 2006 after DRPS officers spontaneously attended every Hwy. 401 ramp in Durham Region to pay tribute to fallen soldiers who were being transported from CFB Trenton to Toronto.
“We expressed our disappointment to the chief,” said Goodwin. “It’s the chief’s decision to make, but I hope the service changes its mind, and we go back to putting them on our cruisers.”
We ve seen in the pilot project, on more than one occasion, where somebody was acting violently towards the officers and when they were advised of [the camera], it changed, said Gordon Snyder, a Thunder Bay Police Service staff sergeant who oversaw the pilot project. Not only does it add a level, obviously, of transparency and public trust and officer accountability, but it also de-escalates situations simply by having it present.
All officers are expected to wear cameras by June:
Those in the uniform patrol will wear ones on their chest that will capture what s in front of them.
Traffic unit officers will continue to wear cameras that can be attached to glasses or headwear, to gather footage from their line of sight, which had been used during the pilot project.
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People are watching, so be respectful.
That was the overarching theme Sarnia integrity commissioner Paul Watson said councillors should keep in mind in order not to find themselves in violation of council’s code of conduct.
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“How you deal with each other and members of administration is being watched by your constituents, the citizens of Sarnia,” Watson said on March 8 in what city CAO Chris Carter described as a refresher training session for council midway through its 2018-2022 term.
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