The embattled Thunder Bay Police Service's new chief Darcy Fleury has kickstarted his role with a series of town hall meetings, hearing feedback from the public about what they want to see under his leadership. Here's an overview of this week's conversations - and what Fleury calls a long, hard road ahead of him.
Since the start of 2021, the IMPACT team that pairs police officers with mental health crisis workers has responded to more than 2,700 mental health calls.
A mobile crisis team involving police, the hospital and mental health workers in Thunder Bay, Ont. is trying to direct people in crisis to more appropriate places for service instead of the emergency department or jail. Here's what the program has seen in its first two years and why those involved say it should continue.