The chiefs say they lack confidence in the OPP and the Thunder Bay Police Force. The Thunder Bay Police Services Board is now under investigation for how it supervises the Thunder Bay Police. Currently, the Thunder Bay Police Services is being investigated for allegations of “systemic racism” for its treatment of all Indigenous disappearance and death cases. This comes after the death of Stacey DeBungee, from Rainy River First Nation, who was found in a Thunder Bay river in 2015 and the deaths of five Indigenous students who were also found in city waterways. In all cases, Indigenous leaders felt the deaths were never properly investigated as police quickly assumed all drowned.

Source: thestar May 31, 2017 15:56 UTC