Thunder Bay Police Service Chief Darcy Fleury said the time felt right to celebrate some of the good work of the police service’s officers while also helping two local community organizations.

Fleury announced on Tuesday that the Thunder Bay Police Service will be hosting an inaugural Police Gala early next year in support of the Thunder Bay Boys and Girls Club and Special Olympics Thunder Bay.

“I think it’s just the right time to really look at the service and turn that page and continue to move forward as to what we are,” Fleury said. “I think a celebration of the important work in the community is an important time to do that.”

In recent years the Thunder Bay Police Service has been under scrutiny following several reports that highlighted systemic racism at an institutional level an

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