Change in provincial policing legislation leaves questions as police service board looks to draft new policy.
THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay Police Service Board is asking for clarity over what implications current Ontario legislation means for policing bodies of water in the city — and up to the Canada-U.S. border.
“Now, what we need to make sure … do we want to take that on ourselves or do we want to continue status quo with the OPP,” police board chair Karen Machado said to reporters after the meeting. During the meeting, the board heard from Ron LeClair, who was serving as an advisor from the provincial Inspectorate of Policing, that municipalities are responsible for policing all waterways within their boundaries. Additionally, for municipalities where there is a shoreline, that responsibility extends from that shore up to the international boundary.
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