Thunder Bay police receive $1.3M from Ontario for mental health, forensics – CBC

Funding for IMPACT team, new LiDAR software and bullet recovery program

Oct 15, 2025

The provincial government is spending more than $1.3 million to support the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) in two distinct areas: mental health and addictions, and forensic technology.

Thunder Bay—Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland made the announcement at the force’s headquarters Tuesday afternoon alongside police Chief Darcy Fleury.

The bulk of the money — roughly $815,000 — has been earmarked for the Integrated Mobile Police Assessment Crisis Team (IMPACT). The program launched as a pilot in 2021 and involves a partnership between police, the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and the Canadian Mental Health Association.

“They are better able to provide the appropriate level of care to those patients in need, thereby freeing up both hospital time and police officers’ time,” Holland said of the IMPACT team.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-police-funding-9.6938330