Forging on with outside help for the Thunder Bay Police Services Board (TBPSB).

The Board approved in principle Wednesday to activate a panel of experts that could review a number of areas including the multiple human rights complaints, mental health-related concerns and past recommendations from other police oversight boards.

The six individuals that have agreed to serve include:

Alok Mukherjee (former chair, Toronto Police Services Board)
Kimberly Murray (former executive director, Truth and Reconciliation Commission)
Dilnaz Garda of Beyond the Blue (an advocate of mental health for police)
Laura Kloosterman (retired police officer now with Badge of Life Canada)
Sandy Smallwood (former vice-chair, Ottawa Police Services Board)
Paul Cook (former president, Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police)

Further discussions will be held on the functions and actions of the panel.

The Board is facing multiple complaints to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario by officers and former police board chair Georjann Morriseau.

Senior leadership are under the microscope of the Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) while Ontario Provincial Police is investigating the actions of other members of the force.