Thunder Bay police constable nominated for Police Hero award Sharlene Bourdeau has spearheaded the Tree of Hope project. Mar 2, 2021 8:10 AM By: TbNewsWatch.com Staff THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay Police Service officer who initiated the Tree of Hope project has been nominated for a Police Association of Ontario Police Hero award. Constable Sharlene Bourdeau says "I was surprised. Someone stopped me in the hallway Friday and said 'congratulations'. I don't know who nominated me, but I'm very honoured." Bourdeau spearheaded the project to raise funds to help solve the cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. For the last two years, trees in front of police headquarters on Balmoral Street have been illuminated with lights starting with a sacred ceremony in November in memory of the victims.