OPSEU Local 256 President Mario Posteraro confirmed to Global News that 53-year-old Steven Snively and 29-year-old Christopher Marchant were fired by the City of Hamilton on Wednesday.

In December, the Hamilton Police Service asked the Niagara Regional Police Service to conduct a “fair and impartial” investigation.

In a brief statement released Wednesday, Hamilton police said Niagara police have "agreed to conduct the criminal investigation in order to ensure a fair and impartial investigation is completed."