By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO — The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service has over a dozen new constables. The First Nations-led police service, which operates in 34 First Nations across Nishnawbe Aski Nation territory in Ontario’s far north, awarded badges to 15 new officers in a ceremony on Jan. 9. They’ve already been sworn in, meaning they’re now ready to be deployed to their communities. Scott Paradis, the service’s media relations coordinator, said it’s the end result of completing training through the Ontario Police College and separate blocks of instruction by NAPS itself. “Now that we are a fully legislated police service, our complement number needs to be much higher,” Paradis said in an interview with Newswatch. “And our recruitment unit is working tremendously at getting

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