By Alicia Anderson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com More recruits are needed by the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service. That’s what Terry Armstrong, chief of police, said at the police service’s annual general meeting on Tuesday. “We’re on a trajectory to double the police force in the next probably seven to eight years, but what we’re looking at is a police service of 520 and close to 200 civilians in our service,” Armstrong said. “We’re on course.” The annual general meeting reflects on the police service’s previous year, and invites chiefs of the 34 First Nations to submit feedback. Currently, the police service receives 80 seats a year at the police college, which helps with recruitment, Armstrong said, noting they get up to 20 seats per class. “Another thing we’re seeing

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