Fortunately, we have been creative in how we recruit. We have gone into other parts of Canada. Actually, we've been to Manitoba to do a lot of recruiting.
Prior to COVID our human resources department always travelled to these colleges and universities to attract people. They have remembered the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service because we are a large service. We offer a very unique schedule of going in for two weeks and coming out for two weeks. We offer a good quality of work and home life, which is attractive to people. We offer competitive salaries that are comparable to those for the OPP and benefits as well, so we do get people who come to us.
However, because we are only a program, we are a revolving door. We get officers for a short period of time, and then they go on to larger police services with sustained funding. For example, my badge number is 1059 and our badge numbers are now in the 1700s. That's in the 24 years I've been with NAPS.