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Ontario’s troubled air ambulance service has launched a new policy to make it easier for whistleblowers to come forward.

THUNDER BAY -- Another Christmas has come and gone, and the city wants local residents to recycle their Christmas trees. Collection sites have been set up at 10 locations around the city.

THUNDER BAY -- A work crew is en route from Winnipeg to help deal with an ammonia leak at the NorWest Arena. If all goes according to plan, that work crew could have residents skating at the arena sometime Friday.

THUNDER BAY -- Birdwatchers across North America became citizen scientists for the Annual Boxing Day Bird Count. Last year more than 2,500 people took part in Ontario, and groups were out across Thunder Bay Wednesday with binoculars in hand.

THUNDER BAY -- Police had to use pepper spray to arrest a knife-wielding man who threatened officers Christmas morning.

THUNDER BAY -- A man remains in the hospital after being attacked by a man with an axe. Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service arrived to the 1500 block of Rankin Street just before 10:30 p.m.

Only 66 per cent of Ontarians say they are committed to follow the province's ban on handheld devices while driving.

Everyday, for 12 days, tbnewswatch.com will be taking a look back at the news stories that had our attention throughout 2012.

THUNDER BAY -- The NorWest Arena in Stanley was being treated like a disaster zone Wednesday after a chemical leak forced fire crews to take emergency action. The incident was reported just after 1 p.m.

THUNDER BAY -- The city’s public school board hopes it can take advantage of provincial funding to further secure it’s elementary schools. The announcement comes in the wake of the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn.