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The annual New Year’s Day levee has become a military tradition in Thunder Bay.

Here is our final list of the top stories of 2013. Unlike the lists we’ve published before, this one had nothing to do with the editorial staff of tbnewswatch.com.

Thursday will mark opening day for candidates to file nominations for the 2014 municipal election. Nominations for all seven wards, the five at-large positions, mayor and the school boards will open at 8:30 a.m.

Thunder Bay Police say it was business as usual on New Year’s Eve. In a release issued early Wednesday morning, police say they were kept busy with the typical type of calls as revelers ushered out the old year and welcomed 2014.

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a sudden death in Atikokan. Members of the Rainy River District Crime Unit, a scenes of crime officer from Atikokan and the Thunder Bay forensic unit were brought in to help with the investigation.

Tuesday morning’s windchill was the coldest ever recorded in the city for the month of December.

Despite the cold temperatures police will be turning the heat up on suspected drunk drivers. Thunder Bay Police Service traffic Sgt. Glen Porter said New Year's Eve is a busy time for police.

New Year’s Eve is one of the most festive occasions of the year, but for people who make their home a party destination there’s always a risk that a New Year will come with new problems.

Two Timmins men have been fined $3,500 for an illegal deer hunt. Officials with Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources say the two men pleaded guilty and as a result one was fined $2,000 while the other was slapped with a $1,500.

The Shelter House's Street Outreach plan shifted into high gear this past weekend. The program helps the city's most vulnerable survive the winter cold.