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KENORA -- It's been more than a decade since the province decided to privatize highway maintenance and snowplowing in the Northwest. That decade-old decision continues to be a cause for concern.

THUNDER BAY -- City council will hold its final meeting of the year Monday night. Mayor Keith Hobbs will deliver the 2012 State of the City presentation.

Everyday, for the next 12 days, tbnewswatch.com will be taking a look back at the news stories that had our attentino throughout 2012. Here are some of the headlines that had our attention in January, 2012.

Ashleigh Presenger has faith in the community. In her 27 years volunteering she’s seen scarcity at the Christmas Cheer Fund before. That’s why she knows although donations are down right now, they won’t be for long.

While the weather outside was frightful, it couldn’t wash away an old fashioned Christmas. For the second year, Founders’ Museum and Pioneer Village held its Ol’ Time Family Christmas Sunday.

While they’re usually reserved for bad guys, police cruisers around Thunder Bay were being filled with good deeds instead.

Santa made a special delivery to a local food bank over the weekend. For the past 18 years Thunder Bay Transit has been touring the city during the holiday season for its Santa Bus Food Drive.

Police in Kenora are investigating a suspicious death after an early morning fire. Kenora OPP and the Kenora Fire Department responded to a house fire around 4:30 a.m. Saturday.

THUNDER BAY – If David Thompson could see the newly-opened observatory at Fort William Historical Park, he might have a lot of sleepless nights, said Anthony Marrelli.

THUNDER BAY -- Graham Cotter has always wanted to be a police officer. On Friday his wish came true.