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A university must look to build partnerships in the community in addition to educating students, says the chancellor of the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Lendley C.

While companies might be willing to invest in roads and railways to the Ring of Fire, an official with Cliff’s Natural Resources says it will ultimately be provincial infrastructure.

The two men charged in the attempted robbery of a south-side convenience store will appear in court again later in the month.

Suzan Rochon doesn’t want the debate over a location for a proposed multiplex to cause a Fort William versus Port Arthur intercity fight. But the Waterfront District BIA chairwoman says the city’s north-side appears to be the better fit.

Police named the suspected driver of a vehicle that struck a Marathon construction worker Monday.

A 35-year-old man is recovering from an industrial accident on airport property. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say the incident took place just before 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. A man fell just over 12 feet from a second storey stair landing.

A local skateboard shop encouraged the community to get out and skate Tuesday afternoon. The 4Fourteen Skateboard Shop sponsored an event at Marina Park to contribute Thunder Bay’s skateboarding community to the global Go Skateboarding Day.

Thunder Bay motorists appear to be getting some financial relief at the pumps. Gas prices have dropped about eight cents a litre at most stations around the city.The average price is now sitting at just under 1.

OPP in the Marathon area have set up a pair of check-points on the Trans-Canada Highway, as the search continues for a hit-and-run driver.

The Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board approved its new budget for 2011-2012. It comes in at just more than $95 million, which is an increase of about 2.5 per cent.