News releases issued by the City of Selkirk
The City of Selkirk was recognized once again for its Climate Change Adaptation Strategy when Chief Administrative Officer Duane Nicol was asked to join the Prairie Climate Centre (PCC) and present at Adaptation Canada 2020 last month, before the government enforced a travel advisory. Held in Vancouver from Feb. 19-21, Adaptation Canada is the country’s…
After over 70 years of service, the Selkirk Arena (The Barn) and Memorial Hall are both looking to retire. With the retirement of these two facilities, the city is looking to its citizen to find out what sort of services they would like a replacement facility to provide. On Wednesday, March 18 from 5 –…
The City of Selkirk is borrowing a line from an iconic Canadian children’s show from the 1960s that implored viewers to ‘look up, look waaaaaay up,’ to see something special. In the TV show, it was the Friendly Giant you’d gaze upon; in Selkirk it’s the city’s water tower. Most know that if you take…
It’s something we all knew was coming. While there’s a sadness about it ending, it’s perhaps outweighed by the excitement of the birth of a new era and the promise of what’s to come. We’re talking of course, about the Selkirk Arena – better known as The Barn – and Memorial Hall, both Selkirk institutions…
Not just anyone can host 20-plus kids after school for a few hours of fun and games. The logistics put most of us out of the running, plus who’s got the space or the time to throw the equivalent of a high-end birthday party a couple times a week? The answer is no one. Unless…