News releases issued by the City of Selkirk
WHAT: A 12-foot elk that has been an eye-catcher in Selkirk for months is moving to a new home this Friday. The wooden sculpture – made of drift wood collected from the banks of the Red River was created by Selkirk engineer-turned-artist Majid Kermani. The elk will migrate to Holiday Alley for the weekend where…
You may think Selkirk Transit is just a bus service and you probably don’t give much thought to the deeper purpose behind it. It’s understandable, but the good news for the people of Selkirk is that there is a deeper purpose to Selkirk Transit Authority and it benefits people from almost every segment of society.…
When members of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Asset Management Technical Working Group rolled into Selkirk last month on a Beaver bus, they knew they were coming to see the progress the city has made on its asset management journey. So it wasn’t a surprise to any of them that the city’s team that is…
The city is moving forward with its plans to revitalize Selkirk’s downtown with the implementation of its façade and site improvement incentive program. Businesses in the designated downtown area can apply for the grant, which will cover up to 25 per cent of eligible façade or site improvements, to a maximum of $5,000. The improvements…
Selkirk Mobility is officially three years old, and everyone, from staff to clients, is in a celebratory mood. A gathering took place Oct. 12 at Mobility’s offices to recognize the service that was started to provide those 65 and over as well as anyone with mobility issues a safe and dependable way to get around…