News releases issued by the City of Selkirk
On April 28, the city held a public hearing at the Memorial Hall as part of the formal adoption process for the city’s financial plan, which is mandated by the Municipal Act. “It was very different from what we did in the past, but this is a requirement for us and we did everything we…
The city had to get creative with its tradition of hosting an open house to kick off construction season and switched to a virtual model to align with COVID-19 social distancing restrictions. A web page was created so the public could see what projects were coming up and why and notices were hand delivered to…
The City of Selkirk received just shy of $150,000 through the Province of Manitoba’s 2020 Flood Preparedness Program to purchase equipment that will protect the city now and into the future during high water events. “We want to thank the province for this funding program that has allowed the City of Selkirk to be even…
It was World Water Day on March 22, and not surprisingly, it came and went without much attention paid to the star of the day. The obvious reason for this is that we’re all dealing with the new phrases in our lives – social distancing, self-isolation and Coronavirus, to name a few. Tipping our hats…
There are more important things to think about than how you will pay your utility bill during this time, and the city is giving you more time to make that payment. If you don’t see your utility bill in the mail this month, you weren’t forgotten or missed. At a special meeting called to address…