News releases issued by the City of Selkirk
The City of Selkirk’s annual Festival of Trees and Craft Sale was a success on many levels this year – the Nov. 18 and 19th event kicked off the holiday season in fine style and raised funds for two important groups, one that supports older adults and another that champions fair trade. Charlene Dunning, manager…
The City of Selkirk is one of 19 municipalities selected from across Canada to participate in the first phase of a two-year Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ initiative that will help align Selkirk’s Capital Asset Management Program (CAMP) with current climate change goals. Selkirk was the only Manitoba city chosen to be a member of the…
When the City of Selkirk embarked on its journey to improve the way it manages its assets, it set four key objectives, one of them being to establish the city as a leader in asset management. The city undertook the challenge internally, rather than hiring consultants, and now, three years later, the city has a…
Local business renews sponsorship for kids’ programs in 2018 Helping kids in youth programs get to and from events is a big part of Selkirk Transit Authority’s (STA) community engagement mandate. Realizing that goal has been made a whole lot easier thanks to the generous actions of a local business. Early in 2017, Frank’s Pizza…
Art on Ice for Social Housing Selkirk, MB (November 27, 2017) When artists were given the chance to beautify six ice-fishing shacks for a new community project in Selkirk, Manitoba realism artist Mandy van Leeuwen decided it was a chance to talk about homelessness in Canada. Mandy van Leeuwen’s large-scale murals can be seen all…