News releases issued by the City of Selkirk
The City of Selkirk and Selkirk Fire Department are joining forces with Firefighters Without Borders Canada (FWBC) and will donate a fire truck that is no longer being used by the city to a village in Brazil. Fire Chief Craig Fiebelkorn said the truck, Unit 9, is 30 years old and would have to be…
At the start of a new year it’s nice to begin with good news and in the City of Selkirk, there’s plenty of that. The City of Selkirk has once again completed its budget for 2020 before the end of 2019 and in December council approved a tax increase of 1.95 per cent, or about…
When the Winnipeg Blue Bombers won their first Grey Cup in 29 years on November 24, it wasn’t just a win for the City of Winnipeg, it was a win for Bomber fans across the province of Manitoba. That’s why over the winter the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are sharing their win with rural communities across…
Need a ride from the Rec Complex to the Waterfront but you’ve got no wheels? You can get there with ReRyde, the first ridesharing service licensed under the City of Selkirk’s new Vehicle for Hire By-Law. Changes to provincial laws paved the way for the City of Selkirk to modernize its by-law, which had been…
When city council adopted its Downtown Selkirk Renewal Strategy in 2016, it contained five strategic directions that ultimately would focus downtown development, ensuring it evolved into a place that people are drawn to, a place where they can shop, meet friends, hang out and live. One of the five strategic directions is to promote mixed…