News releases issued by the City of Selkirk
A new 30-foot Vicinity shuttle bus has rolled into Selkirk, providing transit users another comfy ride around city streets or to various destinations as part of Selkirk Transit Authority’s charter service. Charlene Dunning, Manager of Transportation Services, said the new bus was purchased from Grande West Transportation; the same company the city purchased its last…
The City of Selkirk held an official ground breaking ceremony June 12 to signal the start of construction on its fire hall expansion. The $3.9 million expansion includes a three-storey building that will be attached to the west side of the current fire hall on Eaton Avenue. The new building will include a truck bay…
Selkirk residents will be able to make their way to the shops and restaurants of West Manitoba with ease later this summer when the city completes Phase 1 of the Manitoba Avenue Active Pathway. Work has already begun on the 2.1 km stretch of the pathway that runs along the north side of Manitoba Avenue…
Summer vibes are in the air and with that comes the much-anticipated launch of the Selkirk Waterfront Concert Series. The event calendar for 2018 has been finalized and will include four showcase evenings to be held at Selkirk’s Waterfront Park in the heart of the City on the Red River. The series gets underway with…
In Selkirk, the name R.S. ‘Bud’ Oliver is synonymous with municipal politics. In the international community, the name is closely aligned with what is now known as the Red River Basin Commission. In January of this year, the man who was Selkirk’s mayor from 1984 to 2002 stepped down from his position on the RRBC’s…