News releases issued by the City of Selkirk
The Public Utilities Board has approved a rate increase for the City of Selkirk’s water and wastewater, effective immediately, and introduced gradually over the next three years. The city applied for the increase to fund construction of the new Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) as well as ongoing operating costs. Changes to provincial legislation that require…
The City of Selkirk is on the lookout for green thumbs, or even those that desire to be green, to plant their own gardens in the Water Tower Community Garden. The gardens were previously run by Rene Gauthier and the Soup Kitchen, in cooperation with Growing Years Family Resource Centre, on city-owned land located beside…
The City of Selkirk Budget 2019 reflects council’s and administration’s mind set that of late has seen them keep one eye on the present and the other on the future, making decisions that benefit all of us today as well as those who will work, live and play in this great city decades from now.…
The City of Selkirk is excited to be taking over as the recycling depot for household hazardous waste and electronic products following the Dec. 31 closure of Responsible Electronics Recycling (RER). On Jan. 14, the city will begin accepting used and unwanted electronic products at Selkirk Waste Transfer Station (WTS) located at Walker Avenue, west…
When the excitement of the holiday season calms down and our lives begin to ease back into some sort of routine, the rear view mirror will show 2018 was a year of progress in the City of Selkirk. And that’s the kind of reflection that has been the norm of late, as mayor and council,…