News releases issued by the City of Selkirk
The City of Selkirk is synonymous with many things, from the steel mill to world-class catfishing on the Red River, and alongside those iconic flag bearers of the city is the Troyanda Ukrainian dance ensemble, which celebrated 40 years together in 2019. Born out of the Selkirk and District Ukrainian School of Dance, which was…
Selkirk is going back to its roots with a pilot project that will test the success of native plants in the city’s medians. Selkirk CAO Duane Nicol says the pilot project arose as an idea that helps the city address some important sustainability objectives. “We have turf grass in our medians right now, which requires…
We knew that winter sports would look a little different this year. For many citizens, it will be the absence of “the old barn” that will be the strangest. The decision to not open the Selkirk Arena was based on three factors: the ability for visitors to social distance in the facility, the staffing requirements…
Manitoba’s Chief Public Health Officer announced today that those municipalities in the Winnipeg Metro Region, which includes Selkirk, that are currently in the orange level of Manitoba’s Pandemic Response System will be subject to additional restrictions begining Monday, October 19th that will be in place for no less than two weeks. It will continue to…
For Jeannie Red Eagle the official opening ceremony of the Manitoba Avenue East Anishnaabe Mashkiki Gitigaan – The People’s Medicine Garden on September 24th must have felt all at once like a long time coming and as if it happened in the blink of an eye. Red Eagle suggested an indigenous healing garden at a…