Feb. 13, 2019 – Selkirk Mobility will replace its current fleet of buses with three new ones this spring, thanks to a federal cost-shared Public Transit Infrastructure Fund. The federal share is up to $150,000 with the City of Selkirk also contributing up to $150,000 towards the project. Yesterday in Selkirk council chambers, the Honourable…
Mayor Chris Ewen, Richot; MLA Dr. Alan Lagimodiere; Mayor Larry Johannson, Selkirk; Minister Jeff Wharton; Minister Bernadette Jordan; MP James Bezan Work on a new forcemain and lift station for Selkirk will begin this spring, putting in place one of the final pieces of wastewater infrastructure that will ensure the city is prepared for current…
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…
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,…
When members of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Asset Management Technical Working Group rolled into Selkirk last month on a Beaver bus, they knew they were coming to see the progress the city has made on its asset management journey. So it wasn’t a surprise to any of them that the city’s team that is…