The Selkirk Pool will stay open until Sept. 8 this year, providing 13 extra days of swimming. On Sept. 9, the pool goes to the dogs for the third annual K9 Swim and Splash. Shelley Leonard, Program Coordinator for Culture, Recreation and Green Transportation, said the city wanted to extend the pool’s opening after a…
It was history in the making today when shovels went into the dirt to signal the start of Selkirk’s new state-of-the-art Waste Water Treatment Plant and the significance of the event was not lost on Mayor Larry Johannson. “This is an important project for the citizens of Selkirk, for so many reasons. This waste water…
August 3, 2018 Selkirk played host this Thursday to the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, who visited the city to learn more about Selkirk’s innovative approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and integrating a concern for the environment into its everyday practices. Mayor Larry Johannson said it was a huge…
Pictured L-R  Russel Goossen, Laryassa Kurjewicz, Tracy Master A citizen’s urgent desire to take an environmental stand and a vision that leads the City of Selkirk to decisions that protect our natural surroundings has turned a former eye-sore into a pollinator park that will benefit people as well as the birds and the bees and the…
Enumerators are going door-to-door in Selkirk right now, ensuring the voters list for October’s election is accurate and everyone can have their say by casting a vote. The City of Selkirk encourages its residents to have their say at all times of year through CitizenVoice, a team of citizens that plays an active role in…