Many things have had to take a back seat to the COVID-19 pandemic this year. The Water Tower has also fallen to that trend. With the city officially hiring Carlson Commercial and Industrial Services to strip and repaint the water tower, they talked with industry professionals and decided that holding off the project until next…
It’s been a long time coming and just by looking at the Selkirk Water Tower, you can tell it was time for a facelift. “We can all agree that the current state of this iconic piece of our landscape does not embody the new energy and enthusiasm in our community. This year, we plan to…
On April 28, the city held a public hearing at the Memorial Hall as part of the formal adoption process for the city’s financial plan, which is mandated by the Municipal Act. “It was very different from what we did in the past, but this is a requirement for us and we did everything we…
The city had to get creative with its tradition of hosting an open house to kick off construction season and switched to a virtual model to align with COVID-19 social distancing restrictions. A web page was created so the public could see what projects were coming up and why and notices were hand delivered to…
The City of Selkirk received just shy of $150,000 through the Province of Manitoba’s 2020 Flood Preparedness Program to purchase equipment that will protect the city now and into the future during high water events. “We want to thank the province for this funding program that has allowed the City of Selkirk to be even…