When you drive into the City of Selkirk on Hwy. 9A there’s a sign that greets you at the southern border – it says: ‘The City of Selkirk – Where it all comes together’. It’s a welcome sign, with a catchy phrase that might stick in your head if you’re new to the area. It’s…
The City of Selkirk will plant 64 trees along city boulevards this fall, the first of many to be planted over the coming five years, and the policy behind the green initiative is receiving high praise from a group that leaves nothing to chance when it comes to trees. The Trees Please Winnipeg Coalition –…
The cumulative effect of drought-like conditions year after year in Southern Manitoba is taking its toll in several ways, and one of them is playing out in the kitchens and bathrooms of several communities across the province. While other communities – Winkler, Morden and Niverville among them – have had to enforce watering restrictions to…
The City of Selkirk is taking advantage of the Province of Manitoba’s Restart funding to install sewer and water that will service future development in the second phase of the Business Park. The city has been investing in its wastewater and water systems to improve its capacity and its resiliency to climate change and be…
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,…