When city council adopted its Downtown Selkirk Renewal Strategy in 2016, it contained five strategic directions that ultimately would focus downtown development, ensuring it evolved into a place that people are drawn to, a place where they can shop, meet friends, hang out and live. One of the five strategic directions is to promote mixed…
The impressive addition you see on the west side of the Selkirk Fire Hall was officially opened and celebrated on Sept. 28 and while the three-storey, 8,000 square foot add on has been in operation for several weeks now, there’s still a few final touches to make it truly home. “We’re pretty much settled in,…
At 10 a.m. on Sept. 28, the sirens will sound, the fire trucks will leave the fire hall and what can best be described as a five-alarm situation will ensue. But fear not citizens of Selkirk city, there is no need to panic – it is simply the celebration befitting of the grand opening of…
The City of Selkirk cracked Maclean’s magazine’s Top 100 list of fastest growing communities in Canada, a reality that’s not lost on Mayor Larry Johannson. “It’s nice to see Selkirk on that list, I’m proud of that, but it’s something that the people who live here know without having to see a list,” Johannson said.…
There’s a provincial election happening Sept. 10 and in an effort to make sure Selkirk voters keep their hometown front of mind when they hit the polling stations, the city is taking the unprecedented step of encouraging citizens to raise important community issues with local candidates and reminding voters what’s at stake when they cast…