The original plan was to hold an open house, where citizens could talk with city staff on what they hope to see in a new multi-purpose facility. With COVID-19 throwing a wrench in these plans, the city is instead conducting both an online survey and a fillable survey in the May 6th edition of the…
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…
It’s something we all knew was coming. While there’s a sadness about it ending, it’s perhaps outweighed by the excitement of the birth of a new era and the promise of what’s to come. We’re talking of course, about the Selkirk Arena – better known as The Barn – and Memorial Hall, both Selkirk institutions…
At the start of a new year it’s nice to begin with good news and in the City of Selkirk, there’s plenty of that. The City of Selkirk has once again completed its budget for 2020 before the end of 2019 and in December council approved a tax increase of 1.95 per cent, or about…
It’s the time of year when people look back and reflect on the year that’s passed. If we cast that backwards glance at the City of Selkirk for 2019, we might look at the city as a teenager who went through one heck of a growth spurt. In fact, growth might be the word best…