Manitoba

Selkirk, 2023

Archive of hometown notes from Selkirk: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2023

Basement air context for Selkirk

How Selkirk sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Selkirk follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Selkirk in national context first.

A bright spot in Selkirk

Selkirk downtown is a reason people stay fond of Selkirk.

December 2023 in Selkirk: Selkirk downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

City Score neighbours for Selkirk

How Selkirk compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Selkirk's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Selkirk: Selkirk orients around Red River in Manitoba.

Selkirk orients around Red River in Manitoba.

Red River still orients Selkirk. Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2023

November 2023: property tax in Selkirk

Published residential mill-rate context for Selkirk.

Residential mill rates for Selkirk appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Selkirk beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

A lesser-known corner of Selkirk

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Walk or drive through Selkirk long enough and Selkirk recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Manitoba towns do. On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Selkirk explains itself today.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Red River, Selkirk · November 2023

Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

Red River still orients Selkirk. Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What still surprises about Selkirk

Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

November 2023 in Selkirk: Selkirk downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023

October 2023: building permits in Selkirk

Where Selkirk sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.

Construction intent in Selkirk shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Selkirk permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Red River, Selkirk · October 2023

Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

Red River still orients Selkirk. Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why Selkirk downtown still draws people in Selkirk

Selkirk downtown is a reason people stay fond of Selkirk.

October 2023 in Selkirk: Selkirk downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Worth knowing in Selkirk: Selkirk recreation and parks programming is published

Selkirk orients around Red River in Manitoba.

Walk or drive through Selkirk long enough and Selkirk recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Selkirk orients around Red River in Manitoba.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023: property tax in Selkirk

Published residential mill-rate context for Selkirk.

Residential mill rates for Selkirk appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Selkirk beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

September 2023

Selkirk: Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Manitoba towns do. On OpenStats City

September 2023 in Selkirk: Selkirk downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

From mixed to the tap in Selkirk

Selkirk draws municipal drinking water from mixed, treated at Selkirk Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where Selkirk drinking water begins and the answer is mixed, then Selkirk Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Selkirk water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Landmark: Red River

Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

Red River still orients Selkirk. Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Selkirk on the hazard board

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Selkirk.

Selkirk appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

August 2023

Still finding Selkirk recreation facilities

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Walk or drive through Selkirk long enough and Selkirk recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Manitoba towns do. On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Selkirk explains itself today.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Selkirk broadband availability

Advertised broadband availability for Selkirk.

Broadband rows for Selkirk come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Selkirk internet page.

Selkirk downtown still surprises

Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

August 2023 in Selkirk: Selkirk downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Selkirk on the radon map

How Selkirk sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Selkirk follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Selkirk in national context first.

July 2023

Why Red River still draws people in Selkirk

Red River is a reason people stay fond of Selkirk.

Red River still orients Selkirk. Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

How Selkirk compares nearby

How Selkirk compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Selkirk's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Selkirk recreation facilities in Selkirk

Selkirk orients around Red River in Manitoba.

Walk or drive through Selkirk long enough and Selkirk recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Selkirk orients around Red River in Manitoba.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2023: property tax in Selkirk

Published residential mill-rate context for Selkirk.

Residential mill rates for Selkirk appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Selkirk beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Selkirk: Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

July 2023 in Selkirk: Selkirk downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023

A named place in Selkirk

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Walk or drive through Selkirk long enough and Selkirk recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Trading posts and early forts left fingerprints on street names and museum displays. Ask three locals which decade mattered most and you will get three different answers, all delivered with a grin.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Red River still surprises

On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

Red River still orients Selkirk. Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023: building permits in Selkirk

Where Selkirk sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.

Construction intent in Selkirk shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Selkirk permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Landmark: Selkirk recreation facilities

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Walk or drive through Selkirk long enough and Selkirk recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Manitoba towns do. On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Selkirk explains itself today.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023

Red River keeps Selkirk lively

Red River is a reason people stay fond of Selkirk.

Red River still orients Selkirk. Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Worth knowing in Selkirk: Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

Selkirk orients around Red River in Manitoba.

May 2023 in Selkirk: Selkirk downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023: property tax in Selkirk

Published residential mill-rate context for Selkirk.

Residential mill rates for Selkirk appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Selkirk beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Worth knowing in Selkirk: On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Manitoba towns do. On OpenStats City

Red River still orients Selkirk. Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Selkirk water via Selkirk Water Treatment Plant

Selkirk draws municipal drinking water from mixed, treated at Selkirk Water Treatment Plant.

May 2023 is a good week to revisit Selkirk's source: mixed. Treatment at Selkirk Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Selkirk water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

April 2023

Selkirk recreation facilities, Selkirk

Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Walk or drive through Selkirk long enough and Selkirk recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Selkirk orients around Red River in Manitoba.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Selkirk

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Selkirk.

Selkirk appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding Selkirk downtown

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

April 2023 in Selkirk: Selkirk downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Selkirk

Advertised broadband availability for Selkirk.

Broadband rows for Selkirk come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Selkirk internet page.

March 2023

Selkirk: On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

Red River still orients Selkirk. Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Selkirk

How Selkirk sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Selkirk follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Selkirk in national context first.

Selkirk recreation facilities keeps Selkirk lively

Selkirk recreation facilities is a reason people stay fond of Selkirk.

Walk or drive through Selkirk long enough and Selkirk recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Agriculture, forestry, tourism, and public-sector jobs still mix on the local tax roll the way many Manitoba towns do. On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7. Municipal recreation, parks, trails, and utility pages remain the best live guide to how Selkirk explains itself today.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Selkirk beside its neighbours

How Selkirk compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Selkirk's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

February 2023

Selkirk downtown in Selkirk

Selkirk orients around Red River in Manitoba.

February 2023 in Selkirk: Selkirk downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2023: property tax in Selkirk

Published residential mill-rate context for Selkirk.

Residential mill rates for Selkirk appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Selkirk beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Red River, Selkirk

Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

Red River still orients Selkirk. Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Selkirk downtown, Selkirk

Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

February 2023 in Selkirk: Selkirk downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023

Selkirk: Selkirk recreation and parks programming is published

Selkirk recreation and parks programming is published on the municipal website for residents and visitors.

Walk or drive through Selkirk long enough and Selkirk recreation facilities comes up. Aquatic centres, arenas, and community halls listed on the municipal site anchor weekend life in Selkirk.

Selkirk orients around Red River in Manitoba.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023: building permits in Selkirk

Where Selkirk sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.

Building-permit value for Selkirk comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Selkirk permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Selkirk downtown keeps Selkirk lively

Selkirk downtown is a reason people stay fond of Selkirk.

January 2023 in Selkirk: Selkirk downtown. Historic main street blocks, local shops, and civic buildings remain the walking-tour version of Selkirk.

Selkirk geography in the regional record centres on Red River.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Selkirk and mixed

Selkirk draws municipal drinking water from mixed, treated at Selkirk Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where Selkirk drinking water begins and the answer is mixed, then Selkirk Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).

See the Selkirk water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Red River in Selkirk

Selkirk orients around Red River in Manitoba.

Red River still orients Selkirk. Red River shapes how Selkirk talks about geography, recreation, and seasonal flooding or drought planning.

On OpenStats City Score, Selkirk ranks 33 of 7.

More on Selkirk: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.