Selkirk’s first newspaper was the Selkirk Inter-Ocean.

For almost 50 years Bjarni Dalman was an important member of the Icelandic community in Selkirk.

In August 2003, 60,000 spectators descended on Selkirk to watch the 2003 Western Canada Summer Games. It was the largest event ever hosted within the Interlake. Throughout the planning years and during the 10 days of the event, friendships were formed among volunteers and athletes.

Inspired by the craze for the Paddlewheel boats competitors quickly had other river boats made. These three boats were all motorships, and bore the name M.S. River Rouge, M.S. Lady Winnipeg, and M.S. Lord Selkirk II.

For almost a century, Gilhuly’s Drug Store was a landmark on Eveline Street, making it one of Selkirk’s oldest and longest family-run businesses.