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  • About
  • Exhibits
    • People
    • Places
    • Events
  • Tours
    • Streets of Selkirk
    • Historic Houses
    • Manitoba Avenue
  • Timeline
    • Selkirk Councils 1882-Present
    • The Beginning 1882 – 1883
    • Head of Inland Navigation 1884 – 1910
    • A New Industrial Era 1911-1928
    • Bitter Lessons 1929-1946
    • The Modern Town 1947-1979
    • Shifting Tides 1980-2010
    • Recent Years 2011-Present
  • Heritage Highlights
  • Support
    • Selkirk Heritage Endowment Fund
    • Donor’s Wall
    • Donate Today
  • Collection

Daily Archives: June 26, 2026

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What’s in a Name Discovering Selkirk’s Hidden History

News, Heritage HighlightsBy Emily AntonioJune 26, 2026

Many of Selkirk’s buildings and places are named after people, but not everyone knows why. Learn about several important figures in Selkirk’s history and why they’re still honored today

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We would like to acknowledge that we are in Treaty 1 territory and that the land on which we gather is the traditional gathering place of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the homeland of the Red River Métis Nation.

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