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    • Streets of Selkirk
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    • Head of Inland Navigation 1884 – 1910
    • A New Industrial Era 1911-1928
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Captain Canuck and His Selkirk Origins

EventsBy Donovan YaciukJuly 17, 2026

Captain Canuck was created in the 1970s by Ron Leishman and Richard Comely. The comic was illustrated by Selkirk resident, George Freeman. Captain Canuck quickly grew a following because the character reflected Canadian pride.

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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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