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    • A New Industrial Era 1911-1928
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    • Recent Years 1980-Present
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    • Selkirk Heritage Endowment Fund
    • Donor’s Wall
    • Donate Today
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A Booming Little Town: Selkirk Becomes the Head of Inland Navigation

News, News & UpdatesBy Ellie LongbottomSeptember 22, 2021

By 1884, Selkirk, Manitoba had turned from a map dot into a booming little town on the banks of the Red River. New businesses began popping up all over, like the Manitoba Asylum (now known as the Selkirk Mental Health Centre) which was headed by Dr. David Young, the first Merchant’s Hotel built by John Christian Schultz.   In…

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