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Working Class Heroes: Selkirk Enters the New Industrial Era

Heritage Highlights, NewsBy Ellie Longbottom October 20, 2021

Shifting away from fishing fleets in 1911, Selkirk entered a rapid era of industrialization. From retail shifts driven by the Eaton’s Catalogue to the historic rise of the Manitoba Rolling Mills, discover how local leaders and working-class heroes navigated wartime sacrifice and economic change to build a modern industrial hub.

Red Feather Farm

ParksBy Christian Cassidy July 16, 2020

From a premier 1910s poultry ranch to a wartime military barracks, Red Feather Farm holds a fascinating place in Selkirk’s history. This exhibit uncovers how its massive chicken barns were transformed into quarters for the 108th Battalion—affectionately nicknamed “The Roosters”—before they deployed to the front lines of the First World War.