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    • A New Industrial Era 1911-1928
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A Look Back at Selkirk’s First Council Meeting

News, Heritage HighlightsBy Emily AntonioJune 12, 2026

Following Selkirk’s official incorporation, the town’s newly elected officials gathered for their historic first council meeting on June 12, 1882. Presided over by Mayor James Colcleugh, this inaugural session set the foundational groundwork for the community’s early governance, local infrastructure, and long-term civic development.

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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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