Selkirk Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 42: Pt 1

Places

The Selkirk Museum celebrates the Royal Canadian Legion’s history through The Forty-Second Branch, a book written by Malcolm Macfarlane in 1977. Macfarlane faced challenges in researching the Legion’s first fifty years due to incomplete records, relying on colorful memories from its members. The book captures the Legion’s formation, successes, struggles, and contributions to Selkirk.

Image of original war memorial honouring past and present veterans.

Veterans Memorial Gardens

Parks

Long before it held a monument to the fallen, this historic riverbank site was home to Western Canada’s largest national fish hatchery. This exhibit uncovers the transformation of the grounds—from its 1892 industrial roots to a hard-fought battle by local veterans to protect the prime real estate from developers, securing it as a lasting sanctuary of remembrance.