The Town of Selkirk was incorporated under the provincial Municipal Act. James Colcleugh served as the first mayor

D.F. Reid and Dave Clark started the first Selkirk based commercial fishing operation

With the assistance of Booth Fisheries, Charles Gauthier established the Dominion Fish Company which constructed ice houses and freezers

Selkirk’s Library and Debating Society was formed

Selkirk was the centre of the Lake Winnipeg lumber trade and had a railway link to Winnipeg

The local Board of Trade convinced Town Council to establish “River Park” for out of town day visitors to picnic

Thanks to Thomas Lafayette Rosser, chief engineer of the Canada Pacific Railway a branch line to Selkirk was built

A sawmill was built in the West Slough assisting with the boat building “boom”

Businesses during this time were:  5 general stores, 2 butcher shops, 1 bakery, 1 drugstore, a blacksmith, 2 flour and feed stores, a livery stable, 2 stationery and bookstores, and the printing office of the “Selkirk Herald”