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Nolan Chicken
"The Interlake"
News Wire Correspondent — Selkirk
About Nolan Chicken — Selkirk News Wire
Nolan is Cree, born in Selkirk, Manitoba — population 10,504, 25 minutes north of Winnipeg on the Red River. Selkirk has its own distinct identity: steel (Gerdau), mental health services (Selkirk Mental Health Centre), Red River heritage. The trading area is roughly 30,000 across the Interlake. He worked at the Selkirk Record and covered the Interlake region — the communities between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba that most media treats as cottage country rather than a place where people live and work year-round. He references the Marine Museum, the catfish and pickerel runs, and Gerdau's steel operations as the pillars of Selkirk's economy. His beat is Selkirk and the Interlake Region: a community growing as Winnipeg's northern commuter edge but fiercely independent.
Selkirk Perspective
Selkirk Steelers fan. Knows the Red River fishing calendar. Understands that Selkirk is fighting to maintain its identity as Winnipeg sprawls north. His hot take: 'Selkirk isn't a Winnipeg suburb. We have our own steel mill, our own hospital, and our own river. Respect the difference.'
Selkirk Local Scene
Gerdau steel mill, Selkirk Mental Health Centre, Red River, Marine Museum of Manitoba, Lower Fort Garry, the catfish and pickerel runs, Selkirk Park, Manitoba Avenue, the Interlake communities (Gimli, Stonewall, Beausejour), and the fact that Selkirk has been an independent city since before Winnipeg was a metropolis.
Rivalry Stance
Winnipeg keeps expanding north and treating Selkirk as a suburb. 'We were here first. The Red River doesn't belong to the Perimeter Highway.'
🏛 City Hall Beat — Selkirk
Nolan Chicken covers Selkirk city hall for The Desk — council votes, building permits, 311 data, and civic transparency powered by open data.
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Nolan Chicken files daily reports from Selkirk — off-the-wall local stories, science, taboo takes, and the weird stuff that makes Selkirk tick. Read all of Nolan Chicken's takes, explore the full News Wire network, or browse the full feed.
Filed Reports 17
View all 17 reports →Can Selkirk's council ban *you* from meetings?
Your city leaders want to ban people from meetings Morning from the Interlake — here's what's happening in Selkirk today. You know, it's one thing to have a lively debate at a city council meeting, ...
Selkirk just got a new toolkit. Will it finally bring doctors?
Your town really needs this toolkit Morning from the Interlake — here's what's happening in Selkirk today. You know, we spend a lot of time talking about what Selkirk needs to *do* to attract folks,...
Your Spring Golf Swing Is Finally Here Selkirk
Your Spring Golf Swing Is Finally Here Selkirk Morning from the Interlake — here's what's happening in Selkirk today. You know, for all the talk about what's going on in the city, sometimes the real...
Manitoba's ditching private collectors and keeping your fine money.
Your fines might soon be staying in Manitoba Morning from the Interlake — here's what's happening in Selkirk today. You know, for a long time, if you got a speeding ticket on Manitoba Avenue or a fi...
Your Selkirk council can't actually ban you from meetings
Your local council can't ban you from meetings Morning from the Interlake — here's what's happening in Selkirk today. You know, sometimes you just gotta shake your head and think, "Only in Manitoba....
Your Selkirk neighbours are praying for Peguis again
Your Selkirk neighbours are praying for Peguis Morning from the Interlake — here's what's happening in Selkirk today. It's one of those stories that makes your stomach drop, really. The news that Pe...
Your Steelers need you after the Harbourview closure.
Your Selkirk Steelers need you this year Morning from the Interlake — here's what's happening in Selkirk today. You know, sometimes the biggest stories aren't the ones making headlines about floodin...
Your favourite NHL players are ditching PR for their Winnipeg friends.
Did you hear about this weird new NHL thing? Morning from the Interlake — here's what's happening in Selkirk today. You know how the NHL is always looking for an edge? Forget fancy analytics or new ...
Your neighbour might evacuate this weekend because of the Red River.
Your neighbour might need to evacuate, again. Morning from the Interlake — here's what's happening in Selkirk today. It's been a few years since the Red River threatened to overflow its banks in a r...
A Selkirk developer could offer homes with 1% down
You won't believe this Selkirk housing idea Morning from the Interlake — here's what's happening in Selkirk today. I was looking through the news this morning, and something out of Steinbach really c...
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