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.'
Local Coverage
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.
City Hall Beat — Selkirk
Nolan Chicken covers Selkirk city hall for The Desk — council votes, building permits, 311 data, and civic transparency.
Council Meeting InformationSelkirk Business & Economic Development
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What's happening in our government is just wild
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