I got an offer to drive up to Selkirk, MB to perform a Mystery Shop. It’s a 45 minute drive there, which is not too bad for a single shop, if the money is right. And the money was right. I had a specific time I had to perform the shop, it had to be at Noon. So we loaded up the van and headed North.
The road to Selkirk can become quite boring if you drive it too many times. Luckily there are alternate routes. Today we decided to turn off Hwy #9 at River Road. We went past a great looking golf course, and had the Red River with us all the way to Lockport.
We stopped at St Andrews on the Red. It’s a historic Parish along the Red River, the oldest church in Western Canada.
The plaque reads “ St Andrew’s Anglican Church - Beginning in 1828 the Rev. W. Cockran held religious services in the homes of settlers in this area. In 1829 he established a permanent residence at Grand Rapids on the Red River and by 1831 had built a small wooden church. His growing congregation required a larger building and the present stone church, the oldest in Western Canada, was begun in 1845 and completed in 1849. This simple but beautiful building became the centre of missionary activity in Rupert’s Land and continues to be the focus of an active parish life.”
Historically I have always known this place by a legend. It was known in these parts that if you visited the location at Midnight on Halloween Night and walked three times backward around the Church you would disappear. It is something I have never tried. What if there was something to the legend.
There is a sign up in front of the Church prohibiting visitors after Dusk. It has attracted many a late night visitor to test the legend.
The graveyard was also a popular place after dark for teens.
We took care of the shop in Selkirk, then went down Main Street to find the Catfish. Selkirk is known for its Catfish.
The plaque on this huge statue says “Placed to Honour the memory of Chuck Norquay who through his love of fishing the Red River, successfully promoted Selkirk & District as the Catfish Capital of the World November 10, 1955 – August 18, 1993 God Rest His Beautiful Soul”.
Then back to Winnipeg to finish a few other shops inside the City.
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