7. Wallace Hill
November 25, 1965:
• ATreasury Board Minute (TB) #648468
transfers administration and control of
the Wallace Hill property from the
Department of National Defence to the
Federal Crown with the purpose: “To
provide a site for the relocation of Indians
close to a centre of employment.”
8. Wallace Hill
January 4, 1966:
• Crown Assets Disposal Corporation
approves the transfer in the Treasury
Board Minute (TB) #648468.
9. Wallace Hill
September 30, 1966:
• Department of Indian Affairs and
Northern Development or DIAND (now
called Aboriginal Affairs and Northern
Development Canada) formally takes over
the property from the Department of
National Defence.
10. Wallace Hill
October 22, 1973:
• The Shubenacadie Band Council submits a Band
Council Resolution (BCR) requesting the transfer of
the body of lands known a “Hammonds Plains” to be
transferred to the jurisdiction of the Shubenacadie
Band for development.
• BCR also requests “that funds be made available to the
Band Council … to enable the development of a feasible
project to be installed on this body of land.”
• Signed by Chief John Knockwood.
11. Wallace Hill
November 9, 1976:
• The Shubenacadie Band Council requests
by BCR the Wallace Hill property be
turned over to the Shubenacadie Band.
• Signed by Chief Clarence Marr.
12. Wallace Hill
March 27, 1979:
• Shubenacadie Band Council passes a BCR
requesting thatTB Minute #648468 to be
amended as follows:
13. Wallace Hill
March 27, 1979:
1.That the property known as Wallace Hill
be declared Indian Reserve land.
2.That the property when reserve status is
granted, be turned over to our band as a
reserve of the Shubenacadie Band for the
following reasons:
14. Wallace Hill
March 27, 1979:
a)To provide a site for the relocation of
Shubenacadie Band members who are
working or seeking employment in the
Halifax metro area and do not wish to
reside off reserve.The property is
located 14 miles (23 km) from downtown
Halifax.
15. Wallace Hill
March 27, 1979:
b)There is now one Indian family residing on this
land and they are members of the Shubenacadie
Band.
c)There have been many requests and inquiries
from our band members in respect to this
property for establishment (of) economic
development enterprises
•Signed by Chief John Knockwood.
16. Wallace Hill
June 24, 1981:
•Millbrook Band passes a BCR that states:
•“That we, theTruro Band Council, agreed and
support that the lands situated at Hammonds
Plains, Nova Scotia, formerly the property of
National Defence, be reverted to Indian lands,
under the district control of the Indian Brook Band
Council.”
17. Wallace Hill
July 21, 1981:
•A resolution is signed by Nova Scotia chiefs
requesting “that the property known as
‘Wallace Hill’ be granted as a reserve status and
that this land be made part of the Shubenacadie
Band.
•Shubenacadie Band Chief Reg Maloney is
among the signatories of this resolution.
18. Wallace Hill
September 14, 1981:
•Membertou Band Council passes a BCR that states:
•“That we, the Membertou Band Council, agreed and
support that the lands situated at Hammonds Plains,
Nova Scotia, formerly the property of National Defence,
be reverted to Indian lands, under the direct control of
the Indian Brook Band Council.”
19. Wallace Hill
January1982:
•Although several recommendations were
made by the Atlantic Regional Office of DIAND
to their Headquarters,Wallace Hill has not
been granted reserve status.
20. Wallace Hill
March 17, 1982:
•Shubenacadie Band Council passes another
BCR regardingWallace Hill.
21. Wallace Hill
March 17, 1982:
Be it resolved that:
1.A small area is to be set aside for housing to be serviced by
individual wells and septic tank systems for those band
members wishing to move to the Halifax area.
2.To keep the balance of the property free of development
until municipal services are provided by the County and/or
when Council has a better idea of the development potential
of the site and the surrounding area. Until that time, the
natural potential of the land, forestry, minerals, etc., will be
utilized by and for the benefit of the band members.
22. Wallace Hill
March 17, 1982:
Be it resolved that:
3.Main concern of the Council of this moment is that the
Wallace Hill property be made part of the land holdings of
the Shubenacadie Band, as recommended by all of the
Chiefs in Nova Scotia and agreed to by the Regional
Director General, Mr. R.Witt.
4.Other interested parties in the property will consult and
deal with the Band Council.
Signed by Chief Reg Maloney
23. Wallace Hill
March 10, 2011:
•Wallace Hill IR#14A is officially created and becomes
part of the Shubenacadie Band through the Additions to
Reserve Policy of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
(AANDC).
•Announcement isn’t officially made until June 9, 2011.
•The Wallace Hill Indian Reserve 14A is approximately
54 hectares (135 acres) in size.
24. Wallace Hill
March 30, 2011:
•Shubenacadie Band Council passes a BCR that
states “that until the Shubenacadie Band has enacted a
Land Use Bylaw for theWallace Hill Reserve, no
settlment or development of any kind atWallace Hill
shall be permitted or valid unless Council has passed a
Band Council Resolution specifically permitting the
settlement development.”
•Signed by Chief Jerry F. Sack.
25. Wallace Hill
August 5, 2011:
•Shubenacadie Band Council passes a BCR that
states “any band developments involving gaming
matters will be with 100 per cent ownership of the
band unless agreed otherwise with full community
support through a community referendum.”
•Signed by Chief Jerry F. Sack.
26. Wallace Hill
September 13, 2011:
•Shubenacadie Band Council passes a BCR to take part
in AANDC’s new Land Use Planning Pilot Project
(LUPP).
•The band requests in BCR for financial support from
AANDC for the project proposal titled “Designation
and Development Planning -Wallace Hill Reserve”
•Signed by Chief Jerry F. Sack.
27. Wallace Hill
December 6, 2012:
•Shubenacadie Band Council passes a BCR
approving a Communications Strategy for
Wallace Hill Development.
•Band also requests funding assistance from
AANDC to support the strategy.
•Signed by Chief Rufus Copage.
28. Wallace Hill
Today
•What are your thoughts and ideas for
developing Wallace Hill?
•What sort of residential and business
development would you like to see at Wallace
Hill?
30. Wallace Hill
Contact:
Shubenacadie Band
522 Church Street
Indian Brook First Nation, N.S.
B0N1W0
Phone: (902) 758-2049
Web: shubenacadieband.ca
Email: info@shubenacadieband.ca
