▁reason , ▁Wal lace burg ▁is ▁locally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" glass ▁town ▁of ▁Canada ." ▁ ▁Wal lace burg ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁W AM BO ▁( W al lace burg ▁Ant ique ▁Motor ▁and ▁Bo at ▁Out ing ), ▁an ▁annual ▁ant ique ▁car , ▁boat , ▁bus , ▁and ▁fire ▁tr uck ▁show ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Wal lace burg ▁history ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁Scotland ' s ▁national ▁hero , ▁Sir ▁William ▁Wal lace . ▁It ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁am alg am ated ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁municipality ▁of ▁Ch ath am – K ent . ▁ ▁The ▁Bal do on ▁settlement ▁The ▁first ▁sett lers ▁to ▁the ▁Wal lace burg ▁area ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁They ▁initially ▁settled ▁along ▁the ▁S ny e ▁River ▁at ▁a ▁location ▁they ▁called ▁the ▁Bal do on ▁S ett lement . ▁Thomas ▁Douglas , ▁ 5 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sel k irk , ▁provided ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁poor ▁far mers ▁and ▁pe as ants ▁from ▁Kir kc ud br ight shire , ▁Scotland ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Wal lace burg ▁to ▁build ▁better ▁lives ▁for ▁themselves . ▁He ▁is ▁often ▁considered ▁a ▁great ▁phil anth rop ist ▁for