ham ▁District ▁Hospital ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁after ▁many ▁years ▁of ▁lo bb ying . ▁Wal lace burg ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁smaller ▁communities ▁in ▁Ontario ▁that ▁has ▁a ▁fully ▁function ing ▁facility . ▁It ▁has ▁an ▁E . R ., ▁surg ical ▁department , ▁x - ray ▁facility , ▁labor atory , ▁and ▁several ▁qualified ▁do ctors ▁and ▁sur ge ons . ▁ ▁Sports ▁Wal lace burg ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁an ▁ass ort ment ▁of ▁amateur ▁sports ▁teams . ▁The ▁Wal lace burg ▁L akers ▁are ▁the ▁local ▁Junior ▁C ▁hockey ▁team . ▁The ▁Wal lace burg ▁Red ▁Dev ils ▁are ▁the ▁local ▁Junior ▁B ▁lac ros se ▁team . ▁Other ▁teams ▁include ▁the ▁Wal lace burg ▁War riors , ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁baseball ▁teams , ▁and ▁the ▁Wal lace burg ▁District ▁Second ary ▁School ▁T art ans . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁Wal lace burg ▁Red ▁Dev ils ▁won ▁the ▁Found ers ▁Cup , ▁the ▁national ▁Championship ▁for ▁Canadian ▁Junior ▁B ▁lac ros se . ▁ ▁Wal lace burg ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁stops ▁on ▁the ▁historic ▁Olympic ▁Tor ch ▁Rel ay ▁( V ancouver ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ) ▁on ▁Christmas ▁E ve , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁( Day ▁ 5 6 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Wal lace burg ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁community ▁grant ▁of ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁T