Complex sentence: Originally called Remsheg, meaning "the place between" in the Mi'kmaq language, the location was named Wallace by European settlers in honour of Scottish folk hero William Wallace, as well as the first colonial treasurer of Nova Scotia, Michael Wallace.
Split into simpler sentences: Originally called Remsheg, meaning "the place between" in the Mi'kmaq language. The village was re-named "Wallace" in honour of Scottish folk hero William Wallace, as well as the first colonial treasurer of Nova Scotia, Michael Wallace.