Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust

10/14/2026

Join us on October 27 at the Wallace Lucas Community Centre for an evening of learning, connection, and emergency preparedness!

Hear from emergency management organizations, learn practical ways to prepare yourself and your household for winter emergencies, and connect with representatives who can answer your questions.

The evening will feature:

A presentation from 6:00–7:00 PM

An opportunity to meet with emergency management representatives

Locally made refreshments

A chance to win one of 25 emergency starter kits!

📍 Wallace Lucas Community Centre
596 Lucasville Road

No registration required. Everyone is welcome!

10/14/2026

Yesterday, UHPCLT Founder and CEO Curtis Whiley joined United Way Maritimes10th Annual Housing Symposium to share the journey behind the development of 136 co-operative homes in Upper Hammonds Plains, from the partnerships that helped bring this vision to life to the importance of keeping community voices at the centre of every decision.

10/13/2026

We’re excited to partner with The Miller Group on a driveway re-gravelling project for residents of Upper Hammonds Plains!

Partnerships like these are so important. By bringing organizations and community resources together, we can respond to local needs and create meaningful, tangible impacts for the people who call Upper Hammonds Plains home.

Do you need your driveway re-gravelled? Seniors will be prioritized. Complete the form below to express your interest.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddJFgoZgC8l4bSHWjEbFPdc7fB5djoc84Fh1hmG2FZ5SBVwQ/viewform

10/09/2026

📅 Grand Opening Date Update
Please note that the Upper Hammonds Plains Community Land Trust Headquarters Grand Opening has been rescheduled to:
Friday, November 6, 2026
4:00–6:00 p.m.
UHPCLT Headquarters
195 Equestrian Lane, Upper Hammonds Plains
We sincerely apologize for the change and appreciate everyone’s patience and flexibility. We want to ensure our team is fully available to welcome our community, partners and supporters as we celebrate this important milestone.
Already registered? There is no need to register again. Your registration will automatically carry over to the new date.
We look forward to opening our doors and celebrating with you on November 6!

10/07/2026

Upper Hammonds Plains Residents: Have Your Say

HRM is currently seeking community feedback on potential connector roads between Upper Hammonds Plains, Westwood Hills and Highland Park North.

These potential connections are being explored to improve emergency access and egress, road connectivity and transportation options in and around our community.

As part of the engagement, residents are encouraged to attend an upcoming open house and complete the online survey.

📍 Open House – Upper Hammonds Plains
📅 Tonight, Wednesday, October 7
⏰ 5:30–8:30 p.m.
📍 Upper Hammonds Plains Community Centre, 711 Pockwock Road

Can't make it tonight? The online survey is open until October 23.

The future of transportation and emergency access in Upper Hammonds Plains directly affects our community. We encourage residents to learn more, review the proposed connections and make sure your voice is heard.

🔗 Learn more and complete the survey:
https://engagehalifax.ca/uhp-ut-connector-roads

Please share with your family, neighbours and other UHP community members.

The municipality is seeking feedback on potential connector roads between Westwood Hills, Upper Hammonds Plains and Highland Park North to improve emergency access/egress

10/05/2026

🎓 Congratulations to our 2026 UHPCLT Scholarship Recipients!

We’re proud to celebrate Caleb Anderson, Amari Williams, Jericca Whiley, Aliyah Anderson and Mikhail Oliver as they continue their educational journeys.

Each recipient reflects the values that guide our work and the strength, knowledge, and legacy of the Upper Hammonds Plains community.

Please join us in congratulating our recipients and wishing them continued success! ❤️🎓

10/03/2026

🔥 BLACK BOYS IMPACT GROUP 🔥

A space for real conversations, real support, and brighter futures. 🖤✨

Designed for young Black boys ages 12–18, this 8-session group is focused on connection, growth, confidence, and belonging.

📅 Sessions begin October 18, 2026
🕔 5:00–7:00 PM
📍 Elizabeth Mantley Youth Recreation Centre
948 Pockwock Rd

💬 Learn. Grow. Belong.

Spots are limited!
📧 Register today: [email protected]

09/30/2026

On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we recognize that reconciliation must be more than reflection, it must be reflected in action, leadership, and community-building.

We applaud Millbrook First Nation for opening the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority, a significant step forward in First Nations-led infrastructure, self-determination, and community development.

Millbrook is paving the way for Indigenous-led solutions and demonstrating what is possible when communities have the opportunity to lead, build, and shape their own futures.

Today, we honour the truth, recognize the ongoing work of reconciliation, and celebrate Indigenous communities whose leadership is helping build a more equitable future.

09/29/2026

We’re in Ottawa for the opening of the Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts 2026 Summit, "Meeting the Moment".

And in this moment, we’re incredibly proud to launch our Strategic Plan 2026–2030: Communal Capital for Collective Liberation.

Two centuries ago, our ancestors arrived in Upper Hammonds Plains with very little and built a great deal. This plan is about carrying that work forward and building the institutions, land base and collective wealth our community needs for generations to come.

At the centre of the plan is our framework of Communal Capital, a way of understanding wealth on our own terms. Not simply financial wealth, but the natural, cultural, human, social, political, financial and built capital that allows a community to truly thrive.

Our work for the next four years is organized around four pillars:

1. Economic Repair & Empowerment
2. Cultural Permanence & Community Power
3. Ecological Healing & Land Stewardship
4. Systemic Change & Knowledge Mobilization

And we are growing.

136 permanently non-market homes are already rising on community-held land. Behind them is a development pipeline five projects deep, a growing body of land held in trust, and a commitment to help African Nova Scotian communities across the province build power and protect their land.

Ultimately, this plan is about coming home: creating ways for our people to join, return, stay and steward.

What we hold, we hold together. What we build, we keep. Forever.

Read Communal Capital for Collective Liberation on our website: uhpclt.com

Prepared with Stephanie Allen, Adinkra Strategies and made possible with funding from the Le Centre / The Centre

Thank you to our Board, members, staff and the Upper Hammonds Plains community who shaped this plan.