This trading post on the Halifax waterfront was 270 years in the making

This trading post on the Halifax waterfront was 270 years in the makingThe Treaty Truckhouse on the Halifax waterfront is owned and operated by the Sipekne'katik band. (Daniel Jardine/CBC - image credit)Sipekne'katik First Nation officially opened a traditional trading post on the Halifax waterfront on Tuesday, fulfilling a treaty promise that dates back more than 270 years. The trading post opened last fall, but Tuesday was its grand opening ahead of National Indigenous Peoples Day. The trading post opened last fall, but Tuesday was its grand opening ahead of National Indigenous Peoples Day. The trading post opened last fall, but Tuesday was its grand opening ahead of National Indigenous Peoples Day.