Belleville news

• Mayor Ellis happy with homelessness task force; seeking Ontario's help

  12-01-2026 20:47 via intelligencer.ca
  Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis says he’s happy with the work to date of his Understanding Homelessness task force, with several more months of meetings ahead. Ellis also noted the city will not end homelessness – not through the task force or other means, and continues to need more funding from Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government. “We’re not going to solve it,” he said, but Belleville may be able to adopt approaches showing success elsewhere. “We’r
  
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• Loyalist College students to get expanded health, dental coverage

  12-01-2026 20:06 via intelligencer.ca
  Loyalist College students – and possibly their families – this fall will see a major improvement in health care benefits after a student-led effort to increase coverage. “This was mostly a student government-run initiative,” said Mustafa Alali, who is in his second term as president of Loyalist’s student government and a student at the main campus in Belleville. The effort began in the last school year, he said, and about 14 students in total were involved in the pr
  
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