Belleville news

• Youthab cutting wait lists for youth mental health care

  19-01-2026 23:18 via intelligencer.ca
  Belleville-based Youth Habilitation Quinte Inc. is expanding access to its mental health programs for young people in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties. “We are grateful to Bell for providing Youthab with $25,000 through the Bell Let’s Talk Community Mental Health Fund,” said Ted Parker, executive director of Youthab, in a news release. Youthab is a Belleville-based non-profit organization. Its workers help people to find and maintain affordable housing, good mental health, a
  
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• Tweed and Company Theatre offering spring classes

  19-01-2026 18:40 via intelligencer.ca
  Tweed and Company Theatre is again offering spring classes in musical theatre, dance, and movement. Weekly sessions in Actinolite, north of Tweed, and Bancroft are to run between February and April, with students as young as four years old welcome. Youth classes include introductions to dance, music and movement, kids’ musical theatre, and teen musical theatre and performance. There’s also an adult intro to dance course. Dates and times vary by class. Registration is now open at twee
  
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• "Where You Are” opens at Theatre in The Wings

  19-01-2026 17:36 via intelligencer.ca
  PETER PAYLOROnce in a while, a new play comes along that has theatre companies lining up to produce it. “Where You Are” by Canadian playwright Kristen Da Silva is one of those plays. When amateur production rights became available at the beginning of this year, Belleville’s River & Main Theatre Company was right at the front of the line, acquiring the rights for eight performances this February at Theatre in The Wings. Da Silva is fast becoming one of the country’s fa
  
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• Gallery 121 celebrates Indigenous artists in new exhibition

  19-01-2026 17:21 via intelligencer.ca
  Community members joined David R. Maracle, fellow Indigenous artists, and Gallery 121 members at the Belleville studio Saturday afternoon to kick off the latest Indigenous art display, featuring nine Haudenosaunee artisans and artists. Artists featured in the show include David R. Maracle, Rebecca Maracle, Janice Brant, Suzanne Brant, Tyler Rushnell, Theresa Brant, Jennifer Brant, Allison Lynn, and Kory Parkin, along with works by Gallery 121 member artists. A smudging ceremony and musical enter
  
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• Belleville kids' clothing store planning "Take What You Need Day"

  19-01-2026 16:40 via intelligencer.ca
  A Belleville children’s clothing store will again offer many clearance items for free during its second-annual “Take What You Need Day.” On Friday, Jan. 23, each family’s first 25 clearance items will be free, with other clearance items sold at a discount rate of 90 per cent. It’s intended to support parents and caregivers provide children with clothing, footwear, books, toys, and more. The deals also apply to maternity wear. Last year’s event saw more than 8,
  
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• Snow squalls set to dump up to 20 cm across Quinte on Monday

  19-01-2026 16:17 via intelligencer.ca
  Unrelenting snowfall blanketing Quinte in recent days is showing no sign of letting up until late Monday, says the national weather service. Up to 20 cm is expected with even more precipitation for those along the Lake Ontario shoreline. Environment Canada issued a weather alert at 9:21 a..m. on Monday warning of heavy snowfall and white-out conditions continuing into the evening. Meteorologists said there will be “near zero visibility at times in heavy snow and blowing snow [with] local s
  
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• Belleville General Hospital Foundation appoints interim leader

  19-01-2026 16:07 via intelligencer.ca
  The Belleville General Hospital Foundation board has appointed associate director Alec Bauer as interim executive director. Quinte Health on Monday announced his appointment in a media release. Bauer’s associate role is the overnight of major gifts and partnerships. He succeeds former executive director Steve Cook, who took a job in the Greater Toronto Area. Bauer now leads the foundation’s operations and fundraising while the board searches for a permanent executive director. Workin
  
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