Belleville news

• Belleville construction values in June reach $29.5M year over year

  10-07-2026 16:21 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Monthly building permits issued in June were up from the same month in 2025, city statistics show.Belleville’s building department issued 68 new building permits as compared to 66 permits for the same month the year before.However, total construction value registered for June in Belleville, according to statistics provided The Intelligencer by the city’s Building Department, shows a recorded $29.5 million in projects compared to $51.1 million in the same month the year before.Munici
  
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• HPE Food for Learning recruiting nutrition program volunteers

  10-07-2026 15:47 via intelligencer.ca
  
  As food insecurity continues to rise, local students are going to need help from volunteers in the upcoming school year.The Hastings and Prince Edward (HPE) Learning Foundation is launching a critical volunteer recruitment push in preparation for September so students can start their first day of school off right with the nutrition they need to thrive.Food for Learning needs help in schools to successfully support vital nutrition programs, and to ensure every local student can eat, learn and su
  
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• Belleville’s Own: Steve Piticco, playing music till the end

  10-07-2026 14:39 via intelligencer.ca
  
  There is no middle ground in defining local celebrity Steve Piticco’s guitar skills. Those in the business have pegged him as anywhere from world class to being from another planet.Born in Toronto, Piticco picked up the ‘git box’ at 11 years old: “My Dad Jack always had players around the house on weekends,” said Piticco. “I was like a sponge. The advantage to being self-taught is in my outlook. It leaves me as a chameleon able to adapt to any situation. The
  
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