Belleville news

• Downtown at Dusk draws huge crowds to watch street performers 

  23-06-2026 16:20 via intelligencer.ca
  
  How many people can fit onto Belleville’s Front Street between Victoria Avenue and Bridge Street?Whatever the answer is, it was almost filled chock-a-block Fri., June 19 for the annual Downtown at Dusk Festival.Dusk, actually, doesn’t quite cut it, as activities started at 4 p.m. with an official opening ceremony with civic officials and carried on until 10 p.m.Live entertainment was provided at three stage centres along the two-block section.While hundreds of people patrolled or li
  
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• Personal fireworks banned in urban areas of Belleville on Canada Day

  23-06-2026 16:52 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Planning on setting off fireworks on Canada within the city limits?Think again.With Canada Day just around the corner, Belleville Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents of the city’s restrictions on fireworks.“Under the city’s fireworks bylaw (2025-142), consumer fireworks may only be discharged on Canada Day or on the day before or after July 1 and only in the rural areas of Belleville,” the city said.“Discharging consumer fireworks in the urban areas
  
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• Belleville council bumps up Upper Bridge repair costs to $4.5M

  23-06-2026 16:06 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Belleville council amended its 2006 capital budget Monday to spend an additional $425,000 toward the rehabilitation of downtown’s Upper Bridge linking Front Street to Moira Street West.The money will cover the HST portion of the $4.5 million cost to bring the ailing Moira River crossing up to modern standards.The extra cost is planned to be financed through the Canada Community Building Fund.Repairs for the bridge were originally approved March 9 .Council also awarded the rehabilitation t
  
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• Proposed 66-unit Habitat Village a work in progress: Koudsi

  23-06-2026 03:30 via intelligencer.ca
  
  A proposed $33 million, 66 condo unit affordable housing complex to be known as Habitat Village in Belleville has encountered an unforeseen delay in construction, city council heard Monday in regular session.In a deputation, Hazzem Koudsi, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Prince Edward-Hastings, informed all is moving well to build the five-storey residence save for one hiccup in the early planning stages.In order to receive approval for a record of site condition, Habitat officials have been inform
  
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• Belleville Mayor Ellis calls for quick adoption of procedural changes

  23-06-2026 03:17 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Belleville city council voted unanimously Monday to correct its procedural bylaw to ensure it no longer errs behind closed doors by declaring city owned properties as surplus without public input.The vote came following the release June 18 of integrity commissioner David Boghosian’s findings that council violated Section 289(6) of the Municipal Act by declaring in camera on March 23 a South John Street greenfield property owned by the city as surplus.Monday’s council agenda original
  
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• Belleville council censured for breaching Municipal Act in closed meeting

  21-06-2026 03:08 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Following investigation, an integrity commissioner has found Belleville council breached a provision of the Ontario Municipal Act by declaring as surplus on March 23 in camera (behind closed doors) a city owned brownfield on South John Street.The property in question is a contaminated open green space adjacent Jane Forrester Park that council was considering to give to a developer for zero dollars until a public outcry led to the idea being rejected by council May 11.In a report released June 1
  
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• Belleville hospital foundation golf tournament wraps up fracture clinic campaign

  19-06-2026 21:50 via intelligencer.ca
  Organizers of a golf tournament supporting Belleville General Hospital’s fracture clinic have broken something – but that’s a very good thing.Held June 18 at Belleville’s Black Bear Ridge Golf and Resort, the final Fairways for Fractures tournament broke its fundraising record by bringing in $190,000 to support the clinic’s expansion. It was the largest and most successful tournament to date, with 208 golfers competing.The tournament series has now reached its $1.3
  
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• Edith Lepage Crete: Fury and Grace

  19-06-2026 16:46 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Quinte Arts is hosting a powerful exhibition in July by bilingual Quinte West artist and educator Edith Lepage Crete, entitled Fury and Grace. Working in acrylic, Crete presents visceral landscapes, explosive forces of nature, and moments of gentle serenity.There is a poetry to Crete’s approach, both personal and profound. “The canvas is a mirror of my inner world. Through light, movement, and texture, I translate emotion into form. My work seeks the meeting point between strength a
  
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• Quinte Business Achievement Awards organizers seeking 2026 nominations

  19-06-2026 13:45 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Local businesses play a vital role in strengthening our community.With that view in mind, now is your chance to show your appreciation by nominating them for a Quinte Business Achievement Award.For 30 years, the Quinte Business Achievement Awards have celebrated everything from excellence in entrepreneurship, business development, and marketing success to customer service, company practices, community involvement, growth and expansion, innovation, and employee training and development.Nominatio
  
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• Convocation at Albert College celebrates the Class of 2026 

  19-06-2026 13:37 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Albert College recognized 47 graduates at its 169th Convocation celebration on June 13.Albert College’s Grade 12 graduates were recognized with top awards and celebrated many accomplishments this year in addition to receiving their Ontario Secondary School Diploma.The students hail from Canada as well as China and Hong Kong, England and Mexico.Canadian students are from Belleville, Prince Edward County, Trenton, Newburgh, Napanee, Kingston, Barry’s Bay, Oakville, Newmarket and Montr
  
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• Belleville Caribbean Festival to bring music, dancing and summer fun

  19-06-2026 13:25 via intelligencer.ca
  
  One of the city’s favourite summer annual festivals is set to once again thrill patrons.Colourful floats, costumed dancers and upbeat music from the islands never fail to get crowds dancing in the streets in the city core.And this year is no different as Belleville celebrates its fifth annual Caribbean Festival featuring culture, music, food, and community engagement on August 15.In a short time, the free, family celebration of Caribbean culture has become a diverse part of the fabric of
  
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• Quinte West Chamber board hires sales veteran Joe Southwell as new CEO

  18-06-2026 21:58 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The Quinte West Chamber of Commerce has hired Joe Southwell as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Suzanne Andrews upon her retirement this month.Staff on June 18 made the announcement in a news release.A lifelong Quinte West resident, Southwell was most recently the executive director of the non-profit Central Hastings Early Education and Childcare. He spent the past two years strengthening operations, supporting programs for local families, and working on initiatives which had positiv
  
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• Belleville Police arrest eight people on drug and weapon charges

  18-06-2026 21:22 via intelligencer.ca
  
  On June 15, the Belleville Police Intelligence and Street Crime Unit, with the assistance of the Belleville Police K9 and Emergency Response Unit, conducted a vehicle stop in the area of North Park St and Bell Boulevard.The vehicle stop lead to the seizure of:* Taurus G2S 9mm handgun loaded* Glock 27 .40 calibre handgun loaded* 212.2 grams of cocaine* 117.8 grams of fentanyl* 81 pills unknown* 35 Xanax pills* 71 tec pills* 17 oxycodone pills* $8,305 Canadian Currency* Cell phonesFollowing the v
  
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• Belleville Police honour past, present officers in 190th anniversary ceremony

  18-06-2026 20:12 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Rows of Belleville Police officers seated under a packed marquis tent at headquarters bowed their heads on Thursday to pay homage to fallen police officers past and present lost in the line of duty.It was a time to mourn, it was a time to celebrate those who have put community before self through 190 years of keeping the peace in the city and beyond.The ceremony remembered not only past Belleville officers but also paid homage to a string of officer fatalities across Ontario in recent weeks inc
  
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• Dancing with the Stars Quinte raises over $24,500 for Volunteer + Information HPE

  18-06-2026 19:31 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The 18th annual Dancing with the Stars Quinte raised an incredible $24,528.35 in support of volunteerism and community connection across Hastings and Prince Edward Counties.Held on May 29 at the Empire Theatre, the event brought together dancers, sponsors, donors, volunteers, and community supporters for an unforgettable evening of entertainment and generosity.“These funds will have a meaningful impact on our ability to connect volunteers with local organizations and strengthen the nonpro
  
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• Westben and Trent Hills Pride partner for first-ever Pride celebration on Willow Hill

  18-06-2026 18:47 via intelligencer.ca
  
  CAMPBELLFORD — For nearly a quarter-century, Westben has welcomed artists and audiences from all walks of life to gather through music, storytelling, and shared experiences. Next weekend, that spirit of belonging takes centre stage as Westben hosts its first-ever dedicated Pride event in partnership with Trent Hills Pride.Pride at Westben will take place Friday, June 26 at 7 p.m. on Willow Hill, bringing together acclaimed queer performers for an evening of music, laughter, drag, and cele
  
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• The strange case of the sunken safe: a Marmora mystery

  18-06-2026 18:22 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The waters of the Crowe River in Marmora are clear, but the story behind something beneath the surface is much more murky.Veteran scuba diver and instructor Raimund Krob of Greenwood, Ont., first began diving in the river in the 1990s. He’s well-acquainted with it and the features below its surface, such as logs from Marmora’s logging boom and a few other curiosities.“It’s been the odd garden gnome or something that has found its way down there,” Krob said in a tel
  
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• Quinte Conservation warns of storm surge and waves

  18-06-2026 17:26 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Quinte Conservation has released a Shoreline Conditions Statement warning shoreline residents along the Bay of Quinte water levels may exceeed 75.6m.Lake Ontario’s average lake-wide water level is currently at 75.4 m. The region is set to experience sustained winds from the south and southwest of 40-60 km/h from June 18 to June 20. Strong winds will create a storm surge in the eastern end of Lake Ontario and the Bay of Quinte with waves reaching 1-3 metres in height. Lake Ontario and the
  
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• Share your feedback on upcoming County Road 49 rehabilitation

  18-06-2026 16:59 via intelligencer.ca
  The County of Prince Edward is asking for public feedback on the major structural rehabilitation of County Road 49.Visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MTMW596 to fill out the survey.The results of the survey will help inform the project and the ways the municipality communicates to residents, businesses and visitors.
  The survey will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. Paper copies will be available at Shire Hall. You can also call Customer Service at 613.476.2148 extension 1023 to ar
  
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• Quinte West Coun. Shelley Stedall running for mayor, retiring as Stirling CAO

  18-06-2026 16:58 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Quinte West Coun. Shelley Stedall has retired as Stirling-Rawdon’s chief administrative officer to run for mayor of Quinte West.Stedall had a 35-year career in municipal government. She’s been a city councillor since 2022.The news release announcing her campaign for the mayor’s chair stated her work as councillor was “a natural extension of her lifelong commitment to public service and community involvement.”“Serving the residents of Quinte West as a councill
  
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• YouthCreate is back and better than ever

  18-06-2026 16:39 via intelligencer.ca
  
  YouthCreate is primarily a digital initiative to cultivate a dedicated space designed for creative individuals between the ages of 14 and 24. It is intended to be safe, fun, and educational, offering youth real community, leadership, and opportunities. YouthCreate empowers young people by providing an independent environment where they can lead and explore on their own terms, free from adult management.Powered by the Quinte Arts Council, it was founded in 2025 by Lauren Little and Arlo Newman,
  
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• Nominate a local environmental champion for stewardship awards 

  17-06-2026 18:50 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The City of Belleville is inviting residents to help recognize local environmental champions by submitting nominations for the 2026 Environmental Stewardship Awards.Nominations are now open and will be accepted until July 14 at 4 p.m. The awards celebrate individuals, groups, organizations and businesses that have demonstrated leadership and commitment to environmental stewardship in the community.Eligible nominees may be recognized for contributions in areas including built environment, enviro
  
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• Canada Day celebrations musical lineup set for West Zwick’s Park

  17-06-2026 18:42 via intelligencer.ca
  
  City organizers have confirmed a series of live musical acts for Canada Day at West Zwick’s Park in Belleville.The “pavilion will be rockin’ all day long on July 1,” said city staff.Included this year is a list of musical acts sure to entertain all age groups.* Feral Minks An electrifying indie rock band from Kitchener blending raw indie rock energy with introspective lyricism, driven by edgy guitar riffs and haunting synths.* Lake Porter This Kingston-based trio bring t
  
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• Shark 24 World Championships welcomed by BQYC on Bay of Quinte

  17-06-2026 18:35 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The Bay of Quinte Yacht Club (BQYC) is welcoming world-class sailors to the 2026 Shark 24 World Championships in Belleville.The regatta will officially open on Sunday, June 28 at 6 p.m. as part of the BQYC’s 150 th anniversary celebrations planned for September.Hosted on the Bay of Quinte, the championship will bring together top Shark 24 sailors from across Canada, the United States, and Germany and Austria.The event will highlight the Bay of Quinte’s and its reputation as one of N
  
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• Allsopp announces new Seniors Active Living Centre in Quinte West

  17-06-2026 18:18 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Tyler Allsopp, MPP for Bay of Quinte, announced the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 110 in Trenton has been approved to host one of Ontario’s 416 Seniors Active Living Centres.“The Trenton Legion has long been a central hub for veterans and other seniors in Quinte West to gather for socialization, education, nutrition and physical activity,” said Allsopp on Tuesday.“This new funding will provide sustainability and allow these programs to reach more seniors in our community,
  
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• Bay of Quinte bands joining forces for massive concert

  17-06-2026 17:37 via intelligencer.ca
  
  The Trenton Citizen Band have been asked again to kick off the summer concert series for Quinte West.“I suggested that we repeat last year’s very successful mass concert band concert,” said Dan Shaer, Director of The Trenton Citizen Band.This combination of bands had never, before 2025, come together to perform as one band. Included in this year’s concert, in addition to the Trenton Citizens Band, will be, The Belleville Concert Band under the direction of Brian Coughlan
  
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• EORN's Cell Gap Project ending this summer; most towers now online

  16-06-2026 19:50 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Nearly all of eastern Ontario should have reliable access to mobile telephone and data service – depending on users’ service providers – by summer’s end.The Eastern Ontario Regional Network’s Cell Gap Project is nearing its end, with most of the required work already completed.Network chief executive officer Jason St. Pierre delivered the news to Hastings County’s finance, property, and personnel committee during members’ June 16 meeting in Belleville.&
  
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• Belleville’s Own: Unleash your inner champion at the Dog Pound

  16-06-2026 18:05 via intelligencer.ca
  
  Jason Seymour is the perfect Belleville’s Own profile. Born and raised in Belleville, he never left to seek greener pastures and instead remained in his hometown to pay it forward. His feel-good story:“I grew up in a rough neighbourhood. I didn’t have a lot of structure growing up. At 15, I had a friend whose dad was a golden gloves boxer, and he trained us one summer. I developed the ability to box, but I didn’t use it for the purpose of competing. I grew up in low-inco
  
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• Varied concert for Carpe Diem

  16-06-2026 16:42 via intelligencer.ca
  
  A near capacity crowd jammed into the Parrott Gallery on June 6 to enjoy the annual spring concert by the Carpe Diem ensemble, based at Marmora, but conducted by Belleville area musician-teacher Joel Bootsma.Repertoire for the 17-piece ensemble spanned baroque era works by Bach to contemporary pieces such as I Have a Dream by ABBA.Bach works included a movement from his famous Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.In a more contemporary mood was Leroy Anderson’s Syncopated Clock, Mancini’s Pin
  
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• Gofundme campaign raising funds for Quinte West fire victims

  16-06-2026 16:23 via intelligencer.ca
  
  An online campaign is helping a family who was left without shelter after fire ravaged their home in Quinte West.Quinte West Fire and Emergency Services fought the large blaze at 17 Bayside Drive shortly after noon on June 12 but the home was destroyed.All four members of the family made it out to safety.Marla Brum wrote on fundme.com that her sister’s family needed help to recover from the fire.As of early Tuesday, donations had reached $21,617 of the $26,000 goal.“On Friday, June
  
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