Belleville is a city in

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, Canada situated on the eastern end of

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, located at the mouth of the

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and on the

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. Belleville is between

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and

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, along the

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. Its population as of the 2016 census was 50,716 (census agglomeration population 103,472). It is the seat of

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, but politically

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of it, and is the centre of the

Region.

History

The historic

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(

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) village, known as ''Asukhknosk'' in the 18th century, was part of land purchased by the Crown to use for the resettlement of

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who were forced to leave the

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in North America, after the United States achieved independence. The settlement was first called Singleton's Creek after an early settler, George Singleton. Next it was called Meyer's Creek, after prominent settler and industrialist

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(1745–1821), one of the founders of Belleville. He built a sawmill and grist mill. After an 1816 visit to the settlement by colonial administrator Sir Francis Gore and his wife, Lady Annabella Gore, it was renamed as Belleville in her honour.

Henry Corby Henry Corby (1806 – 25 October 1881) was an Ontario baker, businessman, and politician. Born and raised in England, Corby immigrated to Upper Canada in 1832. After building businesses in Belleville, Ontario, he served as the 9th mayor of Bell ...

, who arrived in 1832 with his new wife Alma Williams (they had married before immigrating), settled in Belleville. He was a merchant, setting up a grocery store and other businesses. He founded the H. Corby Distillery, and promoted the municipality. He also represented it in Parliament. Their son

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(Harry) took over the family business and continued to support the town: he donated funding to create the public library, helped develop the park at Massassaga Point, established the Corby Charitable Fund, helped raise funds to build the first bridge across the Bay of Quinte and donated the land and development of Corby Park. In 1836 Belleville became an incorporated village. By 1846, it had a population of 2040. Several stone buildings were soon constructed, including a jail and court house, as well as some of the seven churches. Transportation to other communities was by stagecoach and, in summer, by steamboat along the lake. Two weekly newspapers were published. The post office received mail daily. Several court and government offices were located here. In addition to tradesmen, there was some small industry, three cloth factories, a paper mill, two grist mills, three tanneries and two breweries. The seventeen taverns outnumbered the churches and most businesses. The oldest surviving residence within the original boundaries, 67 South Front Street, was built by Alexander Oliphant Petrie in 1814. With the completion of the

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in 1856, Belleville became an important railway junction. Added to a booming trade in lumber and successful farming in the area, the railway helped increase the commercial and industrial growth. Belleville was incorporated as a town in 1850. In 1858 the iron bridge was completed over the Moira River at Bridge Street; it was the first iron bridge in

. By 1865, the population reached 6,000. Telephone service to 29 subscribers was in place by 1883; electricity became available in 1885 and in 1886, the town began to offer municipal water service. In 1870, Ontario's first school for the deaf was established in Belleville. Under Dr. Charles B. Coughlin, the school was recognized as making a significant contribution to special education. Originally called the Ontario Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, the facility was renamed as Ontario School for the Deaf. In 1974, it was renamed as the Sir James Whitney School. Belleville's town hall operates in a building first constructed in 1873 to house the public market and administrative offices. It was designed in the High Victorian Gothic style and retains much of its original appearance. In 1877, Belleville was legally incorporated as a city. In 1998, the city was

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with the surrounding Township of Thurlow to form an expanded City of Belleville as part of Ontario-wide municipal restructuring. The city also annexed portions of

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to the west. Late-20th-century franchises founded here include the Dixie Lee Fried Chicken chain in 1964 and, in 1978, Journey's End Corporation's economy, limited-service hotel chain.

Geography

Belleville is located at the mouth of the

on the

in southeastern

between the cities of

to the west and

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to the east. These cities are connected by both Ontario's Highway 2 and the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway (Highway 401); The city is also served by Highway 37, running north–south from Belleville towards

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to the east of the Moira River; and Highway 62 (once Highway 14 south of 401), northwards towards

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, and southward to Prince Edward County over the Bay Bridge. Belleville is located in a transitional zone which may be considered part of either the

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regions by different sources. Officially, Belleville is properly considered part of the Central Ontario region as it is located west of the

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's starting point, but the city is popularly considered part of Eastern Ontario as it shares the eastern region's

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and K postal code.

Neighbourhoods

In addition to the Belleville city centre, the city of Belleville also comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities: Bayshore, Cannifton, Corbyville, Foxboro, Frink Centre, Gilead, Halloway, Honeywell Corners, Latta, Loyalist, Philipston, Plainfield, Pointe Anne, Roslin (partially), Thrasher's Corners, Thurlow, Thurlow South and Zion Hill.

Climate

Belleville's climate has four distinct seasons. The city's traditional

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(

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)(hot summers, cold winters) is moderated by its location near Lake Ontario. The lake moderates temperature extremes, cooling hot summer days and warming cold days during the fall and winter. Because of this, winter snowfall is somewhat limited due to the increased frequency of precipitation falling as rain during the winter months. In the summer months, severe thunderstorm activity is usually limited because of the non-favourable lake breeze conditions. The city, being located on the north shore of Lake Ontario, is also in an unfavourable location for lake effect snow. One notable exception, however, was in December 2010 when 14 cm of snow occurred in one day as a result of a snow band from Lake Ontario. The summer months do not typically experience exceedingly hot temperatures, however, humidity levels can make daytime highs uncomfortable. Summer rainfall is usually modest and delivered by passing thunderstorms or warm fronts. Remnants of tropical systems do pass through on occasion towards summer's end, resulting in one or two days of consistently wet weather. The winter season is highly variable, with the record setting winter of 2007–08 experiencing near 270 cm of snow. Four years later, the winter of 2011–12 experienced only 60 cm of snow. Winter temperatures are also highly variable, even in one season. Air masses change frequently, and while a few days may see above freezing temperatures at a time in January, the next week may bring cold and snowfall. Autumn is usually mild, with an increase in precipitation starting in late September as conditions for fall storms develop. The highest temperature ever recorded in Belleville was on 9 July 1936. The coldest temperature ever recorded was on 9 February 1934.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Belleville had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. At the

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(CMA) level in the 2021 census, the Belleville - Quinte West CMA had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Belleville's population is mostly of European descent. The racial make up of Belleville is as of 2021 is 85.1%

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, 5.6%

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and 9.3% visible minorities. The largest visible minority groups in Belleville are

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(3.9%),

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(1.3%),

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(0.9%) and

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(0.8%) . 89.7% of residents speak English as their mother tongue. Other common first languages are French (1.5%), Gujarati (0.7%), Punjabi (0.6%), Spanish (0.5%), and Chinese (0.5%). 1.1% list both English and a non-official language as mother tongues, while 0.4% list both English and French. As of 2021, 53.4% of residents are

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, down from 67.1% in 2011. 22.7% are

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, 19.8% are

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, 6.0% are Christian n.o.s. 4.9% are members of other Christian denominations or Christian-related traditions. 42.1% are non-religious or secular, up from 30.3% in 2011. The remaining 4.5% affiliate with another religion, up from 2.6% in 2011. The largest non-Christian religions are

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(1.4%),

Sikhism Sikhism (), also known as Sikhi ( pa, ਸਿੱਖੀ ', , from pa, ਸਿੱਖ, lit=disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner, translit=Sikh, label=none),''Sikhism'' (commonly known as ''Sikhī'') originated from the word ''Sikh'', which comes fro ...

(1.0%) and

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(0.8%).

Economy

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, Bardon Supplies Limited, Redpath, W.T. Hawkins Ltd, Sigma Stretch Film Canada, Hexo Cannabis, Autosystems Manufacturing (Magna International), Amer Sports Canada, and

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(formerly Nortel) are corporations operating in Belleville. Many other manufacturing sector companies operate within the City of Belleville, including Bioniche Life Sciences, Sprague Foods, Airborne Systems Canada Ltd, Berry Plastics Canada, CPK Interior Products, Hanon (formerly Halla) Climate Control Canada, Reid's Dairy, Parmalat Canada – Black Diamond Cheese Division and Norampac Inc. Belleville is home to two shopping malls: The Bay View Mall in east-end Belleville and the Quinte Mall along Bell Boulevard (south of Highway 401) in North Belleville. In January 2017 a Shorelines Casino opened on Bell Boulevard.

Arts and culture

Theatre

Pinnacle Playhouse The Pinnacle Playhouse is a theatre in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. It houses the Belleville Theatre Guild, a member of the Eastern Ontario Drama League. History In 1951, a group of friends gathered to read a play for pleasure. They enjoyed it ...

* The Empire Theatre * Moonpath Productions * Quinte Ballet School of Canada

Annual events

January * Civic Levee February * Downtown Docfest March * Quinte Sportsman Boat & RV Show May * Quinte Trash Bash * 5k Fun Run * Front Street Farmers Market June * Berrylicious * Rockfest * Quinte Ballet School of Canada Spring Showcase July * Belleville's Canada D'Eh * Waterfront and Ethnic Festival *Belleville Poutine Feast *Quinte Ballet School of Canada Summer Dance Intensive Belleville Jazz Festival August * Quinte Ribfest *Dragon Boat Festival September * Quinte Fall Fair and Exhibition * Porchfest Belleville November * Belleville Festival of Trees * Belleville Nighttime Santa Claus Parade * Christmas at the Pier December * Quinte Ballet School of Canada performs Holiday Dance - experts from "The Nutcracker" * Christmas at the Pier

Sports

The

Belleville Senators The Belleville Senators are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that began play in the 2017–18 season as the top minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League team, the Ottawa Senators. Based in Bellevill ...

play in the

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(AHL) and began play in the 2017–18 season as the top minor league affiliate of the

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. They play at the CAA Arena, formally

Yardmen Arena CAA Arena is a 4,365-seat multi-purpose arena in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). Built in 1978, it was then known as the Quinte Sports Centre and eventually Yardmen Are ...

, located on 265 Cannifton Road.

Belleville Bulls The Belleville Bulls were a junior ice hockey team, founded in 1981 and based in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Eastern Division of the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. The team moved to Hamilton, Ontario at ...

played in the

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from 1981 to 2015. The team was then sold and relocated to

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. Belleville was also previously home to two senior hockey teams, the

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and the

Belleville McFarlands The Belleville McFarlands were a Canadian senior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) from 1956 to 1961. The McFarlands were based out of Belleville, Ontario, playing home games at the Belleville Memorial Arena. History The ...

. Belleville is also home the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club, which challenged for the

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in 1881. Belleville also sports minor hockey league teams such as the Belleville Bearcats (female) and the Belleville Jr. Bulls (male). The

were a men's

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team in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior division from 1956 to 1961. The McFarlands were

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champions in 1958, defeating the

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four games to three, and the

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in 1959. The team name was revived by a later team in the

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from 2003 to 2006, known as the

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has hosted rounds of the

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, the

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and the CASC Ontario Region championships.

Government

Local government is represented by Belleville City Council with a mayor and eight councillors. There are two city wards with Ward 1 (Belleville) represented by six councillors and Ward 2 (Thurlow) by two councillors. Ward 1 consists of the historic city and Ward 2 was created in 1998 with the amalgamation of Township of Thurlow. City Council sits at Belleville City Hall. New Police Station

Police Service

The city has had its own police force since 1834, and constables since 1790. The force has about 100 sworn members headed by a Chief of Police and a Deputy Chief. The service is stationed out of one location only. Policing on provincial highways (37, 62 and 401) are provided by the

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from the Centre Hastings detachment.

Infrastructure

VIA Rail train 57 arrives in Belleville 6138 (6997681427)

Transportation

Belleville is serviced by the 401 highway system, and bus service to and from

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is provided by

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. Deseronto Transit provides public transportation services to destinations including Deseronto, Napanee, and Prince Edward County. Belleville is located on the Toronto-Montreal main rail lines for both

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and

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; both companies provide freight access.

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also operates five daily passenger services each way along its

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Major routes

* Highway 62 * Highway 37/Cannifton Road Parkway * Highway 2/Dundas Street. * Bell Boulevard/Adam Street * College Street/Airport Parkway

Hospital

Belleville General Hospital is located near Highway 2 and is Belleville's main healthcare facility. The hospital is one of the four hospitals in the region under Quinte Health Care. The corporate headquarters of Quinte Health Care is located in the Belleville location.

Education

Post-secondary

The Academy of Learning College is a local

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located on the east end of Belleville.

Loyalist College Loyalist College (formally Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology) is an English-language college in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. History Prior to the 1960s, only trade schools co-existed with universities in the province of Ontario ...

is a local public community college located on the border of Belleville and

on Wallbridge Loyalist Road.

Public schools

The public school system is served by the

Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 29 prior to 1999) has 39 elementary and eight secondary schools, serving over 18,400 students, and employing more than 1,070 teachers ...

. The Catholic School system is served by the

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. Secondary schools: * Centennial Secondary School
Eastside Secondary School
*

Bayside Secondary School Bayside Secondary School is a high school in Quinte West, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board. It is one of the largest high schools by area in North America. Bayside offers grades 7-12 and is the Ha ...

(Quinte West) Elementary schools: * Susanna Moodie Elementary School * Parkdale Public Elementary School * Queen Elizabeth Elementary School * Prince of Wales Elementary School * Harry J. Clarke Elementary School (Offers French immersion) * Queen Victoria Elementary School * Sir John A Macdonald School * Prince Charles Elementary School * Foxboro Public School * Bayside Elementary School] (Offers French immersion} * Harmony Public School

Separate schools

The following are Belleville area schools managed by the

. Secondary schools: *

Nicholson Catholic College Nicholson Catholic College (NCC) is a Catholic secondary school in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. The school operates under the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, and teaches students the Ontario Secondary School Diploma Curr ...

* St. Theresa Catholic Secondary School Elementary schools: * Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School * St Michael's Catholic School (French immersion) * St Joseph's Catholic School * Georges Vanier Catholic School * Holy Rosary Catholic School * Saint Maracle Catholic School

Provincial demonstration schools

Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf The Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf is a provincial school in Belleville, Ontario with residential and day programs serving elementary and secondary deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Along with three ( ECD and Robarts School for the Deaf) ...

* Sagonaska School

Private schools

* Academy of Learning College * Quinte Ballet School of Canada * Quinte Christian High School * Belleville Christian School * Belleville Montessori School * Albert College

Media

Print

* ''

Belleville Intelligencer ''The Intelligencer'' (locally nicknamed the ''Intell'') is the daily (except on Sundays and certain holidays) newspaper of Belleville, Ontario, Canada. The paper is regarded mainly as a local paper, stressing local issues over issues of more na ...

'' (Tuesday thru Saturday) *''Community Press'' (Every Thursday)

Radio

Television

Internet

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The City of Belleville has three sister city arrangements with communities outside of Canada which include: *

Lahr Lahr (officially Lahr/Schwarzwald since 30 September 1978) (); gsw, label=Low Alemannic, Lohr) is a town in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany, approximately 50 km north of Freiburg im Breisgau, 40 km southeast of Strasbourg, and 95&nbs ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

– established in 1971 *

Gunpo Gunpo (군포; ), formerly romanized as Kunp'o, is a small city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province, located south of Seoul in the Seoul National Capital Area. It borders Anyang to the north, Uiwang to the east, and Ansan to the south and west, and ...

Gyeonggi-do Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

– established in 1996 *

Zhucheng Zhucheng () is a county-level city in the southeast of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Weifang city and had at the 2010 census a population of 1,086,222 even though its built-up (''or metro'') area ...

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

– established in 1996

Notable people

Lee Aaron Lee Aaron (born Karen Lynn Greening; July 21, 1962) is a Canadian rock singer. She had several hits in the 1980s and early 1990s, such as "Metal Queen", "Whatcha Do to My Body", and "Sex with Love". Early life Aaron was born as Karen Lynn Greeni ...

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

and

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

singer. Best known for " Metal Queen" *

Marianne Ackerman Marianne Letitia Ackerman (born 1952) is a Canadian novelist, playwright, and journalist. ''Mankind and Other Stories of Women'', her fifth work of prose fiction, was published by Guernica Editions in 2016. Her play ''Triplex Nervosa'' premiered a ...

, playwright, novelist, and journalist' *

Lauren Ash Lauren Elizabeth Ash (born February 4, 1983) is a Canadian actress and comedian based in Los Angeles, but originally from Belleville, Ontario. Ash is best known among television audiences for her role as Dina Fox on the sitcom '' Superstore''. ...

, actress best known for " Superstore" *

Drew Bannister Drew Bannister (born April 9, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and current coach of the Springfield Thunderbirds in the American Hockey League. He played in the NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers, Mighty ...

, professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

defenceman *

Dennis Bock Dennis Bock (born August 28, 1964) is a Canadian novelist and short story writer, lecturer at the University of Toronto, travel writer and book reviewer. His novel ''Going Home Again'' was published in Canada by HarperCollins and in the US by Alfr ...

, novelist and short story writer *

Michael Botterill Michael James Botterill (born November 9, 1980) is a professional Canadian football linebacker who is currently retired. He was selected in the sixth round with the 51st pick by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2003 CFL Draft. He played CIS footbal ...

, professional

Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...

linebacker *

Sir MacKenzie Bowell Sir Mackenzie Bowell (; December 27, 1823 – December 10, 1917) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and politician, who served as the fifth prime minister of Canada, in office from 1894 to 1896. Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, En ...

, Canada's fifth

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Wilfred Leigh Brintnell Wilfred Leigh Brintnell (August 27, 1895 – January 22, 1971) was a pioneering Canadian aviator. Born at Belleville, Ontario, Brintnell joined the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) in Canada in 1917. A pilot, Brintnell instructed until his discharg ...

, a pioneering Canadian aviator *

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honor ...

, politician *

Stevie Cameron Stevie Cameron, , (, Stephanie Graham Dahl; born 11 October 1943) is a Canadian investigative journalist and author. Early life and work Stephanie "Stevie" Graham Dahl was born in Belleville, Ontario, to Harold Edward Dahl, a mercenary Americ ...

, award-winning investigative journalist and best-selling author *

James Collip James Bertram Collip (November 20, 1892 – June 19, 1965) was a Canadian biochemist who was part of the Toronto group which isolated insulin. He served as the Chair of the Department of Biochemistry at McGill University from 1928–1941 an ...

, co-discoverer of insulin *

Matt Cooke Matthew David Cooke (born September 7, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played sixteen seasons and 1046 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Cooke won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the ...

, NHL hockey player * Brander Craighead, football player * Bob Crawford, retired NHL hockey player *

Lou Crawford Louis J. Crawford (born November 5, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 26 games in the National Hockey League between 1989 and 1992. He played with the Boston Bruins. He is the brother of Marc Crawford Marc Jo ...

, former OHL and AHL head coach *

Marc Crawford Marc Joseph John Crawford (born February 13, 1961) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He most recently was the assistant coach for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Crawford won the Stanley Cu ...

, NHL head coach *

Jack Devine Jack Devine is a veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and a founding partner and President of The Arkin Group LLC. Biography Devine's career at the CIA spanned from the late 1960s to the early 1990s, including the fall of Salvador A ...

, CJBQ sports commentator, and president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association *

Bob Dillabough Robert Wellington Dillabough (April 24, 1941 – March 27, 1997) was a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey centre (ice hockey), centre who played 283 games in the National Hockey League and 72 games in the World Hockey Association. Born i ...

, retired NHL player with the

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

and the

Oakland Seals The California Golden Seals were a professional ice hockey club that competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1967 to 1976. Based in Oakland, California, they played their home games at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena. The S ...

Herbert Henry Dow Herbert Henry Dow (February 26, 1866 – October 15, 1930) was a Canadian-born American chemical industrialist who founded the American multinational conglomerate Dow Chemical. He was a graduate of Case Western Reserve University, Case School o ...

Dow Chemical The Dow Chemical Company, officially Dow Inc., is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States. The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world. Dow manufactures plastics ...

, Born February 26, 1866 * Rick Green, retired NHLer * Ellie Anne Harvie, actress *

Bobby Hull Robert Marvin Hull OC (born January 3, 1939) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His blonde hair, skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot the puck at very high veloc ...

Hockey Hall of Fame , logo = Hockey Hall of Fame Logo.svg , logo_upright = 0.5 , image = Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto.jpg , caption = The Hall's present location on Yonge Street since 1992 , map_type = , former_name = , established = 1943 , location = 30 Y ...

member *

Brett Hull Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964) is a Canadian–American former ice hockey player and general manager, and currently an executive vice president of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Calgary Flames, ...

, son of Bobby, Hockey Hall of Fame member (inducted 2009) *

Dennis Hull Dennis William Hull (born November 19, 1944) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played most of his career for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League. He is the brother of Bobby Hull and uncle of Brett Hull ...

, Bobby's younger brother, member of 1972 Team Canada *

Aislinn Hunter Aislinn Hunter (born 1969 in Belleville, Ontario) is a Canadian poetry and fiction author. She studied art history and writing at the University of Victoria where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Her Master of Fine Arts degree ...

, poet and fiction writer *

Frances Itani Frances Susan Itani, née Hill (born August 25, 1942) is a Canadian fiction writer, poetry, poet and essayist. She is a Member of the Order of Canada. Biography Itani was born in Belleville, Ontario, Belleville, Ontario,

, fiction writer, poet and essayist *

Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, ''Let Go (Avril Lavigne album), Let Go'' (2002), is the ...

, Canadian singer/songwriter and actress, born in Belleville and lived here until age five. *

James Frederick Lister James Frederick Lister (June 21, 1843 – February 9, 1902) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician. Born in Belleville, Canada West, Lister was educated at the Sarnia Grammar School. A lawyer, he practised law in Sarnia, Ontario and ...

, lawyer *

Norm Maracle Norm Maracle (born October 2, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Prior to ending his career in Europe, Maracle played in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings and Atlanta Thrashers. Playing career Juni ...

, hockey goaltender *

James Marker James Marker (c. 1922 – May 2, 2012) was an American-born Canadian businessman who invented Cheezies, a brand of cheese curl snack food popular in Canada. Marker also established the Belleville Aerodrome, a private airport, in 1961. Marker was ...

, inventor of

Cheezies Cheezies are a brand of cheese puff snack food made and sold in Canada by W. T. Hawkins Ltd. The snack is made from extruded cornmeal covered in powdered cheddar cheese, and sold in distinctive red-and-white bags. History The snack was invented ...

Rick Meagher Richard Joseph Meagher (born November 2, 1953) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Meagher played almost 700 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Hartford Whalers, New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues. He wo ...

, retired NHL player *

Rick Mofina Rick Mofina is a Canadian author of crime fiction and thriller novels. He grew up in Belleville, Ontario and began writing short stories in school. He sold his first short story at the age of fifteen. As a member of the Mystery Writers of Americ ...

, author of crime fiction and thriller novels *

Susanna Moodie Susanna Moodie (born Strickland; 6 December 1803 – 8 April 1885) was an English-born Canadian author who wrote about her experiences as a settler in Canada, which was a British colony at the time. Biography Susanna Moodie was born in Bungay, ...

(1803–1885), author, moved to Belleville with her husband in 1840 after several years spent "roughing it in the bush" near Lakefield, Ontario *

Riyo Mori (born December 24, 1986) is a Japanese actress, dancer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City. Personal life An only child, Riyo Mori began dancing at the age of 4. She has studied at Quinte Ballet School of ...

Miss Universe 2007 Miss Universe 2007 was the 56th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico on May 28, 2007. At the end of the event, Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico crowned Riyo Mori from Japan as Miss Universe 2007. It is Jap ...

, spent her teenage years in Belleville, studying at Centennial Secondary School and at Quinte Ballet School of Canada *

Farley Mowat Farley McGill Mowat, (May 12, 1921 – May 6, 2014) was a Canadian writer and environmentalist. His works were translated into 52 languages, and he sold more than 17 million books. He achieved fame with the publication of his books on the Can ...

, author, born in Belleville *

William Barton Northrup William Barton Northrup, (October 19, 1856 – October 22, 1925) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Belleville, Canada West, the son of Anson Gilbert Northrup and Jane C. Balster, Northrup was educated at the Upper Canada Colle ...

, lawyer and politician *

Brian Orser Brian Ernest Orser, (born 18 December 1961) is a Canadian former competitive and professional figure skater and coach to Olympic champions. He is the 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medallist, 1987 World champion and eight-time (1981–88) Can ...

, figure skater and coach *

Shawn O'Sullivan Shawn O'Sullivan (born May 9, 1962 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian boxer who won gold at the World Amateur Championships in 1981 and the light middleweight silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was inducted into Box ...

, 1984 Olympic silver medalist boxer *

Pete Quaife Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife (born Kinnes; 31 December 1943 – 23 June 2010) was an English musician, artist and author. He was a founding member and the original bass guitarist for the Kinks, from 1963 until 1969. He also sang backing voca ...

, bassist for

The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm ...

in the 1960s, lived in Quinte Region from 1980 to 2005 *

Peter Quinney Peter Quinney (born June 1, 1986, in Belleville, Ontario) is a professional Canadian football Fullback (American football), fullback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the fifth round of the 2009 CFL Dra ...

, Canadian football player, Toronto Argonauts *

Andrew Raycroft Andrew Joseph Ernest Raycroft (born May 4, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Originally drafted by the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL) 135th overall in 1998, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy with t ...

, NHL goaltender *

Brad Richardson Bradley Benjamin Stanley Richardson (born February 4, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He last played with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Colorado Avalanche, Los A ...

, NHL forward * Wallace Havelock Robb,

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

and naturalist *

Alexander Milton Ross Alexander Milton Ross (December 13, 1832 – October 27, 1897) was a Canadian botanist, naturalist, physician, abolitionist and anti-vaccination activist. He is best known as an agent for the secret Underground Railroad slave escape network, know ...

, abolitionist and agent for the

Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to mid-19th century. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada. T ...

Johnny Rutherford John Sherman "Johnny" Rutherford III (born March 12, 1938), also known as "Lone Star JR", is an American former automobile racing driver. During an Indy Car career that spanned more than three decades, he scored 27 wins and 23 pole positions in 3 ...

, former Major League Baseball pitcher *

Nancy Anne Sakovich Nancy Anne Sakovich (born October 8, 1961) is a Canadian actress and former model. Life and career Sakovich grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, and attended Laurentian High School.She began modeling locally as a teenager. In 1981, she started studyin ...

, actress and former model *

Mike Schad Michael Schad (born October 4, 1963) is a former Canadian American football offensive lineman in the National Football League and is currently a mortgage banker with CMG Financial located in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. He was drafted by the Los Angel ...

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

offensive lineman *

Martin Seemungal Martin Seemungal is a journalist and foreign correspondent who has reported for the ABC News,Martin Seemung ...

Foreign Correspondent A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is usually a journalist or commentator for a magazine, or an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, locati ...

CBC, ABC, CTV, PBS Newshour *

Andrew Shaw Andrew Shaw may refer to: *Andrew Shaw (businessman), president and CEO of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra * Andrew Shaw (golfer) (1898–1983), former professional golfer *Andrew Shaw (ice hockey) (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player *Andrew Sha ...

, retired NHL player * Derek Smith, NHL forward * Harry Leslie Smith, British writer, political commentator and

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

veteran *

Matt Stajan Matthew Stajan ( ; born December 19, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was a second round selection, 57th overall, of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Stajan made his NHL debut in 2004 and was a memb ...

, NHL forward resided in Belleville from 2000 to 2004 * Manly E. MacDonald, Semi-impressionistic painter * Alex Stieda, former professional road bicycle racer *

Chris Valentine Christopher William Valentine (born December 6, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 105 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 1981 to 1983. The rest of his career, which la ...

, former ice hockey player and coach *

Thomas Campbell Wallbridge Thomas Campbell Wallbridge (January 2, 1830 – January 22, 1881https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135950604/thomas-campbell-wallbridge) was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West. He represented North Hastings in the Legislative Assemb ...

, lawyer and politician * John Weldon,

animated movie Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most anim ...

s director,

Oscar Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

winner (1979) *

Ed Westfall Edwin Vernon Westfall (born September 19, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders from 1961 until 1978–79. Notable as a d ...

, retired NHL player *

The Wilkinsons The Wilkinsons were a Canadian country music trio from Belleville, Ontario. Founded in 1997, the group consisted of lead singer Amanda Wilkinson, her brother Tyler Wilkinson, and their father, Steve Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons achieved success late ...

, country music group *

Ty Wishart Ty Wishart (born May 19, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Melbourne Mustangs in the AIHL. Wishart grew up in Comox, British Columbia, playing minor hockey there until his midget years. Pl ...

, professional ice hockey player * Jerry Yanover, political advisor

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