Belleville (2004 population 49,060, metropolitan population 88,025) is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County.

The mayor of Belleville is Mary Ann Sills (from 2003). Originally the Native settlement Asukhknosk, the city was settled by United Empire Loyalists in 1789, after which it became known as Meyer's Creek after prominent settler and industrialist John Walden Meyers. It was renamed Belleville in honour of Lady Arabella Gore in 1816, after a visit to the settlement by Sir Francis Gore and his wife. Belleville became an important railway junction with the completion of the Grand Trunk in 1855.

Procter & Gamble, Lipton, Wilson Sports, Sears and Nortel are among the internationally known companies with industrial operations in Belleville. Belleville is the home of Loyalist College which is a post secondary facility and Albert College, a kindergarten through grade 12 private school. There are three public high schools in the City of Belleville(Centennial, Moira and Quinte Secondary Schools) and two publicly funded Roman Catholic high schools St. Theresa (Catholic) and Nicholson Catholic College. Bayside Secondary School is located near to Belleville in the City of Quinte West. Quinte Christian High School (Christian) opened in 1977 and is moving into new facilities in September 2006.

Belleville is the home of the Belleville Bulls Ontario Hockey League club. The Belleville Bulls play at the Yardmen Arena located at Highway 401 and Cannifton Road.

The central Canadian Forces Post Office (CFPO) is located here. As this is the gateway between the civilian and military postal systems of Canada, Belleville is the address for Canadian Armed Forces Bases and Ships abroad.

A major summer event which attracts thousands of people to Belleville each year is the Waterfront & Ethnic Festival.

NHL stars Bobby Hull and Brett Hull were both born in Belleville. Napanee, Ont. native and international pop star Avril Lavigne was also born at Belleville General Hospital on September 27, 1984.

Sister Cities

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External links

• City of Belleville website
• bellevilleontario.ca
• Belleville Waterfront Festival
• Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board
• Belleville Public Library and Art Gallery

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