Author Archives: Mary Thomas

Another indication Belleville's new American Hockey League team is on its way came during the city's recent capital budget deliberations. Among the items approved was $110,000 for a new Zamboni icing ...

Hundreds of seniors are expected to attend the Seniors' Expo at the Batawa Community Centre this week. Spokesperson Hannah Brown says more than 50 exhibitors will be taking part in the annual event. S...

Belleville has set a 2017 capital budget at $48.3 millio , with a tax increase of well under 1%t. City council approved the capital budget at its final session Thursday morning, setting the tax rate i...

Belleville is looking at a tax increase related to its capital budget well under 3%, as the second day of debate wound up Tuesday. When city council began going through the $36.1 million budget line b...

Belleville has thrown its support behind one green energy program but dropped a second one. Belleville council heard a presentation from Vice President of Veridian Mark Turney regarding two proposed s...

Belleville's Maitland Drive and Mineral Road project gets some extra funding. During the capital budget debate this week, city council was considering a staff proposal that an extra $1.7 million be ad...

Belleville has decided to go ahead with Phase 3, the third and final stage of the downtown revitalization project. The issue of the increased cost and whether or not the city should continue with the ...

UPDATE: Belleville will go ahead with Phase 3 of the downtown revitalization. During its capital budget deliberations Wednesday city council approved $12 million dollars for the project to begin in 20...

Belleville began its three-day 2017 capital budget debate Monday, with city council looking at a proposed $36.2 million total. The proposed capital budget represents a 3.4 % tax increase. One of the b...

It's settled, Santa will make his way through Belleville's downtown right along Front Street. Monday night city council learned that the contractor has ensured that construction at Victoria Avenue and...