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Belleville — waterfront living on the Bay of Quinte.

A historic city at the mouth of the Moira River: VIA Rail to Toronto and Montreal, a walkable bayshore trail and genuine value near Prince Edward County.

Belleville is a city in southeastern Ontario on the Bay of Quinte, a relaxed pace within reach of Prince Edward County. Each point below is sourced.

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About Belleville

  • Belleville is a city in southeastern Ontario at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte (eastern Lake Ontario); it is the seat of Hastings County. [1]

Transit & commute

  • Belleville has a VIA Rail station served by intercity trains; VIA operates five daily passenger services each way through Belleville on its Quebec City–Windsor corridor, and the city is served by Highway 401. [2][3]

Parks & waterfront

  • The Bay of Quinte waterfront includes Meyers Pier harbour and marina and Zwick’s Park; the paved Kiwanis Bayshore Trail runs about 2.75 km along the north shore as part of the Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail. [5]

Schools & education

  • Public schools are operated by the Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board, headquartered in Belleville, and Catholic schools by the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board. [6][7]
  • Loyalist College, a public college, is located on the border of Belleville and Quinte West and opened in 1967. [4]

Hospitals & healthcare

  • Belleville General Hospital — operated by Quinte Health; 265 Dundas St E; the largest of Quinte Health's four hospitals, home to the regional ICU and the Dr. Douglas A. MacIntosh Cancer Clinic. [8]

Sources

Local information below is fact-checked against published sources by the Research team. We do not publish market statistics, price claims or school rankings. If you spot something that needs updating, let Suba know.

  1. Belleville — city at mouth of Moira River on Bay of Quinte, seat of Hastings County. — Wikipedia, source
  2. Belleville VIA Rail station. — VIA Rail Canada, source
  3. VIA — five daily services each way; Highway 401. — Wikipedia, source
  4. Loyalist College — public college, opened 1967. — Loyalist College, source
  5. Meyers Pier, Zwick’s Park, Kiwanis Bayshore Trail (~2.75 km). — City of Belleville, source
  6. Public schools — Hastings & Prince Edward DSB. — Wikipedia, source
  7. Catholic schools — Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic DSB. — Wikipedia, source
  8. Belleville General Hospital — operated by Quinte Health; regional ICU and MacIntosh Cancer Clinic. — Quinte Health, source

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