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Belleville Garden Club

  • Corporate body
  • 1876-

Originally established as the Belleville Horticultural Society on January 5, 1876, the Belleville Garden Club took on its present name in 1973 to reflect the change in emphasis from rural to urban interests. The Belleville Garden Club is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization interested in growing flowers, vegetables, shrubs and trees for pleasure. The club's mandate is to inform, educate and beautify, both for the knowledge and interest of the members and for that of the community at large.

Over the years, the Belleville Garden Club has undertaken a variety of annual projects such as the Big Dig, a sale of chrysanthemums, and the Trillium Awards, a program in which city gardens were judged by club members with the best publicly rewarded. A Memorial Garden was established in 1988 and dedicated two years later, the intention being to provide a place of reflection and quiet meditation for those who had lost club members.

Belleville Harbour Commission

  • Corporate body
  • 1889-1978

The Belleville Harbour Commission was established in 1889 by the Harbour Commissioners Act, Chapter 35. The Harbour Commissioners and Mayor were to appoint the Harbour Master with the approval of the Minister of Marine and Fisheries. The harbour and Port of Belleville were afforded the ability to collect harbour dues in 1870 through a by-law enacted by the Treasury Board of Canada. After the charter of the Commission in 1889, the by-laws and regulations were approved by the Governor General in 1911 and they were carried forward in 1947. The Harbour Commission was dissolved by a Federal decision in 1978.

W. C. Mikel lists the following Harbour Masters in his history of the City of Belleville:

  • 1889 Alexander Waters
  • 1891 D. Collins
  • 1904 Sidney Vandervoort
  • 1912 George Dulmage
  • 1922 J. H. Carr
  • 1931 Robert Goudy
  • 1936 Joseph Waddell

George Oliver Tice took over from Joseph Waddell in 1945. He was listed as Harbour Master in the 1959 Vernon's Directory of Belleville. Mac Smith held the position in 1961 and 1963, with Don J. Barrett in the role in 1972 and 1974. In the 1986 directory, the post was not listed, suggesting that the Commission had been dissolved by that date.

Belleville Hardware Company

  • Corporate body
  • 1901-1910

Co-founded by William Charles Springer after leasing the Chown Factory. Located at 270 Pinnacle St. in Belleville. Remained in operation until it was re-named in 1910 to the Belleville Lock Company Ltd.

Belleville Lawn Bowling Club

  • Corporate body
  • 1908-

A meeting was held at Shire Hall in Belleville on 16 July 1908 for the purpose of organizing a Lawn Bowling Club. In August 1908 The Daily Intelligencer reported that the club met on "Mr. E. G. [Ephraim George] Sills' lawn." In 1909 John Taylor sold the club lots 1 and 2 on the west side of William Street, Belleville, where it remained until moving to Yeomans Street in 1932. In 2020 it moved to 69 Centre Street, part of the Hillcrest Park development.

Belleville Lions Club

  • Corporate body
  • 1953-

The Belleville Lions Club was incorporated in 1953.

Belleville Oral History Project

  • Corporate body
  • 1975, 2008

The Belleville Oral History Project was undertaken as a Community Involvement Project/Opportunities for Youth in cooperation with the Hastings County Historical Society. The project was overseen by Professor Sali Tagliamonte of the University of Toronto and the interviews were conducted by Nancy Foster, Robert Miller, Evelyn Sine and Dave Masters.

Belleville Scout-Guide Museum

  • Corporate body
  • 1975-

The Belleville Scout-Guide Museum began as a private collection in the home of Ron Moon of Corbyville.

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