Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Belleville Harbour Commission
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
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Description area
Dates of existence
1889-1978
History
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.