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- Is Belleville nice place to live?
- Why are people moving to Belleville?
- Is it safe to live in Belleville Ontario?
- What is Belleville known for?
- Is Belleville Ontario a good place to retire?
- Is Belleville Ontario growing?
- Is Quinte West safe?
- What is Belleville named after?
- Is Belleville close to Toronto?
- Is Belleville worth visiting?
Is Belleville nice place to live?
Belleville has cracked the top five of MacLean's magazine's annual list of “best places to live in Canada”. The Friendly City finished at number four on the list of 415, scoring high for its access to internet, health care and as Mayor Mitch Panciuk told CJBQ's Lorne Brooker Show, it's amenities.
Why are people moving to Belleville?
The influx of people from larger urban centres is driving demand and prices for homes higher in smaller cities such as Belleville which recorded a record year for home sales in 2020. North Bay was ranked as the most popular new migration destination according to rental drop-offs data.
Is it safe to live in Belleville Ontario?
Belleville stayed in the top 20 in Ontario for Violent Crime (18th), Sexual Assault (16th), Assault (16th), Firearms (19th), Robbery (15th), B&E (14th), Fraud (14th) and Youth Crime (16th). The municipality is one of the safest in Canada. It sits 185/229 overall.
What is Belleville known for?
Belleville is the home of Albert College (founded in 1854), Loyalist College, and the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf. Both national transcontinental railroads and the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, which links Windsor, Toronto (113 miles [182 km] west), and Montreal (232 miles [373 km] east), serve the city.
Is Belleville Ontario a good place to retire?
And, for what's believed to be the first time, Belleville also cracked the magazine's top 100 list of the best places in Canada in which to live, appearing at number 92. It's also 34th on the list of places with the lowest taxes.
Is Belleville Ontario growing?
The overall population density per square kilometre in the city grew from 205.1 in 2016 to 222.8 in 2021, Statistics Canada data showed. “It is safe to say Belleville is one of the fastest growing cities in eastern Ontario and these results are proof of that,” said Panciuk.
Is Quinte West safe?
There is virtually no crime in this area.
What is Belleville named after?
Belleville was known as the most prosperous town in Upper Canada. A visit in 1816 by Lieutenant-Governor Sir Francis Gore inspired the residents to change the name of their settlement to Belleville in honour his wife Lady Arabella.
Is Belleville close to Toronto?
It takes 3 hours, 48 minutes to travel from Belleville to Toronto. Approximate driving distance between Belleville and Toronto is 190 kms or 118.1 miles or 102.6 nautical miles .
Is Belleville worth visiting?
With ample outdoor space, a storied history, and one of the most vibrant main streets in the province, Belleville, Ontario is an underrated Ontario city well worth exploring.
