Heritage Belleville is a Municipal Heritage Committee as per the Ontario Heritage Act and an advisory committee and local board.
It advises Council in the decision-making process on heritage matters concerning the Act and the citizens of the City of Belleville.
Promotes the conservation and celebration of the City of Belleville’s unique local history. It will assist the citizens of Belleville to appreciate and develop an understanding of the community’s beginnings, development, and future. Heritage Belleville, following policies and priorities determined by Council, consider it appropriate to undertake the following initiatives:
- Research and Inventory
- Education and Promotion
- Advising and Informing regarding legislation or Heritage Properties or Budget
- Commemoration
Governance
The committee is composed of people representing the City of Belleville and demonstrating a strong commitment to the Terms of Reference and include a cross-section of people with diverse backgrounds, expertise, and skills.
It must have a minimum of 5 members comprised of:
- 7 volunteer citizen members appointed by council
- City of Belleville Staff Support representative from the Engineering and Development Services Department (non-voting member)
As of June 11, 2025 its members are:
- JP Lemieux
- Connie Carson (2024-87)
- Janna Munkittrick-Colton (2024-87)
- Mark Stoliker
- Robert LaBarge (2024-87)
- Karen Fisk
- Herman Lopez (2025-03)
Term: Term of Council (4 years)
To become a committee member, you can apply online through the Boards & Committees Application Form.
Meetings
Meetings may be cancelled if there are no urgent issues or agenda items.
Work
- Adding and removing properties from a Register of Municipal Heritage Properties
- Heritage Permit Applications
- Doors Open
- Heritage Week 2025
- Heritage Grant Program
- Adding and removing properties from a Register of Municipal Heritage Properties
- Issuance, withdrawal and consideration of objections to Notice of Intention to designate heritage properties under Section 29 of the Act
- Consideration of applications to alter or demolish under Sections 33 and 34 of the Act
