Screenshot of the Belleville Council meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 / City of Belleville YouTube Channel.
Housing dominated the agenda at the Belleville Council meeting on Tuesday, which was considered to be the final one of the current council term.
Following the green space discussion for the Queen Mary school affordable housing project, Council moved the needle on two other high profile items.
Two Community Improvement Plan Applications were brought forward.
Construction for the project by Aldersgate Homes Inc. is underway. Council voted to allow the team to unlock $450,000 in the form of grants to clear the way. The rental apartment building would have a total of 84 units, 46 of which would be deemed affordable dwellings, including 28 accessible units.
“Behind these numbers are people looking for a safe and affordable place to live, and Aldersgate has reported there are 500 households that need to be housed. This is a practical use of the (CIP) program to support a local non-profit, and bring more affordable and accessible homes into our community,” said Councillor Barb Enright-Miller.
Council signed off to allow Belleville Affordable Housing Solutions L.P. to access a total of $132,000 in grants to pave the way to create a rental apartment building. The site would contain 95-units, 30 of which would be affordable, and another 30 accessible.
Councillor Sean Kelly called for clarification from staff as to how they determine the financial figure for the CIP applications. Staff added that while it’s first come first serve, other initial consideration is to non-profits, before for-profit enterprises. Kelly asked staff what the budget for the CIP has been. Staff outlined it was just over $3 million, and the money that is left is $60,000, which would be assigned to additional dwelling units.
