Belleville council supports Mayor’s Task Force to explore homelessness crisis

Belleville council supports Mayor’s Task Force to explore homelessness crisis

Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis is far from giving up on doing all the city can to overcome an addiction, mental health and homelessness crisis that is only growing since he formally declared a city state of emergency in February of last year in the aftermath of a rash of multiple street drug overdoses.

Priorities laid out in Belleville mayor’s Homelessness Task Force

Belleville City Council approved a recommendation to adopt the terms of reference for the newly established Understanding Homelessness Task Force. Approval came from a meeting of council on Tuesday. Back on September 26, Belleville mayor Neil Ellis announced the creation of the task force with the goal to create an action & communication plan that can be implemented quickly to address the city’s addiction, mental health and homelessness crisis w…

InQuinte.ca | Belleville Council adopts Terms of Reference for new Homelessness Task Force

Belleville Council has adopted the Terms of Reference for the newly established Understanding Homelessness Task Force to review issues relating to the addiction, mental health and homelessness crisis in the City of Belleville. The decision came this afternoon at their regular Council meeting at Belleville City Hall. On September 26, 2025, Mayor Neil Ellis announced the creation of the Understanding Homelessness Task Force (Task Force) to review …