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Templeman Aquatic Centre Closure

The Templeman Aquatic Centre at the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre is closed until Monday, Sept. 21 for the start of fall aquatic programming. The annual shutdown allows for necessary maintenance, repairs and facility improvement projects. 

As part of these upgrades, the men’s and women’s pool change rooms will be closed Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, followed by the family change room closure Sept. 6 to Sept. 12. Alternative change rooms on the second floor will be available, and at least one pool change room option will remain open throughout the renovation period.

All other areas of the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre will remain open. Visit belleville.ca/recreation for program registration and updates.

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Wireless Communication Facilities

Wireless communication facilities, including telecommunications towers and antennas, help provide the wireless services and faster data connections that residents, businesses and emergency services rely on.

Telecommunication towers are approved by the Federal Government of Canada, rather than the municipality. However, proponents of new towers must follow the City of Belleville's Telecommunication Tower Protocol as part of the local consultation process.

For information about tower safety and the federal approval process, visit the Government of Canada's Facts about Towers resource.

How to Apply

Step 1 – Review the City's Protocol

A telecommunications tower or antenna proposal must go through the City's Protocol for Wireless Communication Facilities. Please review the protocol before finalizing any plans.

  1. The Director of Engineering & Development Services shall be designated as the City’s contact for purposes of managing this protocol. The protocol applies to telecommunications carriers, businesses, governments, Crown agencies, operators of broadcasting undertakings and the public (including for amateur radio operation and over-the-air TV reception).
  2. Prior to finalizing any plans the applicant will consult with the Director of Engineering & Development Services in order to identify any local concerns in the search area, any opportunities to co-utilize existing structures, and to identify land owned by the City which may be a suitable site for a lease.
  3. Subject to any engineering or economic limitations, the proponent shall be required to consider sites in the following order:
    • sites co-located on existing structures;
    • land outside of zoned or designated residential areas;
    • land owned by the City; and
    • new structures on land owned by private land owners.
  4. The proponent shall agree to provide drawings and information for the City’s review at a site plan level of detail together with a justification report documenting the site selection process and an explanation for the height and built form of the new facility. The applicant will also provide this information to any other agencies identified by the City.
  5. Upon agreement between the proponent and the City regarding a proposed facility, the proponent shall provide the City with a legally binding undertaking to construct the facility in accordance with the information package outlined in clause 4 of this protocol.
  6. In order to ensure that the affected public is consulted, the proponent agrees to provide a notification package, as required through Industry Canada’s Default Public Consultation Process, to the local public (including nearby residences, community gathering areas, public institutions, schools, etc.), neighbouring land-use authorities, businesses, and property owners located within a radius of three times the tower height. The radius is measured from the outside perimeter of the supporting structure. For the purpose of this requirement, the outside perimeter begins at the furthest point of the supporting mechanism, be it the outermost guy line, building edge, face of the self-supporting tower, etc.
  7. Where facilities are proposed to have a height of 30 metres or more, the proponent agrees to publish notice of the proposed facility in a local community newspaper in accordance with Industry Canada requirements.
  8. Nothing in this protocol will serve to exempt the proponent from the requirements of Industry Canada.

Step 2 – Submit the Application

Complete the Telecommunication Towers & Antennas application form and provide the required supporting documentation.

Communication Towers and Antennas Application Form

Step 3 – Payment of Application Fees

The application fee is $2,380 and is collected when the application is submitted.

Applications will not be processed if the required forms, documentation or fees are incomplete.

More Information

Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) has developed a Tower Siting Resource Guide which provides provides additional information about the tower-siting process and the roles of municipalities, telecommunications service providers, landowners and the federal government. 

For more information and to request a copy of the resource guide, please contact planning@belleville.ca.

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Planning

613-967-3200 ext. 3288
planning@belleville.ca 

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