Talk:Belleville, Ontario
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[edit] Census figures
I'm not sure where 198.96.80.16 found his alternative census figures, but [1] and [2] show 45 986 and 87 395, not 46 158 and 88 316. — mendel ☎ 03:44, Nov 5, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] islands??
What are those little islands in Lake Ontario south or southwest of Belleville? Do they have a name?--Sonjaaa 14:51, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
- The Thousand Islands are closer to Kingston. The few, small islands scattered in the Bay of Quinte don't really have a collective name that I'm aware of. --Flyingsquirrel 05:06, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] secondary school
I noticed that Bayside Secondary is included as being in Belleville. When the school was built it was between Trenton and Belleville and is now located in the City of Quinte West (which includes the area that was the City of Trenton). I think the school would better be listed under Quinte West. Quinte Christian High School opened in Belleville in 1977, is moving to new building this year.
I hope schools section makes clear that Ontario funds both public and Roman Catholic schools from tax dollars. Albert College and the Quinte Christian High School are private schools that charge tuition.
- I reodered things a little, but I'm not entirely happy with it. And I removed Bayside, since, as much as kids from Belleville go there, it doesn't belong here. --Flyingsquirrel 05:06, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Correct Favoritism on Mayor
The Mayor was falsely put down as a person in the running for Mayor. Since the election has not been held yet, I removed the reference to maintain neutrality of the article by presenting only the known facts and not speculation of the next mayor whoever it shall be.--LSX 06:16, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Notable Natives
Apparently, there are several people, of which are not even from Belleville and probably have never been there, do not believe that Jason Tam is not an attorney and a notable native. Even with cited references, the entry still gets deleted. I believe that they cannot believe that an Asian minority can be successful. Their beliefs stem from the common stereotype that our only uses are on the railroads, nail salons, and dry cleaners. Shame on you all.
- Hello, and welcome. I'm sorry you keeping getting erased like that, but I think you'd have to admit, it looks awfully suspicious, and self-promotional. Even if the claims are true, having a made the bar usually isn't sufficient. We should probably limit the list to people who have articles here, or could plausibly have one. There are many lawyers (and other professionals) active around here who do not have articles. It is a matter of reliable, external coverage, and is not (supposed to be) disrespectful in any way. --Abu-Fool Danyal ibn Amir al-Makhiri 16:49, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
- As an Asian Canadian I would ask that this person speaking in favour of Jason Tam not make this an issue of race. While I'm sure Jason Tam is a succesful person, Wikipedia is meant to be a resource that provides valuable information about important subjects, not just any notable persons from a specific area. Like the above poster said, one cannot list every lawyer or professional regardless of how much they've achieved. The key here is relevance. To suggest that this is about race is absolutely insulting and I can only hope that you were attempting to be, ahem, funny by bringing up those stereotypes. Please rethink your statements and accept that your information might not be considered a valuable contribution to the rest of us. Sorry. 74.12.134.225 00:30, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
- I would just like to weigh in on this issue. Relevance, especially in terms of wikipedia, can be a relative term that is open to interpretation at best. I would like for those of you who question the relevance of Jason Tam to go speak to the 100's of Asian-Americans whose life he has singlehandedly made better by fighting for their rights. IF you were involved in the legal community, or civil rights community for that matter, you would know the impact Jason Tam has had in this community. Allow Mr. Tam to be known as a "notable native" from Belleville or not..that is up to you....but it is the town's loss for not being able to let ALL know...a true defender of justice hails from its borders. I am glad to know that Mr. Tam probably does not care one bit about wikipedia and this whole discussion...he would rather focus on important things.
