CC 2003 Belleville (2004 population 49060, metropolitan population 88025) is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County. Originally the Native settlement Asukhknosk, the city was settled by United Empire Loyalists in 1789, after which it became known as Meyer's Creek after prominent settler and industrialist John Walden Meyers. It was renamed Belleville in honour of Lady Arabella Gore in 1816, after a visit to the settlement by Sir Francis Gore and his wife. Belleville became an important railway junction with the completion of the Grand Trunk in 1855. Procter & Gamble, Lipton, Wilson Sports, Sears and Nortel are among the internationally known companies with industrial operations in Belleville. Belleville is the home of Loyalist College and Albert College. There are four publicly funded and two separate (Catholic) high schools names St. Teresa's and Nicholson Catholic College. Belleville is the home of the Belleville Bulls Ontario Hockey League club. The Belleville Bulls play at the Yardmen Arena located at Highway 401 and Cannifton Road. Wikipedia Reference