The City of Belleville officially unveiled the new CN Yardm e n Memorial Project Monument outside the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre on Tuesday.

The project was first introduced a s a tribute to t he Belleville Yardm e n – a group of railroaders who contributed over $3 million towards the construction of the Quinte Sports Centre which opened in 1978.

The facility was named the Yardmen Arena in the 1990s to honour those railroaders and their contribution s .

CN Yardmen Monument at the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre. (Photo: Alana Cameron/Quinte News)

As the facility expanded, it became known as the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre which included the Yardmen Arena.

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