Grace Inn Shelter has launched Belleville’s 2026 Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) campaign—now with a new starting location. After years of steady growth, the event has outgrown the parking lot of the shelter and will now begin and end at Maranatha Church on Saturday, February 28 , 2026. This year, the event aims to raise $65,000 to support essential homelessness services provided by Grace Inn Shelter. The move, driven by rising participation, will allow walkers to gather more safely and comfortably while supporting a more visible 5km route. Walkers will head north on North Front Street and continue past the Quinte Mall on Bell Boulevard—an intentional choice to highlight that homelessness affects people in every corner of Belleville, not only in the downtown core. “Seeing the

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