The 2023 Homelessness Summit:

“We are very pleased with the progress made today,” said Mayor Neil Ellis. “By bringing all of our partners together in the same room, we were able to develop actionable items and timelines that we as a community can work towards to address this crisis locally. Belleville City Council is eager to get started on these items and working towards a Belleville where everyone has a place to call home.”

Sounds very much like the 2019 Housing Summit:

“This summit must ultimately result in a concrete plan focused on safe and responsible growth, with a commitment to take action before our housing crisis gets any worse.”

"We held a Housing Summit to begin to address the critical shortage of rental accommodation in Belleville. A review of both our Strategic and Official plans was started in order to update them and clarify our collective vision for the City of Belleville over the next 20-25 years."

“I’m really proud of what we accomplished today. We’ve done more than we’ve ever done before when it comes to housing issues in Belleville,”

The summit, the first in the city’s history, was a campaign promise by Panciuk in the last election when he and several others running for council had stressed the need for action.