Belleville in Hastings County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Former Councillor Wolf Tausendfreund
Years of Service 1985-2000
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 30, 2024
1. Wolf Tausendfreund Marker
Wolf Tausendfreund served the City of Belleville as a Councillor, valued citizen and later as a Superior Court Judge.
During his 15-year tenure as a Councillor, Wolf strived for community improvement and wellness initiatives. As a Councillor, he sat as a member and Chair on several committees, including the Planning Advisory Committee, the Lahr-Belleville Student Exchange Committee and the Belleville Police Services Board.
As a private citizen, Wolf sequentially served in Belleville as President of the YMCA, the Rotary Club and the Sales and Ad Club. He was also a member of the YMCA National Board and was later appointed by the Governor General as an Officer of the YMCA Fellowship of Honour.
Wolf was a founding partner of the law firm O'Flynn, Weese, Tausendfreund LLP on Bridge Street East where he spent the majority of his career as a lawyer until his appointment in 2006 to the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario, presiding at the Quinte Courthouse on Bridge Street West.
Having served as a Councillor in City Hall, starting his legal career on Bridge Street East and ending his legal career on Bridge Street West, this Commons
this page online
Erected 2022.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 2006.
Location. 44° 9.75′ N, 77° 23.05′ W. Marker is in Belleville, Ontario, in Hastings County. It can be reached from the intersection of Front Street and Market Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located along the Riverfront Trail, on the west side of the Belleville Front Street municipal parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 168 Front Street, Belleville ON K8N 2Y7, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario and specifically in Southeastern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
2. Marker detail: Wolf Tausendfreund
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of the Historic Bogart-Carman Building / Site de l'edifice historique Bogart-Carman (within shouting distance of this marker); Belleville City Hall / L'Hτtel de ville de Belleville (within shouting distance of this marker); Market Square (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); George Zegouras Market Square (about 150 meters away); Great Belleville Floods (about 210 meters away); Griffin Opera House (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); James Bertram Collip 1892-1965 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Formation of the Methodist Church (Canada, Newfoundland, Bermuda) 1884 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belleville.
Also see . . . Former city councillor and judge honoured.
(Andrew Clarke, Belleville Quinte News, Jun 15, 2022) Excerpt: Belleville Mayor Mitch Panciuk along with city councillors and invited(Submitted on December 9, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)guests, honoured the retired Superior Court of Justice judge and former Belleville Council member, with a plaque dedication in the Commons Area on Front Street, across from City Hall. Wolf Tausendfreund, or Wolfy as many have come to know him, was also vital in bringing the Belleville Bulldogs Rugby Club to the city. Former Belleville Mayor and longtime friend, Ross McDougall, reminisced on his times with Tausendfreund telling the crowd of his first time meeting the retired Justice playing pick-up basketball and Wolfs impact on those he worked with.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 30, 20243. Wolf Tausendfreund MarkerLooking east from the Riverfront Trail; the Front Street parking lot and Belleville City Hall are in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 9, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
