A very special display is now part of the growing Belleville Festival of Lights. The Pieter Kort family donated a display in memory of young daughters Joni and Madeline who were killed in a tragic 3 vehicle collision while on March break in 2022. Pieter Kort spoke of the significance of the centrepiece of the display, a heart. After the tragedy the community rallied behind the family and staged the “Held in our Hearts” campaign. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/1977/files/2025/11/pieter-kort.wav

“still and will always be near and dear to our hearts, the heart signifies that. It signifies not only the legacy of our girls but also the legacy of the

support we felt from this community and continue to feel to this day.” The Kort family set up two fo

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