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Quinte Health President and CEO Stacey Daub commented on a stabbing incident that took place at the Emergency Department of Belleville General Hospital on Tuesday. Before giving her report to the board of directors of Quinte Health, Daub said a distressing incident occurred at the hospital where a security guard sustained minor injuries in the stabbing. A full internal review is now underway by Quinte Health to identify any further steps that can be taken to strengthen safety measures for their staff, patients and visitors.

At council meeting last night, members received a report for Hastings and Prince
Edward Learning Foundation. The Foundation spends more than $100,000.00 supplying food for breakfast, lunch and snack programs supporting 15 schools in the region 3 of them located in the County. There are at least 600 students or 1 in 4 who rely daily, on the program. Council presented the Foundation with a cheque for just under $3500.00 from the feed the Meter campaign. The Foundation is also supporting the Prom project where students can pick out an outfit at no cost. They are currently in need of small and medium sized suites as well as 16 plus dresses.

The Built and Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee is in need of a second councillor. There were no takers so a motion was made and accepted to continue with one councillor and to add another member of the public. This would be in effect until the end of the term.

Council accepted a report from Procurement Coodinator Matthew Nestorovski that included proposed changes to the Purchasing by-law to support the Buy Local, Buy Canadian movement. In February, a motion was made to examine the municipality’s purchasing practices due to the social, economic and political instability Canada is facing and to that end, staff recommended an amendment allowing the municipality to prioritize local and domestic suppliers in alignment with domestic and international trade agreements. Council passed a motion to increase the open competitive procurement threshold from $50,000 to $100,000.

Nominations for the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards were announced Wednesday, with the crime series Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent dominating nominations in both television and overall categories while Universal Language led in the film category. Among its 20 nominations, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent received nods in the best lead performer (Kathleen Munroe), drama series and best direction categories. Based on its namesake American series, it follows an elite squad of Canadian police detectives as they investigate high-profile crimes and corruption in Canada’s largest metropolis. Universal Language, the Oscar-shortlisted film directed by Matthew Rankin, received 13 nominations in categories including best motion picture and achievement in direction. David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds followed with nine.

Sports

William Nylander had two goals and two assists to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 7-2 thumping of the Philadelphia Flyers.

Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway 1:28 into overtime to help the Winnipeg Jets clinch a playoff spot by downing the Washington Capitals 3-2 in Tuesday’s showdown between the NHL’s top two teams.

Philip Broberg and Robert Thomas each had a goal and three assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Tuesday night to extend their active NHL-best winning streak to seven games.

Tage Thompson scored the go-ahead goal 1:23 into the third period, and Lindy Ruff became the NHL’s second coach to win 600 games with one franchise in the Buffalo Sabres’ 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Nazem Kadri’s second goal of the game, scored 3:38 into overtime, gave the Calgary Flames a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday for their fourth consecutive comeback victory.