Premier Wynne has opened a pregnancy clinic in Thorncliffe Park right beside the Leaside Midwives Clinic and the Thorncliffe Community Office. All the offices are in the building at the corner of Overlea Blvd and Leaside Park Drive. The official opening occurred Monday (February 2, 2015). Ms Wynne is quoted by Globe and Mail reporter Adrian Morrow as naming Thorncliffe Park the “fertility capital of the country.” The clinic will support mothers and babies of the fastest-growing neighborhood, which is part of the Premier’s riding of Don Valley West. “Our plan for Ontario is centred on investing in people, and that means ensuring that everyone has access to the care they need to flourish,” The clinic includes a waiting room, two examining rooms and an office and will provide care for up to 150 mothers and babies during pregnancy and for six weeks after birth. An annual operating budget of about $100,000, funded through the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network, will cover salaries for a halftime nurse and a halftime community intake worker.
