Tillsonburg council has taken a step towards addressing doctor shortages within the region.

Councillors have requested staff file a feasibility report on a municipally supported physician recruitment and retention strategy.

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The motion, tabled by Councillor Kelly Spencer at council’s Oct. 27 meeting, calls for staff to examine the viability of implementing a Colwood, BC initiative where the municipality directly employs family physicians and operates a clinic that is designed to be a positive revenue generator, and cost-neutral to taxpayers.

According to the Ontario College of Family Physicians, 60 per cent of Tillsonburg residents don’t have a family doctor.

Back in July, the Tillsonburg Unattached Care Clinic opened to help service residents who are currently witho

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