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February 10, 1988
Birth

Holland Landing couple are proud parents of test tube quintuplets
Holland Landing will soon be home to Canada's first-ever test tube quintuplets, born early Saturday morning at a Toronto hospital. Remington, Lance, Wade, William and Maxine were delivered two months premature over a five-minute span that began at 3:59 a.m. Saturday morning to Wayne and May Collier, of Dutch Settlers Crescent in Holland Landing. While they're not the first quintuplets born in Canada they are the first to be conceived by way of the in vitro fertilization process, and theirs was also the largest multiple birth ever at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, according to the public relations officer there. Wendy Lewis said Sunday afternoon that the five babies were listed in stable condition and that doctors were pleased with their progress. The babies will remain on respirators and under close observation for at least another couple of months, she said. Ms. Lewis said that a team of 25 doctors and nurses were involved in the birth, which took place with relative ease, with children arriving about a minute apart. They ranged in size at birth from 805 grams (one pound, 12 ounces) to nearly 1,200 grams (Two pounds, 10 ounces). The public relations officer said that Mrs. Collier, a 33-year-old executive administrative assistant with a law firm, had gone through a carefully monitored fertilization and gestation process under the Toronto East General LIF (Laboratory Initiated Foetal Emplacement) program. She had been in hospital for two months prior to the birth, and anticipated the number of children and their premature arrival. "She actually knew after five weeks of pregnancy she was going to have quintuplets, " Ms. Lewis explained, adding that premature labor "is expected in multiple births." Om fact Mrs. May had gone into labor twice during the week before the actual birth, she said. It will be at least 11 weeks before the quintuplets can come home to father Wayne, 27, an air conditioning and heating apprentice. The couple have no other children. Mrs. Collier couldn't be reached by phone over the weekend, but was slated to appear at a press conference in Toronto sometime Monday.

January 18, 1988
Birth

IT HAPPENED, Stephanie & Jennifer Matys got a baby brother! Jonathan Joseph was born Monday January 18, 1988, at 5:38 am., at Mt. Sinai Hospital and weighed in at 8 lbs. 5 ozs. Proud father & happy mother are Joe & Nancy Matyrs [sic]. Thrilled grandparents are Mike & Julia Brinkos and Joe & Anna Matys. Excited great grandparents are Steve & Annie Brinkos and Julia Balamut.

Event Date : Tuesday, December 02, 1952
Event Type : Birth

Description : A son to Mr. and Mrs. George W. Stoddart of Toronto. Born at Private Patients' Pavilion, Toronto General Hospital.

November 30, 1984
Birth

DAVIS/CALWELL--Bonnie and Lynn are pleased to announce the birth of son "Jesse" Gordon Floyd on Nov. 30, 1984 at 8:53 a.m. Proud grandparents are Florence Calwell, of Downsview, Floyd Calwell, of Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Davis, of Maple Leaf, Ontario. Great grandparents are the deceased Edith and John Campbell, of Bradford.

Birth [A brother for our boys!]
May 12, 1993
KOOIMAN - Kathy and Jerry are pleased to announce the arrival of their son, Jordan Daniel on May 12th, 1993 at 11:26 p.m. weighing 8 lbs. 5 oz. Proud grandparents are Sadie and Lindsay Brown and Diane and Jack Kooiman. Special thanks to Dr. Nadel and Dr. Jennings and staff at York-Finch General Hospital.

September 16, 1992
Birth
DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL.
CESCO -- Dennis and Isabel Cesco (nee Abrantes) are thrilled to announce the birth of Cassandra Nicole, born September 16, 1992, weighing 6lbs. 12 1/2 oz. at 14:45 p.m. [sic] A granddaughter for Ettorina and Italo Cesco and Jose and Maria Abrantes. Special thanks to Dr. Lily Cha and R.N. Gayle Bradley and the staff of Humber Memorial Hospital.

February 10, 1988
Birth

Holland Landing couple are proud parents of test tube quintuplets
Holland Landing will soon be home to Canada's first-ever test tube quintuplets, born early Saturday morning at a Toronto hospital. Remington, Lance, Wade, William and Maxine were delivered two months premature over a five-minute span that began at 3:59 a.m. Saturday morning to Wayne and May Collier, of Dutch Settlers Crescent in Holland Landing. While they're not the first quintuplets born in Canada they are the first to be conceived by way of the in vitro fertilization process, and theirs was also the largest multiple birth ever at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, according to the public relations officer there. Wendy Lewis said Sunday afternoon that the five babies were listed in stable condition and that doctors were pleased with their progress. The babies will remain on respirators and under close observation for at least another couple of months, she said. Ms. Lewis said that a team of 25 doctors and nurses were involved in the birth, which took place with relative ease, with children arriving about a minute apart. They ranged in size at birth from 805 grams (one pound, 12 ounces) to nearly 1,200 grams (Two pounds, 10 ounces). The public relations officer said that Mrs. Collier, a 33-year-old executive administrative assistant with a law firm, had gone through a carefully monitored fertilization and gestation process under the Toronto East General LIF (Laboratory Initiated Foetal Emplacement) program. She had been in hospital for two months prior to the birth, and anticipated the number of children and their premature arrival. "She actually knew after five weeks of pregnancy she was going to have quintuplets, " Ms. Lewis explained, adding that premature labor "is expected in multiple births." Om fact Mrs. May had gone into labor twice during the week before the actual birth, she said. It will be at least 11 weeks before the quintuplets can come home to father Wayne, 27, an air conditioning and heating apprentice. The couple have no other children. Mrs. Collier couldn't be reached by phone over the weekend, but was slated to appear at a press conference in Toronto sometime Monday.

Event Date : Friday, August 11, 1939
Event Type : Birth

Description : Born at Western Hospital in Toronto, a son, to Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Davey.

Event Date : Monday, August 10, 1942
Event Type : Birth

Description : Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Collings of Bradford at Private Patients' Pavilion, Toronto General Hospital.

June 10, 1992
Birth
VENTURO: Frank and Donna (nee Crocker) are thrilled to announce the birth of their first child, Marissa Leigh-Ann, born November 27, 1985 at 11:48 p.m., weighing 6lbs, 11ozs. A first grandchild for George and Shirley [Crocker] of Somerset, Nova Scotia, and third grandchild for Jimmy and Bice Venturo.