Mother Searches for Answers After Public Health Says Unsterile Needles Used at Ontario Clinic

A biohazard receptacle in an exam room at a health clinic in Calgary, on July 14, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Christine Lavalle feels like she’s trapped in a nightmare.

She found out on social media last week that her child might have been exposed to blood-borne infections at a Burlington walk-in clinic after public health identified the use of unsterile needles over the span of more than six years.