Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

03 Jun 2014

Local homes selling quickly

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside, house prices, Michael McCann, real estate

By Michael McCann April continued to be one of the busiest spring housing markets I have experienced in years. To give you some insight of how crazy the housing market is, a fixer upper house at...

29 May 2014

History, News, Uncategorized

Birchmount CI 50th reunion

May 29, 2014
By Hedy Korbee
50th reunion, anniversary, Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute

The year was 1964. The Beatles' “I Want to Hold Your Hand” was at the top of the charts, Gilligan's Island made its television debut, and Scarborough’s Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute opened its doors for...

05 May 2014

Real Estate

March: Robust housing market

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside, housing, Michael McCann, real estate

By Michael McCann House sales continued to be robust throughout Toronto in March, with multiple offers seemingly becoming the norm. Many buyers were starting to feel despondent about whether home ownership was in their immediate future. The...

29 Apr 2014

City Services

Chine drive reconstruction

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Chine Drive, Earl Abalajon, reconstruction, sidewalks

By Earl Abalajon Reconstruction is underway on one of the prettiest streets in Scarborough, Chine Drive, ten years after the City of Toronto first discussed the need for repairs. It's been thirty years since Chine Drive...

10 Apr 2014

Arts

Cellist at Taylor Library

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

By Donna Sevilla The Keep Toronto Reading Festival has returned with a new take on its latest community read, "The Cellist of Sarajevo". Author Steve Galloway wrote the novel about a cellist who plays Albinoni's Adagio...

08 Apr 2014

City Services, News

New sidewalks crumbling

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
construction, Councillor Gary Crawford, Kingston Road, sidewalks, Thomas Yeung

By Hedy Korbee Birch Cliff residents waited years for the revitalization of Kingston Road and now that winter’s over and the snow has melted, many are upset to see that our brand new sidewalks are...

03 Apr 2014

Real Estate

Feb. real estate stats

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
house prices, house sales, Michael McCcann, real estate

By Michael McCann This winter was not kind to Birch Cliff residents and February continued to hammer us with back-breaking snowfalls and bone chilling temperatures. Whether chipping at ice or shoveling our driveways, collectively...

01 Apr 2014

City Services, News

Kingston Rd rebuild – part 2

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
construction, Gary Crawford, Kingston Road, Marielle Torrefranca, Ward 36

By Marielle Torrefranca Bright, orange construction barrels are lighting up Kingston Road once again, as the main road’s reconstruction continues between Warden Avenue and Victoria Park Avenue. The reconstruction is the second phase of Kingston Road’s...

31 Mar 2014

Condos, News, The Quarry

New Quarry park

March 8, 2022
By Hedy Korbee

By Hedy Korbee Imagine for a moment that you could design a brand new park in the heart of Birch Cliff. What would it look like? That was the challenge facing about fifty local residents who turned...

24 Mar 2014

Uncategorized

Seedy Saturday success

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
gardening, Seedy Saturday and Green Fair

By Dilara Kurtaran Seedy Saturday and the Green Fair joined forces for the first time at Blessed Cardinal Newman High School on Saturday. Many people showed up for the event to exchange and buy seeds and...