Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

23 Dec 2012

Scarborough turkey captured!

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Scarborough Turkey

After a month on the run, the Scarborough turkey is free no more. The bird was captured yesterday by officials from the Toronto Wildlife Centre with help from Toronto Police and Animal Services. You can read...

21 Dec 2012

News

A wild turkey tale

December 21, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Greg Dennis, Wild turkey

By Greg Dennis 'Twas the week before Christmas when all through the neighbourhood a story was stirring of a strange visitor to Birch Cliff, a most unusual intruder never seen in these parts before. Some dismissed...

21 Dec 2012

News

The Amazing Christmas Feast

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre, Christmas, St. Nicholas Church, The Amazing Christmas Feast, Wimpy's Diner

They’ve been cooking turkeys night and day for the last ten days at Wimpy’s Diner on Kingston Road in preparation for the Amazing Christmas Feast, a wonderful tradition to help those in need over...

19 Dec 2012

News, Real Estate

Local home sales buck trend

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside, homes, house, Michael McCann, Toronto Real Estate Board

By Michael McCann Birchcliff / Cliffside bucked the trend this month by showing a surge in housing sales. There were 27 homes sold in the neighbourhood in November, which is a 40% increase over the 19...

17 Dec 2012

Arts

New mural locations?

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Ian Harvey, Mural Routes, murals

By Ian Harvey Birch Cliff residents are invited to offer their input into locations and themes for future murals at the upcoming Mural Routes meeting on Jan. 7. The neighbourhood has been sprouting murals since last...

13 Dec 2012

Arts, Bluffs

Stunning Bluffs Photos

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Larry Herscovitch, photos, Scarborough Bluffs

A lot of people enjoy taking photographs of the Scarborough Bluffs but few of us have been able to capture their beauty as well as Larry Herscovitch. Herscovitch is an engineer by trade who started...

10 Dec 2012

News

Birchmount CI students walk out

December 23, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Bill 115, Birchmount CI, extracurricular activities, OSSTF

07 Dec 2012

Uncategorized

“In the Spirit of Christmas 2012”

December 7, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Birchcliff Bluffs United Church, Churches by the Bluffs Food Bank, In the Spirit of Christmas

Details here about a seasonal fundraiser for our local food bank from Birchcliff Bluffs United Church. ~~ An evening of seasonal music, readings and an original drama with puppets await as Birchcliff Bluffs United Church presents...

07 Dec 2012

Birch Cliff Public School, History

Birch Cliff P.S. History Part 3

December 8, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Agincourt Fair, Armistice, Birch Cliff Public School, Influenza 1918, Mrs. E.E. Reece, Newmarket Fair

This is part three of our series on the history of Birch Cliff Public School, written by an unknown author in 1966 for the school's 50th anniversary. On the steps of the new school, Mrs....

03 Dec 2012

Uncategorized

Tree lighting ceremony

December 3, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Christmas tree, Gary Crawford, Santa Claus, Variety Village

There were Christmas carols, candles, hot chocolate and community spirit in abundance last night at the third annual Community Tree Lighting Ceremony at Variety Village, hosted by Ward 36 Councillor Gary Crawford. More importantly for...