Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

22 Jan 2013

Catching up with Brian Ashton

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Brian Ashton, Toronto City Council, Ward 36

By Ian Harvey Brian Ashton is in his element. Is there a better place than a Scarborough Tim Horton’s on Kingston Road in Cliffside to hold court and talk about his life in politics then and...

22 Jan 2013

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day Jan. 22 2013

Can you guess where this was taken? The Photo of the Day for January 22, 2013 is a shot from 1955 of the old Scarborough Farmer's Market. It was located on the southwest corner of Victoria...

18 Jan 2013

Birch Cliff Public School, History

Birch Cliff P.S. History Pt. 4

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Birch Cliff Public School, Home & School Association, Mrs. E.E. Reece

This is part four of our series on the history of Birch Cliff Public School, written by an unknown author in 1966 for the school’s 50th anniversary The first four-room addition was made to Birch...

17 Jan 2013

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day Jan. 17, 2013

Our Photo of the Day for Jan. 17, 2013 was taken by Ward 36 Councillor Gary Crawford, who tweeted it yesterday along with this caption: "Students from Blantyre P.S. came to City Hall 2day to learn...

14 Jan 2013

News, Real Estate

Dec. house sales sluggish

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
house prices, Michael McCann, real estate

By Michael MCann What a roller coaster year! The 2012 local housing market kicked off at a robust and healthy pace and staggered to an unimpressive finish. What started as a seller's market closed out the year...

11 Jan 2013

News

Enrico’s 42nd birthday!

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Dan Harris, Enrico's Pizza

The lineup was longer than usual at Enrico’s Pizza today as the popular Birch Cliff business celebrated its 42nd anniversary by handing out free slices of pizza, poutine, pasta and T-shirts. Owner Arun Sakar, who...

09 Jan 2013

Condos, News, The Quarry

Quarry Survey & Meeting

October 6, 2017
By Hedy Korbee
AGM, Build Toronto, CCQLD, Gerrard Clonmore Developments, Quarry

Wanted: Your thoughts on the Quarry. Community input on the Quarry Lands is being sought by the advocacy group Concerned Citizens of Quarry Lands Development prior to its Annual General Meeting on Wed. Jan. 23rd. The...

08 Jan 2013

Uncategorized

Kick the spending habit

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
budgeting, Community Centre 55, Joanne Muys, personal finance

By Ian Harvey It’s a fact: holiday hangovers are worse in January. It’s not the eating or the drinking to excess which causes the pain, it’s those credit card bills which keep appearing in the mailbox ...

23 Dec 2012

News

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...