Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

11 Nov 2012

Courcelette P.S. remembers

November 11, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Alex Napier, Courcelette Public School, Joseph Woods, Remembrance Day, veterans

Students at Courcelette Public School renewed their special bond with Canada’s veterans at a Remembrance Day ceremony attended by a veteran who went to the school 90 years ago. 97-year old Alex Napier was a...

10 Nov 2012

Birch Cliff Public School, History

Birch Cliff PS Remembrance Day

November 10, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Remembrance Day, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 13

The students of Birch Cliff Public School and veterans came together yesterday for a solemn and heartwarming Remembrance Day ceremony at the local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. As veterans looked on, the students...

09 Nov 2012

History

Lest we forget: Thomas Davis

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Red Deer Avenue, Remembrance Day, Thomas Edward Davis, veterans, World War II

As Remembrance Day approaches, we’re telling the stories of servicemen from Birch Cliff who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II. In part two of our series - Thomas Edward Davis. ~~~~ Thomas Edward Davis...

08 Nov 2012

History

Birch Cliff’s WWII fallen

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Sgt. Leonard Wilfred Lehman, World War II

This is the first in a series about residents of Birch Cliff who made the ultimate sacrifice and died in World War II. The series was inspired by an extraordinary map called The Poppy File...

05 Nov 2012

News

Birchmount Commencement

November 5, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Birchmount CI, class of 2012, Commencement

The Birchmount Collegiate class of 2012 gathered at the school one last time on Friday night for Commencement, so named because although the students have graduated, the rest of their lives are just beginning. It...

05 Nov 2012

Arts, Flood Coverage

Rock ‘n’ Roll fundraiser

November 5, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Clamshell Quintet, floods, Gently Bent, Variety Village, Ward 36 Gary Crawford

Toronto City Councillors will be ditching the rhetoric and picking up instruments at a benefit next weekend to help Variety Village recover from this summer’s devastating floods in Birch Cliff. Clamshell Quintet debut The flood fundraiser...

02 Nov 2012

Birch Cliff Public School, History

Birch Cliff P.S. History Part 2

December 9, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Birch Cliff Public School, history, radial cars, Scarboro Heights, St. Nicholas Church

This is part two of our series on the history of Birch Cliff Public School, written by an unknown author in 1966 for the school's 50th anniversary. A first-day pupil at Birch Cliff Public School...

01 Nov 2012

Photo of the Day

Happy Halloween!

November 1, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Halloween

From zombies and princesses...to superheroes and jungle animals, the children of Birch Cliff flooded the streets last night for some Halloween fun. The costumes ranged from creepy to downright adorable. And it wasn't just the...

30 Oct 2012

News

Power out, trees down in BC

October 30, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Storm damage, Toronto Hydro, trees felled

By the light of day, it's clear that last night's massive storm took its toll in Birch Cliff. Hydro workers were working to restore electricity south of Kingston Road this morning after high winds uprooted...

29 Oct 2012

News

East end power outages

October 30, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
power outages, storm

This report will be updated as the night progresses if events warrant. It's still early going, but Birch Cliff appears to have dodged a bullet so far tonight when it comes to power outages. According to...