Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

29 Oct 2012

Birch Cliff P.S. History

October 29, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Birch Cliff Public School, Henry Redman, Mrs. E.E. Reece

When Birch Cliff Public School celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1966, an unknown author wrote a fascinating school history that later went missing. It wasn’t a problem at first because the document was transcribed and...

26 Oct 2012

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Lots of weekend fun!

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Courcelette Fall Fest, Halloween, Run and Roll, Spokes Women, Walk

From Variety Village’s Walk, Run and Roll, to the Courcelette Public School Fall Fest, to a Halloween Dance at the Legion - there’s a lot to do this weekend in Birch Cliff! On Sunday October...

25 Oct 2012

Real Estate

Housing market slowdown

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside, house prices

By Michael McCann With fall came news of a slowdown in the housing market. Birch Cliff/Cliffside was not immune and in September we saw eight fewer properties sold than in August. This represents a drop...

24 Oct 2012

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day Oct. 24, 2012

October 24, 2012
By Hedy Korbee

The Photo of the Day for October 24, 2012 is a great vintage shot of "Field Day" at Birch Cliff Heights Public School. The photo was originally posted on Vintage Toronto by William Flanagan, who...

24 Oct 2012

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Mural meeting tonight

Community response has been excellent to the three birch tree murals that sprang up on Kingston Road this summer and there’s a meeting tonight to talk about the future of the project. The meeting will...

22 Oct 2012

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Cast online vote for BBNC!

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre needs your help -- and your votes! BBNC has entered the Aviva Community Fund competition, which awards money to organizations that are trying to make a positive change in their community. Family...

22 Oct 2012

News

Lieutenant-Governor in Birch Cliff

October 22, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
David Onley, Lieutenant-Governor Games, Variety Village

By Mike McCann Variety Village was a busy place last week! On Thursday October 18th, Variety Village held a corporate luncheon at Arcadian Court honouring Ontario's Lieutenant-Governor, David Onley. Along with Toronto's corporate community there were many...

20 Oct 2012

News

Empty storefront solution?

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
East Danforth Community Association, Kingston Road, Pop-Up Shop, revitalization

An experiment is underway in Danforth East this weekend where residents have banded together to deal with the problem of empty storefronts by creating a Pop-Up Shop. A Pop-Up shop is a temporary store housed...

19 Oct 2012

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day Oct. 19, 2012

October 19, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
autumn, fall, Scarborough Bluffs

Our Photo of the Day for Oct. 19, 2012 is another lovely shot of the Scarborough Bluffs in autumn from Doug McLellan. If you've got a photo you'd like to share, please let us know...

18 Oct 2012

Bluffs, Condos, Real Estate

Condos coming to the Bluffs

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside, condos, Haven on the Bluffs, Scarborough, VHL Developments

Sales get underway in two weeks on a proposed ten-storey condominium project close to the Scarborough Bluffs that marks a step forward in the long-standing effort to revitalize Kingston Road in Cliffside. The condo project...