Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

20 Sep 2012

Mixed reviews for flood meeting

January 31, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
basements, floods, Gary Crawford, sewers, Shelley Carroll, Ward 36

Last night’s flooding meeting hosted by Ward 36 Councillor Gary Crawford is getting mixed reviews from residents whose basements flooded with sewage and stormwater this summer. About 150 people attended the meeting, which took place...

20 Sep 2012

News

Lost your dog?

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

Does this dog look familiar? The dog was found today near Birchmount swimming pool by one of our Twitter followers . If you know who it belongs to, please go to the home page and click "Contact...

20 Sep 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage

Six possible flooding fixes

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Environmental Assessment, floods, sewers, solutions, Toronto Water, Ward 36

By Hedy Korbee Toronto Water unveiled details at the Ward 36 flooding meeting last night about the six infrastructure improvements that could alleviate future basement flooding in Birch Cliff. These improvements were originally identified in an...

20 Sep 2012

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day Sept. 20 2012

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Crescentwood Road, Kildonan Drive, Scarborough Bluffs

The Photo of the Day for Sept. 20, 2012 is a great shot overlooking the Bluffs from 1974. It was taken at the foot of Kildonan Drive where it meets Crescentwood Road. Thanks to Dan Webb,...

19 Sep 2012

Flood Coverage, News

Flooding meeting tonight

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
flooding meeting, Gary Crawford, infrastructure, sewers, Toronto Water, Ward 36

Toronto Water officials will be on hand to answer questions about basement flooding at a meeting tonight hosted by City Councillor Gary Crawford. The meeting is being held at 7:00pm at the Scarborough Village Recreation...

19 Sep 2012

History

Taylor Library’s 50th

September 19, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Fred Taylor, Taylor Library

A steady stream of well-wishers stopped by Taylor Memorial Library yesterday to celebrate the library’s 50th anniversary It was a gathering reminiscent of the garden parties they used to hold on the front lawn of...

18 Sep 2012

History, News

Library’s 50th today

Just a reminder that Taylor Memorial Library is hosting a celebration today in honour of its 50th birthday. The party is from 4 - 7pm and everyone in the community is welcome to attend If you...

14 Sep 2012

Flood Coverage, News

Anger in southwest Scarborough

The Scarborough Mirror has done a good story on the anger directed at the City of Toronto by flooding victims in southwest Scarborough. It features Melanie Slater, who used to live in Birch Cliff and...

14 Sep 2012

Arts

Our latest mural is done!

September 14, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
birch trees, Karin Eaton, mural, Mural Routes, Sarah Collard

The east wall of Wimpy's is sure looking a whole lot better now that artist Sarah Collard has finished the third in a series of murals designed to improve the streetscape of Birch Cliff. "Tudor...

14 Sep 2012

News

A milestone for Birch Cliff News

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Birch Cliff News, milestone

There's cause for a little celebration here at Birch Cliff News. After less than three months online we've just passed the mark of 20,000 page views. It's an interesting statistic when you consider the neighbourhood only...