Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

14 Aug 2012

July Birch Cliff house prices

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

By Michael McCann As we rolled into July, it seems that buyers were more interested in summer time relaxation than considering a house purchase. The number of sold properties was down 26% from June. The...

14 Aug 2012

History

Heritage status

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13 Aug 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage

Basements flood a second time

September 10, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
floods, sewers, storm

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10 Aug 2012

Flood Coverage, News

Pockets of east end flooding

August 10, 2012
By Hedy Korbee

Heavy rainfall has caused some flooding in parts of Toronto including the Woodbine/Kew Beach area in the Beach. You can see a report by CP24's Cam Wooley here. There is also some backyard flooding to the...

09 Aug 2012

Bluffs, News

Dramatic dog rescue on Bluffs

July 26, 2016
By Hedy Korbee
dog, firefighters, rescue, Scarborough Bluffs

There was a dramatic rescue today by Toronto firefighters on the Scarborough Bluffs. A man went over the Bluffs, but he did it deliberately -- to rescue his 14-year old dog. The dog's eyesight is failing...

09 Aug 2012

Sports

Aaron Brown does Birchmount proud

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
200 metres, Aaron Brown, Birchmount Collegiate, Olympics

What a peformance by Aaron Brown! He's a Birchmount Collegiate graduate, only 20 years old, and today he raced in the 200-metre semi-finals against Jamaica's Usain Bolt. Personal best time Aaron ran a personal best of 20.42...

08 Aug 2012

Bluffs, History

Staircase down Bluffs?

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

So here's a history mystery! Does anybody know anything about a set of stairs that were once used to get up and down the Scarborough Bluffs? This fabulous photo of a staircase on the Bluffs is...

07 Aug 2012

Sports

Brown, Emmanuel through to semis

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

Great news for a couple of 20-year olds at the London Olympics! Birchmount Collegiate grad Aaron Brown has made it through to the semi-finals of the men's 200-metres. Brown finished third in his heat with a...

07 Aug 2012

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day August 7 2012

August 7, 2012
By Hedy Korbee

Our Photo of the Day for August 7, 2012 is a simply wonderful shot from the Toronto Archives circa 1909. I would love to know what was going through the minds of these two intrepid...

06 Aug 2012

News

Eating our way through Ribfest

September 10, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Ribfest, Scarborough, Simcoe Day, Thomson Memorial Park

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