Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

19 Jul 2012

Mayor Ford visits Birch Cliff

June 1, 2022
By Hedy Korbee
flooding, Gary Crawford, Kalmar Avenue, Mayor Ford, sewers, storm

87-year old Elsie Ritchie has lived in Birch Cliff for 60 years and says not even Hurricane Hazel did as much damage to her house as Sunday’s torrential rain storm. Ritchie, who lives in a...

18 Jul 2012

Flood Coverage, Photo of the Day

Four unsafe sinkholes

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Crescentwood Road, Haig Avenue, Kildonan Drive, sinkhole, White Birch Road

We’d like to hear your sinkhole stories! The Photo of the Day for July 18, 2012 is actually four photos of sinkholes in Birch Cliff. Three of them, on Crescentwood Road, Kildonan Drive and Haig Avenue...

16 Jul 2012

Flood Coverage, News

Ugly clean-up after storm

June 12, 2022
By Hedy Korbee
clean-up, Crescentwood, floods, Gary Crawford, Queensgrove, sewage, Ward 36, White Birch

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15 Jul 2012

Flood Coverage, News

Severe storm floods Birch Cliff

June 1, 2022
By Hedy Korbee
Crescentwood Rd, floods, sewage, sewers, Ward 36

Torrential rain flooded streets, backed up sewers and destroyed basements in Birch Cliff on Sunday, leaving homeowners with a terrible mess to clean up. The rain also caused a mudslide on Danforth Avenue between Warden...

12 Jul 2012

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day – July 12, 2012

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
development, Kingston Road

Here is the photo of the Day for July 12, 2012. This development at the southwest corner of Kingston and Birchmount was controversial in the beginning. I'm wondering what everybody thinks of it now. Do we need...

11 Jul 2012

Condos, News, Sports, The Quarry

Golfers pin hopes on Mayor

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Beach Fairway, Build Toronto, CCQLD, Conservatory Group, driving range, Gary Crawford, golf, golfers, Quarry, Rob Ford

The owners of the Beach Fairway Golf Range hope a last-ditch meeting with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will put a stop to plans to close the driving range and build a housing and retail...

11 Jul 2012

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day – July 11, 2012

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
golf, hunt club

The Photo of the Day for July 11, 2012 was taken just inside the entrance of The Toronto Hunt, the private 9-hole golf course. The original Hunt Club was established in 1843 by British army...

10 Jul 2012

City Services, News

Scarborough subway not dead

July 11, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
karen stinz, mayor rob ford, scarborough rt, subway, toronto council, transit, ttc

City Council will be asked tomorrow to begin a study that could designate two projects as transit priorities for Toronto: the extension of the Bloor -Danforth subway into Scarborough (replacing the Scarborough RT), and...

10 Jul 2012

History, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day July 10 2012

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Birchcliff Theatre, film, history

Wouldn't it be great if we could still walk down the street and go see a movie on the big screen in the heart of Birch Cliff? The photo of the day for July 10,...

09 Jul 2012

News

Birch Cliff solidly middle class

July 10, 2012
By Hedy Korbee

"Toronto’s middle-class suburbs of the 1970s have turned into “urban deserts” of growing poverty while the city centre has become an enclave for the ultra rich." And so begins an article in today's Toronto Star...