City Services Archives - Page 3 of 7

29 Apr 2014

Chine drive reconstruction

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Chine Drive, Earl Abalajon, reconstruction, sidewalks

By Earl Abalajon Reconstruction is underway on one of the prettiest streets in Scarborough, Chine Drive, ten years after the City of Toronto first discussed the need for repairs. It's been thirty years since Chine Drive...

08 Apr 2014

City Services, News

New sidewalks crumbling

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
construction, Councillor Gary Crawford, Kingston Road, sidewalks, Thomas Yeung

By Hedy Korbee Birch Cliff residents waited years for the revitalization of Kingston Road and now that winter’s over and the snow has melted, many are upset to see that our brand new sidewalks are...

01 Apr 2014

City Services, News

Kingston Rd rebuild – part 2

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
construction, Gary Crawford, Kingston Road, Marielle Torrefranca, Ward 36

By Marielle Torrefranca Bright, orange construction barrels are lighting up Kingston Road once again, as the main road’s reconstruction continues between Warden Avenue and Victoria Park Avenue. The reconstruction is the second phase of Kingston Road’s...

20 Oct 2013

Arts, City Services, News

Underpass art unveiled

August 14, 2016
By Hedy Korbee
Gary Crawford, Michelle Berardinetti, mural, Mural Routes, Warden underpass

The transformation of the Warden underpass from concrete eyesore to a work of art celebrating our community’s history is complete. A ceremony was held Sunday in the parkette at Warden and Hollis to officially unveil...

18 Sep 2013

City Services

Local EQAO results

September 18, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
EQAO

The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) has published its annual Student Achievement Results for every elementary school in Ontario. If you’re interested in the local statistics, you can see the results below for all...

05 Sep 2013

City Services, News

Construction – the end is here!

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

Goodbye road cones! Construction is coming to an end on Kingston Road in the heart of Birch Cliff a little more than five months after the City of Toronto started tearing up the street to...

15 Jul 2013

City Services, Flood Coverage

One year flood anniversary

July 15, 2013
By Hedy Korbee

It happened without warning. One year ago today the lives of almost 400 families in Southwest Scarborough were turned upside down when a torrential rainstorm flooded basements with raw sewage and storm water. “It was a...

11 Jul 2013

City Services, History, News

Digging up old ties

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Kingston Road, radial cars, reconstruction, streetcar

Construction workers on Kingston Road have started digging up fascinating pieces of Birch Cliff’s past - the old streetcar tracks that were laid in 1928. Large excavators have been rumbling down the centre of the...

05 Jul 2013

City Services, News

Kingston / Warden closed

Just a heads up that the intersection of Kingston Road and Warden Avenue will be closed this weekend due to road resurfacing. In other construction news that almost sounds too good to be true --...

29 May 2013

City Services, News

Fire crews on Dault overnight

May 29, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
Dault Road, fire, hoarders

Residents of Dault Road are thanking Toronto firefighters today for remaining on their street overnight to watch for flare-ups from a fire at #5 Dault. The fire started with a wood burning stove in the...