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Aug
2012
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Aug
2012
I had an interesting chat this week with "The Drain Man" -- 66-year old master plumber Bill Barber.
Barber has become a familiar face in Birch Cliff since the basement flooding one month ago today....
13
Aug
2012
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27
Jul
2012
It's been almost two weeks since raw sewage and stormwater started spurting out through toilets, sinks, shower heads and floor drains in Birch Cliff and many other pockets of Ward 36.
Many of the affected...
25
Jul
2012
There’s been a second incident at the home of 88-year old Elsie Ritchie who was visited last week by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford during a tour of homes damaged by stormwater and raw sewage...
25
Jul
2012
I don't know about anybody else but I've pretty much avoided Victoria Park subway station ever since I first moved to Birch Cliff in the early 1990's.
The reason is that I was afraid to...
23
Jul
2012
There were some questions at last night's meeting regarding the health and safety aspects of cleaning up after a flood, particularly when your house is contaminated with raw sewage.
We've heard many stories about people who...
10
Jul
2012
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...
22
Jun
2012
If it feels like you’re dodging more construction crews than usual on the streets of Birch Cliff, you’re right.
Enbridge Gas Distribution is in the midst of a project to replace the cast iron natural...