News Archives - Page 28 of 30

27 Jul 2012

Q & A with Toronto Water

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
basements, floods, Q & A, sewers, Toronto Water, Ward 36

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...

26 Jul 2012

News, Sports

The Olympic Connection

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Birchmount CI, Crispin Duenas, Crystal Emmanuel, Ian Warner, Justyne Warner, Olympics

The London 2012 Olympic Games are upon us and for the next two weeks Canadians will be glued to their televisions and computers watching our country's finest compete against the best in the world. Among...

25 Jul 2012

City Services, News

A safer Victoria Park station?

August 2, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
renovations, subway, Victoria Park station

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...

24 Jul 2012

Condos, News, Sports, The Quarry

Hope fades for driving range

October 6, 2017
By Hedy Korbee
Beach Fairway, Build Toronto, driving range, Gary Crawford, golf, Mayor Ford

It looks like golfers in east Toronto will have to find another place to practice their swings. The owners of the Beach Fairway Golf Range made a last-ditch effort to avoid closure by meeting last...

23 Jul 2012

Flood Coverage, News

Upset homeowners at flood meeting

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
basement, floods, meeting, Ward 36 Gary Crawford

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20 Jul 2012

News

Basement Flooding Meetings

July 21, 2012
By Hedy Korbee

It appears that two community meetings are being organized for east end residents whose basements were flooded with storm water and sewage. We're still working on getting all of the details, but wanted to post...

20 Jul 2012

Arts, News

Local arts camp needs help

June 1, 2022
By Hedy Korbee
arts camp, BBNC, donations

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19 Jul 2012

Flood Coverage, News

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...

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...