27
Apr
2013
By Hedy Korbee
It started as a routine day for Ward 36 councillor Gary Crawford.
He woke up Thursday morning, poured a coffee, started reading the newspaper and then realized that an important political decision he’d...
12
Apr
2013
The TTC has weighed in with its summer construction plans and many Birch Cliff residents are in for a shock.
In addition to the road and watermain construction now underway on Kingston Road between Birchmount...
10
Apr
2013
Scarborough Community Council has adopted a motion asking for a feasibility study into the installation of sidewalks in the area surrounding Cliffside Public School.
The motion was put forward by Ward 36 Councillor Gary Crawford...
09
Apr
2013
Mayor Rob Ford used Birch Cliff as a backdrop today to announce a $155 million dollar program to repair Toronto roads and bridges in 2013 and another $60 million for projects such as Kingston...
02
Apr
2013
Morning rush hour
Well the cones are up and the chaos has started.
Get used to it from now until October.
Crews were out marking Kingston Road for utility lines on a chilly Tuesday morning as traffic...
01
Apr
2013
Given that the big dig starts tomorrow on Kingston Road, it seems appropriate to republish this 1928 photo of Kingston Road and Birchmount under construction.
It’s a photo of streetcar tracks being laid when the...
28
Mar
2013
By Hedy Korbee
The long-awaited reconstruction of Kingston Road is scheduled to begin next week and will turn the neighbourhood into a construction zone for the next 18 months.
The City of Toronto is tearing up...
08
Feb
2013
Seems like an appropriate day to dip into the archives for some snow photos of years gone by.
This first photo was taken on March 18, 1936 and appears to show Birch Cliff residents shovelling...