05
Sep
2012
Toronto Water was not surprised to be inundated with phone calls after the July 15th rainstorm that flooded hundreds of Scarborough homes with raw sewage because officials knew that half a dozen “fixes” needed...
28
Aug
2012
There's construction chaos on Blantyre Avenue as city crews race to get the road in shape in time for the first day of school.
City of Toronto workers are repaving the road, rebuilding the sidewalks, curbs...
23
Aug
2012
Here are some updated numbers from the City of Toronto on the extent of basement flooding in Ward 36 over the last five weeks. The statistics were provided by Lou Di Gironimo, General Manager...
22
Aug
2012
Turning back the clock 84 years, our photo of the day is a great shot of Kingston Road looking west from Birchmount in 1928. It's a shot of streetcar tracks being laid when the...
17
Aug
2012
Ward 36 councillor Gary Crawford is promising to ask some tough questions at a meeting scheduled for August 30th with senior staff members of Toronto Water including the Director of Water Infrastructure Management, Michael D'Andrea.
“...my...
17
Aug
2012
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16
Aug
2012
The Photo of the Day for August 16, 2012 is a simple asphalt patch at the south end of Haig Avenue.
What's important is what's not in the shot -- orange pylons.
City work crews finally...
15
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....