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...
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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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....
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...