Cliffside Archives - Birch Cliff News

28 Jul 2021

Cliffside tenants fight for their homes

October 15, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Altree Developments, Cliffside, demoviction, Glen Everest Road, tenants

Tenants in three low-rise apartment buildings on Glen Everest Road are fighting to save their homes from a developer who plans to tear down their affordable rental buildings and replace them with a new 12-storey condominium.

23 Nov 2020

City Services, News

$300 million sewer upgrades recommended

October 15, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
basement flooding, Cliffcrest, Cliffside, Eleanor McAteer, infrastructure, sewers

More than 100 streets in Birch Cliff, Cliffside and Cliffcrest have been targeted for $300 million in recommended infrastructure upgrades by the City of Toronto to reduce the risk of flooding through sewer overflows.

11 Nov 2018

History, News

2019 historical calendars

November 11, 2018
By Hedy Korbee
calendars, Cliffside, Fallingbrook, hunt club, Ray Cochrane

Realtor Ray Cochrane's historical calendar is quickly becoming an annual favourite, and a must-have for history buffs living in the Scarborough Bluffs. The 2019 edition of Cochrane's popular calendar celebrates the rich histories of three...

17 Nov 2017

History, News

Calendars celebrate Bluffs history

October 15, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
2018 calendar, Cliffside, Fallingbrook, hunt club, Ray Cochrane

If you’re interested in local history, you want to get a copy of the free 2018 calendar being distributed by real estate agent Ray Cochrane. The calendar celebrates the rich history of communities in the...

23 Apr 2017

News

Impressive Cliffside clean-up

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside, Community Clean-up, Earth Day

By Brett McGarry Community leaders, businesses and residents of Cliffside pitched in on Saturday for a Community Clean-up day to address visible neglect along Kingston Rd. in an impressive show of community spirit commemorating Earth Day. The initiative...

12 Mar 2017

News, Real Estate

Buyers adopting new tactics

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside, house prices, house sales, Michael McCann, real estate

By Michael McCann Just because someone sets the rules, it doesn't mean you have to follow them. With our ongoing hot real estate market some home buyers have decided enough is enough and are refusing to play...

27 Nov 2016

Real Estate

House prices: Is the sky falling?

By Michael McCann October was a month of change for our housing market. On Mon. Oct. 17 the federal government’s new mortgage rules went into effect and on Wed. Oct. 26 the Canada Mortgage and Housing...

12 Sep 2016

News, Real Estate

Birch Cliff is changing

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside, house sales, Michael McCann, real estate

Birch Cliff is changing. Whether you're walking the dog or taking the kids to school you cannot help but notice there are more younger faces in the neighbourhood. Whether you’ve lived here for 40 years,...

28 Jun 2016

News, Real Estate

Mailbox wars

By Michael McCann During the month of May Birchcliff was under siege. Our mailboxes were under a constant and steady volley of direct mail. The barrage started at the first of the month and didn't seem to...

29 Feb 2016

Real Estate

It’s Hammer Time

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside, home sales, Michael McCann, real estate

By Michael McCann “Hammer time” has taken on a whole new meaning that has nothing to do with the early '90s hip hop song “U Can’t Touch This”. There are few streets in Birchcliff that have not...