flooding Archives - Birch Cliff News

12 Sep 2012

Some good flooding news

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
flooding, Gary Crawford, sewers, Ward 36

Here's a piece of good news after a long, difficult summer for hundreds of families whose basements flooded with stormwater and sewage in July. Toronto's Public Works and Infrastructure Committee voted today in favour of...

10 Sep 2012

Flood Coverage

Wanted: Flooding Answers

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
basements, Chine North, flooding, sewers, storm, Ward 35, Ward 36

By Melissa Mercer Is that thunder? Are we expecting rain? Hurry check the basement! This is the new mantra of the residents of Chine North (and I am sure our neighbours to the west in Birch...

02 Sep 2012

Flood Coverage, News

Ward 35 flooding meeting

September 2, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
flooding, meetings, sewers, Ward 35, Ward 36

Just a heads up that Ward 35 - next door to Birch Cliff - is holding its flooding meeting this coming Thursday at 6pm at Warden Hilltop Community Centre at Mendelssohn Street. The meeting...

30 Aug 2012

Flood Coverage, News, Sports

$200k damage in Variety Village flood

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
basements, Christmas party, flooding, Paralympics, relief fund, Variety Village

Six weeks after hundreds of homes flooded in Birch Cliff and other parts of Ward 36, Variety Village has stepped forward to say it also flooded July 15th and August 10th and sustained more...

23 Aug 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage, News

Updated flooding statistics

August 23, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
basement, flooding, sewers, Toronto Water, Ward 36

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

City Services, Flood Coverage, News

Gary Crawford flooding update

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
basements, Chine Drive, flooding, sewers, Ward 36

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...

15 Aug 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage

Straight talk from The Drain Man

June 12, 2022
By Hedy Korbee
Bill Barber, flooding, plumber, sewers, The Drain Man

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....

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...