history Archives - Birch Cliff News

21 May 2019

Birch Cliff Public School, History, News

Remembering John Belcher

October 15, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Birch Cliff Public School, history, John Belcher, teacher

By Hedy Korbee John Belcher, a beloved former Birch Cliff Public School teacher who influenced a generation of students, died on May 17 at the end of a courageous journey with cancer. He was 69. Belcher began...

02 Nov 2012

Birch Cliff Public School, History

Birch Cliff P.S. History Part 2

December 9, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Birch Cliff Public School, history, radial cars, Scarboro Heights, St. Nicholas Church

This is part two of our series on the history of Birch Cliff Public School, written by an unknown author in 1966 for the school's 50th anniversary. A first-day pupil at Birch Cliff Public School...

03 Aug 2012

Bluffs, History, News

100-year old shipwreck off Bluffs

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Alexandria, history, Scarborough Bluffs, shipwreck

Almost 100 years ago today the Canadian steamer Alexandria sank at the foot of the Scarborough Bluffs, a little bit east of Birch Cliff. The Alexandria was on its way from Toronto to Port Hope,...

10 Jul 2012

History, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day July 10 2012

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Birchcliff Theatre, film, history

Wouldn't it be great if we could still walk down the street and go see a movie on the big screen in the heart of Birch Cliff? The photo of the day for July 10,...