Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

27 Nov 2016

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...

06 Nov 2016

Arts, News

New single: To The Top

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Moonhead, music, Sam Pomanti, To The Top

Birch Cliff musician Sam Pomanti and his band Moonhead have released their latest single "To The Top" and that’s exactly where the band could be headed if their talent, hard work and good luck...

16 Oct 2016

News, Retail

New pop-up shop

October 17, 2016
By Hedy Korbee
DeClute real estate, Kingston Rd., Pop-Up Shop

A pop-up shop has opened its doors on Kingston Rd. at Birchcliff Ave., transforming an empty storefront into a high-end interior design showcase. The shop is called “Turn Around Interiors - Staged To Fit” and...

12 Oct 2016

History, Real Estate

From farmland to suburbia

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Kalmar Heights, Kingsbury Park, real estate, Scarborough, subdivision

Have you ever wondered when your house was built and what it might have cost back in the day when Birch Cliff was first being settled? Well, now you can get an idea thanks to...

04 Oct 2016

Arts

Bell Box Mural Unveiling

By Ashley Ashbee Community members, artists and sponsors gathered at the corner of Lynn and Manderley last week to celebrate the completion of the eight Bell Box murals in Birch Cliff, once dull utility boxes...

16 Sep 2016

Birch Cliff Public School, News

100th anniversary events

September 16, 2016
By Hedy Korbee
100th anniversary, Birch Cliff Public School, reunion

The community is gearing up for the 100th anniversary celebration of Birch Cliff Public School on Fri. Sept. 23 and Sat. Sept. 24. The centennial reunion is just one week away and it's time to make...

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,...

05 Sep 2016

History

Today in History: 1992

Sept. 5, 1992 marked the end of public health scare at Birch Cliff Public School that had parents so frightened that many kept their children home from school. Twenty-four years ago today a contracting firm...

02 Sep 2016

History

Today in History: 1999

On Sept. 2, 1999 residents of Birch Cliff learned that the City of Toronto planned to open a homeless shelter at 1673 Kingston Rd., just west of Birchmount Rd., through an article published in...

18 Aug 2016

City Services

Cockroaches at Birchmount?

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

City of Toronto officials are downplaying social media reports of a cockroach infestation at Birchmount Pool, saying they have no evidence that there’s a problem. Concerns first surfaced after a Facebook post by a mother...