Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

25 Apr 2015

Bill Blair to run for Liberals

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Bill Blair, Dan Harris, Liberals, Scarborough Southwest, Tim Weber

By Hedy Korbee Former Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair is expected to announce tomorrow that he’s running for the federal Liberal nomination in Scarborough Southwest. Blair’s official candidacy was confirmed to Birch Cliff News by two independent sources...

23 Apr 2015

News

Birch Cliff man killed

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
24-year old, Eddie Dwyer, Harding Blvd, killed

By Ian Harvey A 58-year old Birch Cliff man is in custody following the stabbing death of his 24-year old son at their 68 Harding Blvd. home. Toronto Police Services have not said much about the...

23 Apr 2015

City Services, News

Botched sidewalk repair begins

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
crumbling, Sanscon construction, sidewalks, spalling, Ward 36 Gary Crawford

Orange construction barrels and work crews are back on Kingston Road to repair the botched sidewalks installed in the heart of Birch Cliff in August of 2013. On Wednesday workers with Sanscon Construction tore up...

27 Feb 2015

News, Real Estate

House prices over five years

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

By Michael McCann Birchcliff's housing market continues its momentum unabated. Before we get into the December housing statistics, however, I thought this would be an excellent opportunity to look back over the last five years of our...

02 Feb 2015

City Services, News

Scarborough Subway consultation

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Glenn De Baeremaeker, Nick Westoll, Scarborough Subway

By Nick Westoll The City of Toronto is officially on track with the public consultation process on the Scarborough Subway Extension. An environmental assessment meeting in Scarborough on Saturday was the first time residents had the...

30 Jan 2015

News

Hit-and-run accident

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Hit-and-run, Kingston Rd.

Thankfully nobody was injured in a three-vehicle hit-and-run accident Friday afternoon on Kingston Rd. at Kalmar Ave. Details are sketchy but a witness says the car in this photo was in the eastbound curb lane,...

11 Jan 2015

News

Cyclist struck Kingston/Warden

A male cyclist was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a car at the intersection of Kingston Road and Warden Ave early Sunday morning. The victim has not been identified but...

31 Dec 2014

News

Police shooting Warden/St. Clair

December 31, 2014
By Hedy Korbee
Nick Westoll, Police shooting, SIU, Warden & St. Clair

The province's Special Investigations Unit is investigating after Toronto police shot and killed a man at an apartment complex near Warden Ave. and St. Clair Ave. E. Wednesday morning. Toronto police were initially called to...

29 Dec 2014

Real Estate

Multiple offers new normal

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

By Michael McCann The fall Birchcliff housing market continued to favour sellers. With a shortage of listings, buyers looking to secure a home before Christmas were faced with what has become the new normal - a multiple...

10 Nov 2014

History

Great War sacrifice

By Hedy Korbee When the First World War broke out in 1914, Birch Cliff was a tiny village surrounded by farmland. Tucked into the southwest corner of Scarborough Township (total population 5,000), Birch Cliff was sparsely settled...