Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

29 Oct 2013

Home sales and prices up

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

By Michael McCann Fall is traditionally the second busiest period for house sales with the spring market always being the most active. Buyers came back strong after taking a summer break from house hunting. Those of our...

20 Oct 2013

Arts, City Services, News

Underpass art unveiled

August 14, 2016
By Hedy Korbee
Gary Crawford, Michelle Berardinetti, mural, Mural Routes, Warden underpass

The transformation of the Warden underpass from concrete eyesore to a work of art celebrating our community’s history is complete. A ceremony was held Sunday in the parkette at Warden and Hollis to officially unveil...

27 Sep 2013

Real Estate

August house sales flat

By Michael McCann Summer has come to and end and we certainly experienced cooler temperatures than previous years. In August my lawn actually was green and not brown for the first time that I can remember. Those...

18 Sep 2013

City Services

Local EQAO results

September 18, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
EQAO

The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) has published its annual Student Achievement Results for every elementary school in Ontario. If you’re interested in the local statistics, you can see the results below for all...

16 Sep 2013

Arts

Birch tree mural update

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
birch trees, Ian Harvey, Karin Eaton, Mural Routes, murals

By Ian Harvey A series of murals in Birch Cliff is nearing completion with the announcement of the final location for this phase of the project. The Bell Box at Birchcliff Ave. and Kingston Road by...

11 Sep 2013

Real Estate

July real estate stats

By Michael McCann It was a curious July as it was one of the busiest I have experienced in years. It seems that home buyers did not take a holiday and were continuing to purchase...

05 Sep 2013

City Services, News

Construction – the end is here!

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

Goodbye road cones! Construction is coming to an end on Kingston Road in the heart of Birch Cliff a little more than five months after the City of Toronto started tearing up the street to...

19 Jul 2013

News, Real Estate

Slowdown in home sales

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

By Michael McCann With the summer heat wave came a corresponding but predictable slowdown in Birchcliff/Cliffside's housing market - but only in terms of the number of homes sold. It seems that once the mercury rises,...

16 Jul 2013

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day July 16 2013

July 16, 2013
By Hedy Korbee

Are those cobblestones? On Kingston Road in Birch Cliff?? Okay, maybe the official term is "decorative pavers". Either way, it's a vast improvement over what was there previously. Sometimes it's the little things that make a...

15 Jul 2013

City Services, Flood Coverage

One year flood anniversary

July 15, 2013
By Hedy Korbee

It happened without warning. One year ago today the lives of almost 400 families in Southwest Scarborough were turned upside down when a torrential rainstorm flooded basements with raw sewage and storm water. “It was a...