Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

02 Nov 2012

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...

01 Nov 2012

Photo of the Day

Happy Halloween!

November 1, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Halloween

From zombies and princesses...to superheroes and jungle animals, the children of Birch Cliff flooded the streets last night for some Halloween fun. The costumes ranged from creepy to downright adorable. And it wasn't just the...

30 Oct 2012

News

Power out, trees down in BC

October 30, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Storm damage, Toronto Hydro, trees felled

By the light of day, it's clear that last night's massive storm took its toll in Birch Cliff. Hydro workers were working to restore electricity south of Kingston Road this morning after high winds uprooted...

29 Oct 2012

News

East end power outages

October 30, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
power outages, storm

This report will be updated as the night progresses if events warrant. It's still early going, but Birch Cliff appears to have dodged a bullet so far tonight when it comes to power outages. According to...

29 Oct 2012

Birch Cliff Public School, History

Birch Cliff P.S. History

October 29, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Birch Cliff Public School, Henry Redman, Mrs. E.E. Reece

When Birch Cliff Public School celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1966, an unknown author wrote a fascinating school history that later went missing. It wasn’t a problem at first because the document was transcribed and...

26 Oct 2012

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Lots of weekend fun!

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Courcelette Fall Fest, Halloween, Run and Roll, Spokes Women, Walk

From Variety Village’s Walk, Run and Roll, to the Courcelette Public School Fall Fest, to a Halloween Dance at the Legion - there’s a lot to do this weekend in Birch Cliff! On Sunday October...

25 Oct 2012

Real Estate

Housing market slowdown

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside, house prices

By Michael McCann With fall came news of a slowdown in the housing market. Birch Cliff/Cliffside was not immune and in September we saw eight fewer properties sold than in August. This represents a drop...

24 Oct 2012

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day Oct. 24, 2012

October 24, 2012
By Hedy Korbee

The Photo of the Day for October 24, 2012 is a great vintage shot of "Field Day" at Birch Cliff Heights Public School. The photo was originally posted on Vintage Toronto by William Flanagan, who...

24 Oct 2012

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Mural meeting tonight

Community response has been excellent to the three birch tree murals that sprang up on Kingston Road this summer and there’s a meeting tonight to talk about the future of the project. The meeting will...

22 Oct 2012

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Cast online vote for BBNC!

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre needs your help -- and your votes! BBNC has entered the Aviva Community Fund competition, which awards money to organizations that are trying to make a positive change in their community. Family...