Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

25 Sep 2012

Big fire on Byng Avenue

September 25, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Byng Avenue, fire

Sirens and helicopters have been heard pretty much non-stop for the last 45 minutes in Birch Cliff. If you're wondering what's going on, there's a three alarm fire on Byng Avenue, off Danforth Avenue just...

24 Sep 2012

Arts

Cliffside movie shoot

September 24, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside, film shoot, Kearsten Lyon, Stephen Whitehead, Steven Hoffner

A young filmmaker who grew up in Cliffside has returned to the neighbourhood to shoot a movie. The director is Steven Hoffner, a 29-year old graduate of Birchmount Collegiate who studied film at the University ...

24 Sep 2012

Real Estate

Quarry meeting Oct. 3rd

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Build Toronto, CCQLD, housing, Quarry, retail

Mark Wednesday, October 3rd on your calendar as the date that Build Toronto will reveal its new plan for the western corner of the Quarry lands. Build Toronto owns 6.7 hectares in the Quarry and...

23 Sep 2012

Bluffs, Real Estate

Monster home on Bluffs

You know that multi-million dollar monster home at the bottom of Birchmount overlooking the Bluffs? The one that's been vacant for a few years? Global Toronto reporter Mark McAllister has filed two interesting stories about the...

20 Sep 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage

Mixed reviews for flood meeting

January 31, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
basements, floods, Gary Crawford, sewers, Shelley Carroll, Ward 36

Last night’s flooding meeting hosted by Ward 36 Councillor Gary Crawford is getting mixed reviews from residents whose basements flooded with sewage and stormwater this summer. About 150 people attended the meeting, which took place...

20 Sep 2012

News

Lost your dog?

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

Does this dog look familiar? The dog was found today near Birchmount swimming pool by one of our Twitter followers . If you know who it belongs to, please go to the home page and click "Contact...

20 Sep 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage

Six possible flooding fixes

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Environmental Assessment, floods, sewers, solutions, Toronto Water, Ward 36

By Hedy Korbee Toronto Water unveiled details at the Ward 36 flooding meeting last night about the six infrastructure improvements that could alleviate future basement flooding in Birch Cliff. These improvements were originally identified in an...

20 Sep 2012

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day Sept. 20 2012

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Crescentwood Road, Kildonan Drive, Scarborough Bluffs

The Photo of the Day for Sept. 20, 2012 is a great shot overlooking the Bluffs from 1974. It was taken at the foot of Kildonan Drive where it meets Crescentwood Road. Thanks to Dan Webb,...

19 Sep 2012

Flood Coverage, News

Flooding meeting tonight

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
flooding meeting, Gary Crawford, infrastructure, sewers, Toronto Water, Ward 36

Toronto Water officials will be on hand to answer questions about basement flooding at a meeting tonight hosted by City Councillor Gary Crawford. The meeting is being held at 7:00pm at the Scarborough Village Recreation...

19 Sep 2012

History

Taylor Library’s 50th

September 19, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Fred Taylor, Taylor Library

A steady stream of well-wishers stopped by Taylor Memorial Library yesterday to celebrate the library’s 50th anniversary It was a gathering reminiscent of the garden parties they used to hold on the front lawn of...