Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

15 Aug 2012

Straight talk from The Drain Man

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Bill Barber, flooding, plumber, sewers, The Drain Man

I had an interesting chat this week with "The Drain Man" -- 66-year old master plumber Bill Barber. Barber has become a familiar face in Birch Cliff since the basement flooding one month ago today....

14 Aug 2012

Flood Coverage

Flooding Meeting Sept. 19th

August 14, 2012
By Hedy Korbee

A public meeting will be held on September 19th to discuss basement flooding issues in Birch Cliff and other parts of Ward 36. The meeting has been organized by Councillor Gary Crawford, who will take...

14 Aug 2012

Real Estate

July Birch Cliff house prices

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
house prices, real estate

By Michael McCann As we rolled into July, it seems that buyers were more interested in summer time relaxation than considering a house purchase. The number of sold properties was down 26% from June. The...

14 Aug 2012

History

Heritage status

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14 Aug 2012

History, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day August 14 2012

August 15, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
archival photos, Birchmount Road, Kingston Road

Our Photo of the Day for August 14, 2012 is another great snapshot in time from the Toronto Archives. This photograph was taken in 1927 at the corner of Kingston Road and Birchmount Road, long...

13 Aug 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage

Basements flood a second time

September 10, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
floods, sewers, storm

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10 Aug 2012

Flood Coverage, News

Pockets of east end flooding

August 10, 2012
By Hedy Korbee

Heavy rainfall has caused some flooding in parts of Toronto including the Woodbine/Kew Beach area in the Beach. You can see a report by CP24's Cam Wooley here. There is also some backyard flooding to the...

09 Aug 2012

Bluffs, News

Dramatic dog rescue on Bluffs

July 26, 2016
By Hedy Korbee
dog, firefighters, rescue, Scarborough Bluffs

There was a dramatic rescue today by Toronto firefighters on the Scarborough Bluffs. A man went over the Bluffs, but he did it deliberately -- to rescue his 14-year old dog. The dog's eyesight is failing...

09 Aug 2012

Sports

Aaron Brown does Birchmount proud

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
200 metres, Aaron Brown, Birchmount Collegiate, Olympics

What a peformance by Aaron Brown! He's a Birchmount Collegiate graduate, only 20 years old, and today he raced in the 200-metre semi-finals against Jamaica's Usain Bolt. Personal best time Aaron ran a personal best of 20.42...

09 Aug 2012

History, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day August 9 2012

Here's another lovely vintage photo from the Toronto Archives via the Vintage Toronto facebook page. The Photo of the Day for August 9, 2012 was taken back in 1927 on Kingston Road looking south down...