Flood Coverage Archives - Page 3 of 4

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...

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...

03 Aug 2012

Flood Coverage

Was your basement flooded July 15th?

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

This is a message to the hundreds of people who live in Birch Cliff and beyond whose basements flooded on July 15, 2012. For many people who live in our neighbourhood, this is the biggest...

30 Jul 2012

Flood Coverage

A message from Toronto Water

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
floods, Toronto Water

While preparing our recent story about local basement flooding titled Q & A with Toronto Water, we received a request from the city of Toronto's water department, asking if they could write a post...

27 Jul 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage, News

Q & A with Toronto Water

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
basements, floods, Q & A, sewers, Toronto Water, Ward 36

It's been almost two weeks since raw sewage and stormwater started spurting out through toilets, sinks, shower heads and floor drains in Birch Cliff and many other pockets of Ward 36. Many of the affected...

27 Jul 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day July 27, 2012

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Crescentwood Road, Kildonan Drive, sinkholes

Our Photo(s) of the Day for July 27, 2012 may please residents of Crescentwood and Kildonan, but will probably leave the folks on Haig Avenue fuming. The two sinkholes on Crescentwood and Kildonan, which were...

26 Jul 2012

Flood Coverage, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day July 26, 2012

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

The Photo of the Day for July 26, 2012 shows thigh-high flooding during the torrential rain storm on July 15th. It was taken on Wirral Court, a dead-end street just north of Kingston Road and...

25 Jul 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage

“Week from hell”

There’s been a second incident at the home of 88-year old Elsie Ritchie who was visited last week by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford during a tour of homes damaged by stormwater and raw sewage...