History Archives - Page 4 of 6

01 Apr 2013

City Services, History, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day April 1 2013

April 10, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
Birchmount, construction 1928, Kingston Road

Given that the big dig starts tomorrow on Kingston Road, it seems appropriate to republish this 1928 photo of Kingston Road and Birchmount under construction. It’s a photo of streetcar tracks being laid when the...

21 Mar 2013

History

Birch Cliff P.S. History Pt. 5

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Birch Cliff Public School, Gardens, Lorne Wideman, Morley's Field, Scarborough High School

This is part five of our series on the history of Birch Cliff Public School, written in 1966 for the school’s 50th anniversary. We're happy to report that we now know the author of...

28 Feb 2013

History, News

Beloved WWII veteran dies

February 28, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
Alex Napier, Courcelette PS, obituary, WWII veteran

Distinguished World War II veteran Alex Napier has passed away at the age of 98. Napier was a beloved friend of Courcelette Public School, where he volunteered for more than twenty years in an innovative...

18 Jan 2013

Birch Cliff Public School, History

Birch Cliff P.S. History Pt. 4

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Birch Cliff Public School, Home & School Association, Mrs. E.E. Reece

This is part four of our series on the history of Birch Cliff Public School, written by an unknown author in 1966 for the school’s 50th anniversary The first four-room addition was made to Birch...

07 Dec 2012

Birch Cliff Public School, History

Birch Cliff P.S. History Part 3

December 8, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Agincourt Fair, Armistice, Birch Cliff Public School, Influenza 1918, Mrs. E.E. Reece, Newmarket Fair

This is part three of our series on the history of Birch Cliff Public School, written by an unknown author in 1966 for the school's 50th anniversary. On the steps of the new school, Mrs....

11 Nov 2012

History, News

Courcelette P.S. remembers

November 11, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Alex Napier, Courcelette Public School, Joseph Woods, Remembrance Day, veterans

Students at Courcelette Public School renewed their special bond with Canada’s veterans at a Remembrance Day ceremony attended by a veteran who went to the school 90 years ago. 97-year old Alex Napier was a...

10 Nov 2012

Birch Cliff Public School, History

Birch Cliff PS Remembrance Day

November 10, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Remembrance Day, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 13

The students of Birch Cliff Public School and veterans came together yesterday for a solemn and heartwarming Remembrance Day ceremony at the local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. As veterans looked on, the students...

09 Nov 2012

History

Lest we forget: Thomas Davis

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Red Deer Avenue, Remembrance Day, Thomas Edward Davis, veterans, World War II

As Remembrance Day approaches, we’re telling the stories of servicemen from Birch Cliff who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II. In part two of our series - Thomas Edward Davis. ~~~~ Thomas Edward Davis...

08 Nov 2012

History

Birch Cliff’s WWII fallen

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Sgt. Leonard Wilfred Lehman, World War II

This is the first in a series about residents of Birch Cliff who made the ultimate sacrifice and died in World War II. The series was inspired by an extraordinary map called The Poppy File...

02 Nov 2012

Birch Cliff Public School, History

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...