News Archives - Birch Cliff News

09 Nov 2021

Stylish expansion for Corbin Foods

November 15, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Corbin Catering & Foods, Corbin Tomaszeski

Corbin Catering & Foods has undergone a massive makeover and is opening a stylish new 2,000 sq. ft. retail shop at 1670 Kingston Road, just in time for the holidays. The expansion is an exciting...

11 Jun 2021

Condos, News

New Birch Cliff condo flies under the radar

October 15, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
condos, Kingston Road, Windmill Development Group

Opposition is muted to a comparatively modest eight-storey condo building proposed for 1161 Kingston Rd. at Courcelette Road, the current site of Spiros & Sons gas station.

29 Apr 2021

Condos, News, The Quarry

New elementary school coming to Birch Cliff?

October 15, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Diamond Kilmer, Quarry, school

There’s a possibility that a new elementary school will be built in the Quarry as part of the 19-acre subdivision proposed for the vacant land east of Victoria Park Avenue and north of Gerrard Street East.

29 Mar 2021

History, News

The day Birch Cliff almost burned to the ground

October 15, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
1910, fire

Today in History: March 29, 1910. A 200-acre brushfire came close to razing Birch Cliff, as reported by the Toronto Evening Telegram 111 years ago today.

19 Feb 2021

Condos, News, Real Estate

New proposal to rehouse Lenmore Court tenants

October 15, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Altree Developments, Birch Cliff Community Association, condos, Kingston Road, Lenmore Court

By Hedy Korbee There’s a new proposal on the table that would allow tenants living in affordable low-rise housing on Kingston Road to eventually return to the neighbourhood and live in the new 10-storey condo...

10 Feb 2021

News, Traffic

Man charged in fatal Clonmore Dr. collision

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Adam Chmielarz, charges, Clonmore Drive, collision, fatality, Queensbury Road

A 23-year old man has been charged with careless driving causing death in connection with a traffic collision on Clonmore Drive that killed 31-year old construction supervisor Adam Chmielarz. Toronto Police Detective-Constable Sam Patil confirmed...

04 Jan 2021

News

Clonmore car crash victim identified

January 4, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Adam Chmielarz, Clonmore Drive, traffic fatality

31-year old Adam Chmielarz was an unforgettable, gentle bear of a man who loved the Pittsburgh Steelers, cooking, snowmobiling and his 1969 Buick LeSabre. Most of all, however, Chmielarz loved his family and friends who...

17 Dec 2020

News

Man killed at Clonmore and Queensbury

December 17, 2020
By Hedy Korbee
Clonmore Drive, Queensbury Avenue, traffic fatality

A man believed to be in his mid-thirties has died in hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Clonmore Drive, west of Queensbury Avenue. Toronto Police Sgt. Daniel Vega said the victim was a...

17 Dec 2020

Birch Cliff Public School, News

Shining a light at Birch Cliff PS

December 17, 2020
By Hedy Korbee
Birch Cliff Public School, COVID, diversity, holidays, light

With the festive season upon us, students at Birch Cliff Public School are spending the last few weeks of the term learning about holidays celebrated by a variety of faiths and cultures. In addition to...

10 Dec 2020

Condos, News, Real Estate

Crawford opposes Altree condo proposal

October 28, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Altree Developments, Anna Dewar Gully, condo, Lenmore Court

By Hedy Korbee Ward 20 Councillor Gary Crawford has shown his strongest opposition yet to a developer’s proposal to a build a ten-storey condominium covering almost a full block of Kingston Road between Lakeside and...