News Archives - Page 21 of 29

15 Feb 2013

Local paper has NDP backers

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Bluffs Advocate, NDP, newspaper, Robert Spencer, Ward 36

By Ian Harvey A new publication is hitting mailboxes in Birch Cliff with a decidedly left wing stance and NDP backers. The Bluffs Advocate is the brainchild of a group led by former Ward 36 candidate...

02 Feb 2013

News

Car in lake at Bluffers Park

February 2, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
Bluffer's Park, Toronto Fire, Toronto Police

It was a chilly night for Toronto Fire and Toronto Police crews who pulled a submerged car out of Lake Ontario at Bluffer’s Park. There was nobody inside the Nissan Infiniti, which police say was...

01 Feb 2013

News

Family homeless after fire

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
1457 Kington Road, fire, Gordon

By Hedy Korbee A Birch Cliff family is temporarily homeless after a fire in their apartment building at Kingston Rd. and Manderly Dr. last week that sent five people to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. Elaine...

25 Jan 2013

News

“Thank God we got out with our lives”

By Hedy Korbee Elaine Gordon woke up at 5:20 this morning to a funny smell in her second-storey apartment and knew immediately that something was wrong. Moments later she saw smoke, heard the fire alarm start...

25 Jan 2013

Condos, News, Real Estate, The Quarry

Quarry rezoning in works

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Build Toronto, Conservatory Group, Gerrard Clonmore Developments, Quarry

By Hedy Korbee Build Toronto has filed a rezoning application with the City of Toronto to pave the way for construction of a low-rise housing and retail development on the western portion of the Quarry...

25 Jan 2013

News

Fire photos from 1457 Kington Rd

A terrible ordeal this morning for residents of the apartment building at 1457 Kingston Road, where fire broke out at 5:30 this morning. The fire started in a ground floor apartment and quickly spread upstairs,...

25 Jan 2013

News

Fire sends five to hospital

January 25, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
fire, Kinsgton Road, Manderly, Warden

Five Birch Cliff residents are in hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a two-alarm fire at an apartment building at 1457 Kingston Road, between Warden and Manderly. The fire began at approximately 5:30am in the...

25 Jan 2013

News

Fire at Kingston Rd. apartment

January 25, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
fire, Kingston Road, Manderly, Warden

Toronto firefighters are on the scene of a fire in one of the apartment buildings south of Kingston Road between Warden and Manderly. It appears that at least two apartments have been gutted. Kingston Road has...

14 Jan 2013

News, Real Estate

Dec. house sales sluggish

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

By Michael MCann What a roller coaster year! The 2012 local housing market kicked off at a robust and healthy pace and staggered to an unimpressive finish. What started as a seller's market closed out the year...

11 Jan 2013

News

Enrico’s 42nd birthday!

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Dan Harris, Enrico's Pizza

The lineup was longer than usual at Enrico’s Pizza today as the popular Birch Cliff business celebrated its 42nd anniversary by handing out free slices of pizza, poutine, pasta and T-shirts. Owner Arun Sakar, who...