sidewalks Archives - Birch Cliff News

23 Apr 2015

Botched sidewalk repair begins

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
crumbling, Sanscon construction, sidewalks, spalling, Ward 36 Gary Crawford

Orange construction barrels and work crews are back on Kingston Road to repair the botched sidewalks installed in the heart of Birch Cliff in August of 2013. On Wednesday workers with Sanscon Construction tore up...

29 Apr 2014

City Services

Chine drive reconstruction

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Chine Drive, Earl Abalajon, reconstruction, sidewalks

By Earl Abalajon Reconstruction is underway on one of the prettiest streets in Scarborough, Chine Drive, ten years after the City of Toronto first discussed the need for repairs. It's been thirty years since Chine Drive...

08 Apr 2014

City Services, News

New sidewalks crumbling

October 18, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
construction, Councillor Gary Crawford, Kingston Road, sidewalks, Thomas Yeung

By Hedy Korbee Birch Cliff residents waited years for the revitalization of Kingston Road and now that winter’s over and the snow has melted, many are upset to see that our brand new sidewalks are...

17 May 2013

City Services, News

Chine likely to get sidewalk

May 17, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
Chine Drive, Councillor Gary Crawford, sidewalks

A major hurdle has been cleared for the installation of a sidewalk on Chine Drive, one of the prettiest streets in the Scarborough Bluffs. The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has rejected a request from...

10 Apr 2013

City Services

Cliffside sidewalk study

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Cliffside Drive, Kayleigh Callaghan-Belanger, sidewalks

Scarborough Community Council has adopted a motion asking for a feasibility study into the installation of sidewalks in the area surrounding Cliffside Public School. The motion was put forward by Ward 36 Councillor Gary Crawford...

01 Apr 2013

News

Sidewalks in Scarborough Bluffs

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Chine Drive, Cliffside Drive, Kayleigh Callaghan-Belanger, sidewalks

The issue of sidewalks in the Scarborough Bluffs is in the spotlight due to the tragic death of five-year old Kayleigh Callaghan-Belanger, who was struck and killed by a garbage truck in Cliffside last...

15 Oct 2012

News

Trees vs. sidewalks on Chine

I took a spin over to Chine Drive this afternoon for the first time in years and was reminded once again what a pretty street it is. I was motivated after learning that Chine residents...

28 Aug 2012

City Services, News

Blantyre construction chaos

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Blantyre Avenue, construction, curbs, drinking water, gutters, sidewalks

There's construction chaos on Blantyre Avenue as city crews race to get the road in shape in time for the first day of school. City of Toronto workers are repaving the road, rebuilding the sidewalks, curbs...