Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

19 Jul 2012

Photo of the Day July 19, 2012

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

The Photo of the Day for July 19, 2012 is an all too familiar scene on the streets of our neighbourhood as people clean up their flooded basements and decide what can stay and...

18 Jul 2012

Flood Coverage, Photo of the Day

Four unsafe sinkholes

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Crescentwood Road, Haig Avenue, Kildonan Drive, sinkhole, White Birch Road

We’d like to hear your sinkhole stories! The Photo of the Day for July 18, 2012 is actually four photos of sinkholes in Birch Cliff. Three of them, on Crescentwood Road, Kildonan Drive and Haig Avenue...

17 Jul 2012

Flood Coverage, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day July 17, 2012

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
potholes

The photo of the day for July 17, 2012 is of a small sinkhole on Crescentwood Road between Warden and White Birch that was created during Sunday's torrential rain storm. Careful if you drive down...

16 Jul 2012

Flood Coverage, News

Ugly clean-up after storm

June 12, 2022
By Hedy Korbee
clean-up, Crescentwood, floods, Gary Crawford, Queensgrove, sewage, Ward 36, White Birch

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16 Jul 2012

Flood Coverage, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day July 16, 2012

July 25, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
flood, sewage

Good morning Birch Cliff! Our photo of the day for July 16, 2012 was taken in a basement flooded by raw sewage during yesterday's torrential rainstorm. Flooring, baseboards and lower sections of drywall were ripped...

15 Jul 2012

Flood Coverage, News

Severe storm floods Birch Cliff

June 1, 2022
By Hedy Korbee
Crescentwood Rd, floods, sewage, sewers, Ward 36

Torrential rain flooded streets, backed up sewers and destroyed basements in Birch Cliff on Sunday, leaving homeowners with a terrible mess to clean up. The rain also caused a mudslide on Danforth Avenue between Warden...

12 Jul 2012

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day – July 12, 2012

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
development, Kingston Road

Here is the photo of the Day for July 12, 2012. This development at the southwest corner of Kingston and Birchmount was controversial in the beginning. I'm wondering what everybody thinks of it now. Do we need...

11 Jul 2012

Condos, News, Sports, The Quarry

Golfers pin hopes on Mayor

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Beach Fairway, Build Toronto, CCQLD, Conservatory Group, driving range, Gary Crawford, golf, golfers, Quarry, Rob Ford

The owners of the Beach Fairway Golf Range hope a last-ditch meeting with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will put a stop to plans to close the driving range and build a housing and retail...

11 Jul 2012

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day – July 11, 2012

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
golf, hunt club

The Photo of the Day for July 11, 2012 was taken just inside the entrance of The Toronto Hunt, the private 9-hole golf course. The original Hunt Club was established in 1843 by British army...

10 Jul 2012

City Services, News

Scarborough subway not dead

July 11, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
karen stinz, mayor rob ford, scarborough rt, subway, toronto council, transit, ttc

City Council will be asked tomorrow to begin a study that could designate two projects as transit priorities for Toronto: the extension of the Bloor -Danforth subway into Scarborough (replacing the Scarborough RT), and...