Flood Coverage Archives - Page 2 of 4

14 Sep 2012

Anger in southwest Scarborough

The Scarborough Mirror has done a good story on the anger directed at the City of Toronto by flooding victims in southwest Scarborough. It features Melanie Slater, who used to live in Birch Cliff and...

12 Sep 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage

Some good flooding news

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
flooding, Gary Crawford, sewers, Ward 36

Here's a piece of good news after a long, difficult summer for hundreds of families whose basements flooded with stormwater and sewage in July. Toronto's Public Works and Infrastructure Committee voted today in favour of...

10 Sep 2012

Flood Coverage

Wanted: Flooding Answers

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
basements, Chine North, flooding, sewers, storm, Ward 35, Ward 36

By Melissa Mercer Is that thunder? Are we expecting rain? Hurry check the basement! This is the new mantra of the residents of Chine North (and I am sure our neighbours to the west in Birch...

07 Sep 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day, Sept. 7 2012

September 7, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
basements, Crescentwood Road, floods, sewers, storm

The Photo of the Day for September 7, 2012 is actually a sewer video, which can be viewed if you scroll down (not on the right). I went to the Ward 35 flooding meeting last...

05 Sep 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage, News

Toronto Water knew sewers needed fixing

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
floods, Gary Crawford, infrastructure, repairs, sewers, Toronto Water, Ward 36

Toronto Water was not surprised to be inundated with phone calls after the July 15th rainstorm that flooded hundreds of Scarborough homes with raw sewage because officials knew that half a dozen “fixes” needed...

02 Sep 2012

Flood Coverage, News

Ward 35 flooding meeting

September 2, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
flooding, meetings, sewers, Ward 35, Ward 36

Just a heads up that Ward 35 - next door to Birch Cliff - is holding its flooding meeting this coming Thursday at 6pm at Warden Hilltop Community Centre at Mendelssohn Street. The meeting...

30 Aug 2012

Flood Coverage, News, Sports

$200k damage in Variety Village flood

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
basements, Christmas party, flooding, Paralympics, relief fund, Variety Village

Six weeks after hundreds of homes flooded in Birch Cliff and other parts of Ward 36, Variety Village has stepped forward to say it also flooded July 15th and August 10th and sustained more...

23 Aug 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage, News

Updated flooding statistics

August 23, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
basement, flooding, sewers, Toronto Water, Ward 36

Here are some updated numbers from the City of Toronto on the extent of basement flooding in Ward 36 over the last five weeks. The statistics were provided by Lou Di Gironimo, General Manager...

17 Aug 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage, News

Gary Crawford flooding update

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
basements, Chine Drive, flooding, sewers, Ward 36

Ward 36 councillor Gary Crawford is promising to ask some tough questions at a meeting scheduled for August 30th with senior staff members of Toronto Water including the Director of Water Infrastructure Management, Michael D'Andrea. “...my...

17 Aug 2012

City Services, Flood Coverage

Basement Flooding Map

September 10, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Birchcliff Heights, Chine Drive, floods, infrastrucure, sewers

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