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05 Mar 2013

Community Skate Day

March 7, 2013
By Hedy Korbee

(This is a media release from the office of Ward 36 Councillor Gary Crawford) Councillor Gary Crawford's 1st Annual "Community Skate Day" You are invited to join Councillor Gary Crawford for his 1st annual Community Skate Day! DJ Mike...

22 Jan 2013

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Catching up with Brian Ashton

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Brian Ashton, Toronto City Council, Ward 36

By Ian Harvey Brian Ashton is in his element. Is there a better place than a Scarborough Tim Horton’s on Kingston Road in Cliffside to hold court and talk about his life in politics then and...

08 Jan 2013

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Kick the spending habit

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
budgeting, Community Centre 55, Joanne Muys, personal finance

By Ian Harvey It’s a fact: holiday hangovers are worse in January. It’s not the eating or the drinking to excess which causes the pain, it’s those credit card bills which keep appearing in the mailbox ...

07 Dec 2012

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“In the Spirit of Christmas 2012”

December 7, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Birchcliff Bluffs United Church, Churches by the Bluffs Food Bank, In the Spirit of Christmas

Details here about a seasonal fundraiser for our local food bank from Birchcliff Bluffs United Church. ~~ An evening of seasonal music, readings and an original drama with puppets await as Birchcliff Bluffs United Church presents...

03 Dec 2012

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Tree lighting ceremony

December 3, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Christmas tree, Gary Crawford, Santa Claus, Variety Village

There were Christmas carols, candles, hot chocolate and community spirit in abundance last night at the third annual Community Tree Lighting Ceremony at Variety Village, hosted by Ward 36 Councillor Gary Crawford. More importantly for...

14 Nov 2012

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I learned to love needles

November 15, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
acupuncture, Dr. Gangadhar Rao, fibroids, hysterecomy, Scarborough

By Regina McKenzie The options were rather stark. Live with a belly that makes me look like I am five months pregnant (which I'm not) - or undergo a hysterectomy. At 49 years old - I had...

26 Oct 2012

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Lots of weekend fun!

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Courcelette Fall Fest, Halloween, Run and Roll, Spokes Women, Walk

From Variety Village’s Walk, Run and Roll, to the Courcelette Public School Fall Fest, to a Halloween Dance at the Legion - there’s a lot to do this weekend in Birch Cliff! On Sunday October...

24 Oct 2012

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Mural meeting tonight

Community response has been excellent to the three birch tree murals that sprang up on Kingston Road this summer and there’s a meeting tonight to talk about the future of the project. The meeting will...

22 Oct 2012

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Cast online vote for BBNC!

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre needs your help -- and your votes! BBNC has entered the Aviva Community Fund competition, which awards money to organizations that are trying to make a positive change in their community. Family...

05 Oct 2012

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Everybody loves a parade!

October 6, 2012
By Hedy Korbee
Malvern Collegiate, parade, Red & Black Day

It's not every day that a parade marches through the neighbourhood and it certainly never happens unexpectedly. But that's exactly what went on today, much to the delight of residents who live near Hollis Avenue,...