Hedy Korbee, Author at Birch Cliff News

02 Apr 2013

Let the chaos begin

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Kingston Road, reconstruction, traffic, Ward 36

Morning rush hour Well the cones are up and the chaos has started. Get used to it from now until October. Crews were out marking Kingston Road for utility lines on a chilly Tuesday morning as traffic...

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...

01 Apr 2013

City Services, History, Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day April 1 2013

April 10, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
Birchmount, construction 1928, Kingston Road

Given that the big dig starts tomorrow on Kingston Road, it seems appropriate to republish this 1928 photo of Kingston Road and Birchmount under construction. It’s a photo of streetcar tracks being laid when the...

29 Mar 2013

News, Retail

So what’s Target like?

April 7, 2013
By Hedy Korbee
retail, Shopper's World Danforth, Target

If retail’s your thing there was only one place to be on Thursday -- the soft opening of the new Target store at Shopper’s World, located at the corner of Danforth and Victoria Park. The...

28 Mar 2013

City Services, News

Major Kingston Rd construction

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
City of Toronto, construction, Councillor Gary Crawford, Kingston Road, revitalization

By Hedy Korbee The long-awaited reconstruction of Kingston Road is scheduled to begin next week and will turn the neighbourhood into a construction zone for the next 18 months. The City of Toronto is tearing up...

27 Mar 2013

News, Retail

Target opens March 28

Attention Birch Cliff shoppers - the opportunity has arrived to see if Target lives up to the hype. The local Target store has its "soft opening" tomorrow (March 28th) in the old Zeller's location at...

22 Mar 2013

News, Real Estate

Spring housing market

By Michael McCann We are officially into spring, so from now until June is traditionally the busiest real estate cycle of the year. The media have certainly been consistent in reporting that overall we are seeing...

21 Mar 2013

History

Birch Cliff P.S. History Pt. 5

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee
Birch Cliff Public School, Gardens, Lorne Wideman, Morley's Field, Scarborough High School

This is part five of our series on the history of Birch Cliff Public School, written in 1966 for the school’s 50th anniversary. We're happy to report that we now know the author of...

18 Mar 2013

Photo of the Day

Photo of the day March 18 2013

October 19, 2021
By Hedy Korbee

Our photo of the day for March 18, 2013 is for everyone who is sick of winter. I went on a walk yesterday with my camera, actively looking for early signs of spring. I found these...

11 Mar 2013

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day Mar. 11 2013

March 11, 2013
By Hedy Korbee

Is someone living in the Quarry? Journalist Ian Harvey was walking his dogs recently and used his phone to capture our Photo of the Day for March 11, 2013. It's a tent pitched in the southwest corner...