25
Sep
2012
If you don’t do it for the hundreds of families in Birch Cliff and beyond whose homes flooded with sewage and stormwater this summer -- do it to protect yourself in the future.
I’m talking...
20
Sep
2012
Last night’s flooding meeting hosted by Ward 36 Councillor Gary Crawford is getting mixed reviews from residents whose basements flooded with sewage and stormwater this summer.
About 150 people attended the meeting, which took place...
20
Sep
2012
By Hedy Korbee
Toronto Water unveiled details at the Ward 36 flooding meeting last night about the six infrastructure improvements that could alleviate future basement flooding in Birch Cliff.
These improvements were originally identified in an...
12
Sep
2012
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...
12
Sep
2012
By Hannah Korbee
There’s a flurry of activity and an air of anticipation when you walk into Birchcliff Bluffs United Church on a Wednesday.
Every week, the church is full of scores of volunteers helping to...
11
Sep
2012
By Hedy Korbee
It is the gift that truly keeps on giving.
In 1962, Fred Taylor donated/sold his home at the corner of Warden and Kingston Road to the old City of Scarborough so the people...
07
Sep
2012
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
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...