Yesterday & Today: Feb 2016
- April, 2016
Brubeck Road’s musical virtuoso
By Tim Lambrinos
A brand-new residential community began its existence in 1966 around Bluehaven Public School south of Finch Ave. W. This community was primarily designed to accommodate the considerable stream of Italian families that would look to purchase br...
Yesterday and Today: BIA
- January, 2015
An extraordinary chronicle of our Business Improvement Area
By Tm Lambrinos
In 1948, the Township of North York announced groundwork for a 50 year Official Plan that shaped and rezoned nearly all of the land around Finch and Weston, proudly referred to as Emery at the time.
The la...
Yesterday and Today: Rivalda Farms
- May, 2014
Richard Storer & the history of Rivalda Farms
BY TIM LAMBRINOS
In the 1940’s, Richard Storer and Hilda Christensen purchased the 100 acre apple farm owned by the Orr family in Emery Village. Storer’s purchase included Orr’s original pioneer farmhouse built in 1882. The farmhouse was located ...