Maps and proof pages of photographs with captions, in an envelope from the Ontario Dept. of Planning and Development. Sites include: Whiteman Creek; topographic regions of the Grand River Valley; Elora Gorge Park; picnic site of the Grand River Valley; parks of the lower Grand River; Spottiswood Lake Park and Pinehurst Lake Park; Byng Island Park; Doon Park; Rockwood Park.

Consists of a ts. (thermograph) Province of Upper Canada act entitled "An Act to Incorporate a Joint Stock Company to improve the navigation of the Grand River,"(Grand River Navigation Act) dated November 18, 1837.

Unidentified, untitled, undated photographs of the 1994 ceremony designating the Grand as a Heritage River. Peter Gzowski is among the speakers.

File consists of fourteen photographs showing the 1948 flood of the Grand River. The photographs have been mounted on large display boards and include captions.

Consists of correspondence to and from the Grand River Conservation Authority, including letters from provincial and municipal governments concerning flood emergency management planning and procedures. Also includes ts. (photocopy) flood advisory messages issued by the GRCA, April 1, 1982; ts. lists of flood emergency contact personnel; and teletype weather advisory from Environment Canada, January 3-4, 1982. Also present is a pamphlet titled : Flood Warning System 1981, by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

Blackline map of the Grand River Drainage Basin prepared by the Hydraulic Department of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. The map has been marked in pencil crayon to show the outline of the Grand River and its tributaries.

Consists of a ts. (carbon copy) corrected draft report on the existing state and future development of conservation lands managed by the Grand Valley Conservation Authority / [by] C. Edward Spearin, August 21, 1964. Includes photographs and blueline maps of GVCA conservation lands in the Paris-Brantford, Kitchener and Galt-Preston areas.

Consists of ts.(carbon copy) letters to the Hon. A.G. Welsh, Department of Planning and Development from E.F. Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer of the Grand River Conservation Commission concerning request for approval and support of projects at Luther Marsh and on the Conestogo River. Also includes letters received by the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Ontario Minister of Public Works relating to funding of the Luther Marsh and Conestogo Dam Projects.

Consists of 2 ts.(mimeograph and photocopy) letters dated March 13, 1962 and May 4, 1962 concerning proposed dams at Ayr and [West] Montrose, Ont.

Consists of a letter from J.P. Bruce, Hydrometeorologist, Ontario Department of Planning and Development to E.F. Roberts, Secretary-Treasurere of the Grand River Conservation Commission concerning weather advisory services offered by private meteorological firms. Includes copy of a Department of Transport Intra-departmental memorandum, and two ts. reports by the American Meteorological Society.

Consists of a letter from J.P. Bruce, Hydrometeorologist, Ontario Department of Planning and Development to E.F. Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer, Grand River Conservation Commission concerning rain gauging stations in the Grand basin. Included with the letter is a seminar paper titled, "Hydrometeorology in Ontario," by J.P. Bruce, presented at the University of Toronto, October 9, 1956.

File consists of one list of members of the Grand River Conservation Commission.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) background documentation and statistical materials which appear to have accompanied a tour of Grand River Conservation Commission sites, conducted on July 10, 1963. The materials include a map which shows reservoirs and member municipalities of the Grand River Conservation Commission.

Consists of ts.(carbon copy) specification document prepared by H.G. Acres, Chief Engineer [H.G. Acres and Company Limited, Niagara Falls, Ont.] for the Grand River Conservation Commission concerning exploration of the foundations of proposed dam sites on the Grand River, including the probable site of the Shand Dam near the village of Belwood, Ont.

Consists of a lined binder organized alphabetically, which lists the contents and date of each original Grand River Conservation Commission slide contained in files 1455-1479.
Ms. lists of slides selected for use in slide shows are enclosed in the binder pocket.

Consists of 1 bound volume of ms. temperature, precipitation and discharge values recorded by H.A. Cameron at the Shand Dam near Fergus, Ont. Includes additional commentary on conditions at the Shand Dam site.

Consists of 1 bound volume of temperature, precipitation and discharge values recorded at the Shand Dam near Fergus, Ont. Includes additional ms. notes on conditions at the Shand Dam site recorded by H.A. Cameron.

Consists of 1 bound volume of ms. temperature, precipitation and discharge values recorded by H.A. Cameron at the Shand Dam near Fergus, Ont. Includes additional commentary on conditions at the Shand Dam site.

Consists of 1 bound volume of ms. temperature, precipitation and discharge values recorded by H.A. Cameron at the Shand Dam near Fergus, Ont. Includes additional commentary on conditions at the Shand Dam site.

Consists of ts.(carbon copy) report prepared by H.G. Acres & Company, Consulting Engineers, Niagara Falls, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Commission, regarding a proposed Luther Marsh storage development. Includes blackline contour plans, and blackline drawing of the Luther Dam prepared by H.G. Acres & Company, March 15, 1950.

Consists of 1 volume ts.(carbon copy) report prepared by H.G. Acres, Chief Engineer, [H.G. Acres & Company Limited?] for the Grand River Conservation Commission concerning the investigation of dam sites on the upper Grand River. Includes a cover letter from H.G. Acres to F.P. Adams, Secretary-Treasurer of the Grand River Conservation, February 15, 1939.

Also present are blackline maps of the Grand River Valley and Luther Marsh Area, and blackline plans of Shand, Belwood and Pilkington Dam Sites. Also contains photographs of [core samples?] from the Shand, Belwood and Pilkington sites. A blueline drawing of the Conestogo Dam Foundation , No. 5, 1954 by H. Barnett, H.G. & Acres Co., Ltd., is inserted.

Consists of ts. (carbon copy) preliminary report prepared by the Grand River Conservation Commission for submission to Hon. Wm. Greisinger, Minister of the Ontario Department of Planning and Development and A.H. Richardson, Chief Conservation Engineer, Ontario Department of Planning and Development, regarding flood control measures on the Grand River in the City of Galt, Ontario.

Consists of a blueline land plan of the Luther Lake and its environs in the Townships of East and West Luther, Ont.

Consists of a ts. (photocopy) information package probably distributed in conjunction with an information meeting of the Grand River Conservation Commission, March 20, 1964 concerning the proposed Ayr and Montrose dams and reservoirs. The package provides an overview of the purpose and responsibilities of the Grand River Conservation Commission together with statistical information and maps.

Consists of ts. list of drainage areas in square miles for various sites in the Grand River Valley. The information was prepared by A.H. Richardson, Chief Conservation Engineer, Province of Ontario Department of Planning and Development, August 31, 1949.

Consists of ts.(carbon copy and mimeograph) tender submission document prepared by the Dominion Bridge Company Limited, Lachine, Quebec for the Grand River Conservation Commission regarding the construction of sluice gates for the Conestogo Dam near Glen Allan, Ont. Includes copy of specifications from the Grand River Conservation Commission.

Consists of ts. report prepared by H.G. Acres & Company, Limited, Niagara Falls, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Commission regarding design and testing of a model sluiceway for the Conestogo Dam, near Glen Allan, Ont. undertaken in 1953. Includes blueline drawings of the general arrangement of spillway, dam model, and stilling basin, prepared by H.G. Acres and Company in November, 1953, and photographs of the sluiceway model. Correspondence between the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Ontario Department of Planning and Development is inserted.

Consists of ts. tender submission documents prepared by Dominion Engineering Company Limited, Lachine, P.Q. for the Grand River Conservation Commission. Includes completed form of tender, specifications and blueline drawings prepared by the Dominion Engineering Company.

Group portrait (5 copies), identifications provided.

File consists of a handwritten list of members of the Grand River Conservation Authority.

The Grand River Conservation Authority Library was donated in 2005, accompanying the archival records of the Authority and its predecessors.

The Library was maintained at the GRCA headquarters for reference and research use and consists of works by and about the GRCA, including both internal and external reports and studies, periodicals, and monographs.

Unpublished library items are described as part of the GRCA archives while published items are catalogued as print material and are listed in the library catalogue.

Also includes Grand River Foundation but these are not separately identified.

Consists of ts.materials relating to the preparations for ceremonies marking the tenth anniversary of the Grand River Conservation Authority Administration Centre, Cambridge, Ont. The file appears to have belonged to Ralph Beaumont, who at the time served as Information Supervisor, GRCA Community Relations Division. GRCA. Includes ts. corrected draft of program events and speech and memoranda. Also contains an Ontario Forestry Association leaflet concerning titled : The White Pine : an official tree for Ontario.

Accrual consists of materials relating to the Grand Valley Conservation Authority and its predecessors. Includes materials relating to the activities, events, employees and land ownership of the GRCA. Includes committee and meeting minutes, photographs, reports, maps, etc.

Fonds consists of records relating to the administration and operation of the Grand River Conservation Authority and its predecessors, the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, from 1966 to 2006. Includes clippings, correspondence, minutes, visual and sound materials, reports and studies, maps, etc.

The majority of the slides do not include identifications.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) report by P.D. Mason, Operations Division, Forestry and Wildlife, concerning forestry, fish and wildlife management at the Woolwich Reservoir and Damsite, Township of Woolwich, Ont. Includes blueline site maps of the Woolwich Reservoir. Inserted is a GRCA internal memorandum dated April 19, 1973 concerning a management plan for the Woolwich Reservoir.

Consists of ts. executive summary of a functional design report prepared by Crysler & Lathem, Consulting Engineers, Thornhill, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority concerning the erection of a dam on Canagagigue Creek above Elmira, Ont. in the Township of Woolwich, County of Waterloo, Ont. Includes cover letter and blackline drawing of the damsite.

Consists of ts.and ms. weekly summaries of attendance at conservation areas operated by the Grand River Conservation Authority. Includes information on revenues.

Consists of a binder containing materials relating to the operation and maintenance of water control structures employed in the Grand River Conservation Authority flood control and low flow augmentation systems. The binder is divided into the following sections :

• Work Programs, which includes photocopies of correspondence and budget statements regarding water control structures; Inspections, including reports and invoices for water control structure inspections for 1967;
• Regulations including instructions from the Ontario Department of Energy and Resources Management; and
• Reports, including photocopies of correspondence and reports on flood warning systems and water control structure maintenance.

Consists of leaflets commemorating the early history of the Grand River Conservation Commision, and concerning ceremonies, symposia, and official openings hosted by the Grand River Conservation Authority. Also contains a printed copy of the Guelph Conservation Area Master Plan.

File consists of fourteen negatives showing members of the Grand River Conservation Authority trustees.

File consists of sixteen negatives showing a tree planting ceremony at Laurel Creek.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) report prepared by B.Rayner and P. Mason, Water Management Division, on coliform levels in water samples from swimming areas under the jurisdiction of the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) report prepared by P. Mason, Water Management Division, on coliform levels in water samples from swimming areas under the jurisdiction of the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) report prepared by P. Mason, Water Management Division, on coliform levels in water samples from swimming areas under the jurisdiction of the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of a ts. manual of Grand River Conservation Authority Personnel Regulations and Position Descriptions, contained in a binder. Includes employment and comportment regulations for GRCA personnel, salary and wage schedules and position descriptions.

Report by unknown author concerning determination of boundaries for land acquisition in the Speed River watershed below the junction of the Eramosa and Speed Rivers from below Guelph, Ont. to Preston, Ont. Includes 6 numbered blueprint maps of the Speed River Watershed from Preston to Guelph, prepared in May, 1972 by Terry Davison and Bruce [Henry?]. Maps are numbered no. 1, nos.3-7; map no.2 is not present. The maps are referenced in the body of the report.

Consists of correspondence, samples of award certificates, minutes of meetings of the Special Recognition of Individuals and Historical events Committee of the GRCA, newspaper clippings, ts. lists and profiles of recipients of Special Recognition Awards, and photographs of recipients, most of whom are identified on verso.

Consists of DVD transfer from videocassette recording of slide-show presentations of the annual Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards, 1998-2003. The slide-shows provide background on award recipients and highlight the environmental activities which led to their selection.

Consists of DVD transfer from videocassette recording of slide-show presentations of the annual Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards, 1989 to 1997. The slide-shows provide background on award recipients and highlights the environmental activities which led to their selection.

Consists of ts. speakers information kits, nos. 1-3. Each kit addresses a particular aspect of the GRCA's administration and operations. Topics include : An introduction to the GRCA; Water management role of the GRCA; and Recreation Areas as a function of water and land management.

File consists of five photographs showing construction on the Shand Dam. Identification from verso.

Consists of ts. instructions to tenderers, forms, specifications and performance and payment bond information for the construction of a reservoir at Shade's Mills, Township of North Dumfries, County of Waterloo, Ont., prepared by J.M. Tomlinson & Associates Limited, Consulting Engineers, for the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of a ts. (photocopy) report prepared by P. Mason, Water Management Division on a preliminary water quality survey of the Shade's Mill Reservoir, Cambridge, Ont.

Consists of a ts. report to J.M. Tomlinson Associates, Consulting Engineers, Burlington, Ont., concerning subsurface conditions at the proposed Grand River Conservation Authority dam site at Shade's Mills, Township of North Dumfries, County of Waterloo, Ont., prepared by H.Q. Golder & Associates, Cooksville, Ont. Includes soil analyses and drawings of soil stratigraphy sections.

File consists of twelve negatives showing portraits of Richard Christie and Pete Kraus.

Consists of ts. report prepared by Woods, Gordon & Co., Management Consultants, London, Ont. in December, 1970. The report analyzes and provides recommendations concerning the organization, accounting systems and reporting systems of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. Includes a covering letter.
Also present are organizational charts showing the reporting structure of the Grand River Conservation Authority administration as implemented in May, 1966 and as it evolved by November, 1970.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) report concerning the acquisition, dvelopment and managment of valley lands in the vicinity of Paris, Ont. Includes maps of proposed areas for acquisition. Also includes copies of correspondence to and from the Grand River Conservation Authority concerning the preparation and distribution of the master plan.

Consists of ts. report prepared by MIE Ltd., Thornhill, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority involving evaluation of conditions and suggestions of remedial measures for the main dam and weirs at Dunnville, Ont.

Consists of a ts.(photocopy) report by Ilmar Kao, Assistant General Manager, Grand River Conservation Authority and C. W. Stevens, Manager, Water Resources Engineering, GRCA concerning facts surrounding the flood on the Grand in May, 1974.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) report prepared by C.W. Stevens, P.Eng, Operations Engineer, Grand River Conservation Authority concerning measures undertaken by the GRCA and others to deal with floodwaters on the Grand in April, 1975. Includes graphs and maps.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) report prepared by J.D. Lee Engineering Limited, Consulting Engineers, Kingston and Brantford, Ontario [for the Grand River Conservation Authority?] regarding flood control in the Town of Paris, Ont.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) report of the Long-Range Planning Committee of the Grand River Conservation Authority concerning the establishment of priorities for watershed management by the GRCA.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) report of the Grand River Conservation Authority Long Range Planning Committee titled : "Five finger exercise." The report concerns the decision-making process of the GRCA; the phrase "five finger exercise" refers to the components of the Grand Watershed system and is meant to convey that the "watershed works as a unit even though there are component parts."

Consists of ts.(original, photocopies and carbon copies) of correspondence, reports and briefs concerning projected land purchase and construction costs associated with GRCA proposed dams and reservoirs at West Montrose, Everton, Ayr, Guelph, and Hespeler, Ont.

File consists of forty negatives showing portraits of various people associated with the GRCA.

Consists of a ts. manual of Grand River Conservation Authority Personnel Regulations. Includes organization charts, lists of regulations as they relate to the employment and comportment of personnel, and position descriptions.

Consists of a ts. manual of Grand River Conservation Authority Personnel Regulations. Includes employment and comportment regulations for GRCA personnel, organizational charts, salary and wage schedule and position descriptions.

Consists of a ts. manual of Grand River Conservation Authority Personnel Regulations and Position Descriptions. Includes regulations regarding employment and comportment of personnel, GRCA organization charts, salary and wage schedule, and position specifications(descriptions).

Consists of a ts. manual of Grand River Conservation Authority Personnel Regulations and Position Descriptions. Includes employment and comportment regulations for GRCA personnel, organizational charts, salary and wage schedules, and position descriptions.

Consists of a ts. manual of Grand River Conservation Authority Personnel Regulations and Position Descriptions. Includes employment and comportment regulations for GRCA personnel, organization chart, salary and wage schedule, and position descriptions.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) report concerning the history and development of the GRCA's nurseries, and future direction of the nursery program.

File consists of six negatives showing portraits of Norm Lundall.

Consists of a ts. report concerning erosion of the Nith River Watershed prepared by Harold Cockburn for the Grand River Conservation Authority. The report includes black line drawings and photographs of the Nith River watershed. Also present is a cover letter from Ilmar Kao, Director of Operations, Grand River Conservation Authority to G.M. Coutts, General Manager, GRCA, concerning the creation and distribution of the report.

Consists of ts. report prepared by Kilborn Engineering Ltd., Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority concerning the proposed construction of a dam and reservoir on the Nith River at Nithburg, Ont. Includes blueline reservoir plans and drawings of proposed bridge and spillway. Also includes soil analysis charts by H.W. Trow Associates Ltd.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) news releases and accompanying original photographs issued by the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) news releases and accompanying original photographs issued by the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) news releases and accompanying original photographs issued by the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) news releases and accompanying original photographs issued by the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of ts. report. which provides an overview of and recommendations for the Mosquito Monitoring Program. Also present are statistics derived from sample collection in the Grand River watershed.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) report by Robert Q. Messier, Environmental Services Group, concerning rehabilitation efforts on a section of Mill Creek from County Rd. #35 to Puslinch Side Rd. 20S, in Puslinch Township, Ont.

File consists of seven negatives showing portraits of Mike Carty.