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Sound Recordings : Audio Reels

Series consists of sound recordings produced for internal and external use, for development, education and promotion, some meant to accompany slide shows. Also includes recordings of annual reports.

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Organization and Administration

Series consists of records concerning the organizational structure and functions of the Grand River Conservation Authority and its predecessors, the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. Includes lists of organization members.

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Minutes, January to June, 2006 (file 1 of 4).

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Authority. The volume is divided into sections which include :

  • General Membership, containing minutes of meetings;
  • Planning and Operations Committee containing minutes of meetings;
  • Administration, Finance and Personnel Committee, containing minutes of meetings;
  • Miscellaneous, which includes the following: Audit Committee minutes and attachments, Special Recognition Committee minutes, GRCA and Belwood Lake Cottagers' Association and Conestogo lake Cottagers' Association joint meeting minutes, and Alternative Energy Ad Hoc Committee agenda.

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Minutes, July-December 2008 (file 1 of 4).

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into sections which include: Committee of the Whole; General Membership; SPA Authority; Special Recognition; Audit Committee.

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Grand Valley Conservation Foundation.

File consists of one photograph showing members of the Grand River Conservation Foundation.

Left to right: Betty Schneider, Laverne Asmussen, James Sare, Donald Noble, Hector Stewart, Robert Haworth, Jim Robinson, Jim Bauer. Identification from verso.

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Maps and Plans

File consists of maps created by, or relevant to, the GRCA. Includes an historic conservation map, as well as a historic watershed act.

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Grand River Conservation Authority Library

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.

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William H. Breithaupt and Grand River Control.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) of what appears to be a chapter section transcribed from the book History of Kitchener by William V. Uttley. The material details William H. Breithaupt's early interests and activities in flood control and water regulation of the Grand.

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Flood control : special issue of The Engineering Journal, February, 1938.

Consists of an issue of the periodical, Engineering Journal, Vol. XX1, no. 2 (February, 1938), devoted to flood control measures and water flow issues in southwestern Ontario, including the Grand River Water Basin. Accompanying the periodical is an Ontario Department of Planning Development memorandum from A.E.K. Bunnell to A.H. Richardson, Conservation Branch.

Also present is a photocopy of an obituary of A.H. Richardson, December 27, 1971 and a periodical article by P.C. Perry titled : "Stream Control in relation to droughts and floods," The Engineering Journal, June, 1939 : 269-274.

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Publications

Series consists of records relating to the planning, history and accomplishments of conservation work on the Grand River watershed. Includes publication files and a working file for a publication issued by the GRCC and the GRCA between 1936 and 1989.

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Grand River reflections : working file.

Consists of materials related to the research and publication of the Grand River Conservation Foundation book, Grand River Reflections (Erin, Ont., 1989). Includes ts. corrected draft of the manuscript (which according to information provided by the GRCA on the box survey list is the first typed copy of the manuscript), correspondence and research notes. Also contains photocopies of excerpts from books, press clippings and a printed booklet titled : Church of Our Lady, Guelph, Ontario, 1867-1967. File folder cover contains ms. notes. The file probably belonged to Ralph Beaumont, Grand River Conservation Authority, who wrote the text for the publication.

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Report on Grand River improvement scheme.

Consists of ts.report by H.G. Acres, Hydraulic and Hydro-Electric Engineer, Niagara Falls, Ont. dated February 8, 1940 for the Grand River Conservation Commission concerning preliminary study and exploratory work on the proposed Luther-Shand water control structure on the upper Grand River. The report summarizes investigatory work performed in 1938-1939.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : brief on flood control and water conservation measures for the Grand River Watershed : draft, 1966.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) draft of a brief titled : Brief on Flood Control and Water Conservation Measures for the Grand River Watershed to the Government of Ontario, represented by the Honourable J.R. Simonett, Minister of Energy and Resources Management and The Government of Canada represented by the Honourable Jean-Luc Pepin, Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys, submitted by the Grand River Conservation Authority, August, 1966.

The brief presents a case for the need for additional flood control, pollution abatement and water conservation on the Grand River and its tributaries.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Advisory Board on Soils and Water : Luttrell's Creek Valley conservation report, 1953.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) report concerning conservation in Luttrell's Creek Valley submitted to the Grand Valley Conservation Authority by the Advisory Board on Soils and Water. The report is based upon a survey undertaken by the Ontario Department of Planning and Development; printed copies of the land use survey and forestry measures required are included.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Fairchild Creek : channel improvements at Powerline Road : preliminary engineering report.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) preliminary report prepared by J.M. Tomlinson and Associates Limited, Consulting Engineers, Burlington, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority regarding channel improvements to Fairchild Creek above Brantford, Ontario. Includes blueline drawing of the Fairchild Creek relatocation site plan prepared by J.M. Tomlinson and Associates Ltd., September, 1967.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River : general contract for the construction of channel improvements on the Speed River in the City of Guelph, Ont. : Contract A : instructions to tenderers, forms and specifications.

Instructions to tenderers, forms of agreement, general conditions and specifications relating to the construction of channel improvements on the Speed River, Guelph, Ont., prepared for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority by R.K. Kilborn & Associates, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. Includes 2 blueline maps for the Speed River channel, Guelph, Ont., prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates Ltd.

Also present are the following inserts : correspondence from the Grand Valley Conservation Authority and R.K. Kilborn & Associates Ltd, to Mann Construction, Guelph, Ont.; insurance bond for Mann Construction; and form of tender and contract completed by Mann Construction.

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Flood hazard of the upper Grand River.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) student essay concerning flooding on the Grand River, prepared by Gary Boyd, Carolyn Goodfellow, Ted Harvey, John Hollingshed and Sylvie Rockel for a course in geography at an unidentified university.

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Contract documents for the construction of sewage stabilization pond and forcemain for Breslau Hotel.

Consists of ts. tender procedures and materials and construction specifications prepared by R.E.Winter & Associates Ltd., Toronto, Ont., for the Breslau Hotel, Breslau, Ont. regarding the construction of a sewage stabilization pond and forcemain. Includes blank contract agreement forms and blueline drawings.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : McKenzie Creek : contract documents for the construction of the Victoria Mill Dam, Township of Townsend, Ontario.

Consists of ts. contact documents prepared by Kilborn Engineering Ltd., Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority concerning the construction of the Victoria Mill Dam on McKenzie Creek, Township of Townsend, Ont. Includes information for tenderers, forms of tender and agreements, genderal conditions and specifications. Also contains blueline soil stratigraphic charts prepared by William A. Trow & Associates. Inserted photocopies and carbon copies of a contract change order completed by Tidey Construction Co., Hamilton, Ont.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : report on Breslau Dam and Community Pond, Breslau, Ont.

Consists of ts.report for tenderers regarding the reconstruction of a spillway section of the Breslau Community Pond and Mill Dam, Breslau, Ont. prepared by the Ontario Department of Commerce and Development. The report notes that the Breslau dam was broken out during Hurrican Hazel in October, 1954. Includes background report, information to bidders, forms of tender and agreement, general contract conditions and clauses and specifications.

Also present are blueline drawings of the general arrangement, plans, elevations and sections of the Breslau Dam and Community Pond prepared by the Ontario Department of Commerce and Development, February 28, 1961.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Grand River : report on Caledonia Dam : part I : appraisal of existing structures : part II : design of new dam : draft.

Consists of ts. draft report concerning the appraisal of the existing Caledonia Dam and design of a proposed new dam on the Grand River in the Town of Caledonia, Ont., prepared by Kilborn Engineering, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority. Includes photocopies of photographs of the Caledonia Dam site, blueline drawings of the Caledonia Dam prepared by Kilborn Engineering and blueline soil stratigraphic charts prepared by William Trow & Associates.

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Waldemar Dam : cost estimates.

Consists of ts.(carbon copy) cost estimates for the proposed Waldemar Dam reported by the Grand River Conservation Commission on August 31, 1936. Also includes a document titled "Estimated Cost of the Waldemar Dam," prepared by the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario, ca. 1934.

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Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario : Engineering Department : memorandum : Grand River Conservation project, June 16, 1938.

Consists of a ts. (photoreproduction) of a memorandum of an investigation by the Hydro-Electric Commission concerning alternative dam sites on the Grand River above Fergus, Ont. Includes a covering letter by O. Holden, Chief Hydraulic Engineer, Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, Engineering Department.

Also includes a ts.(photoreproduction) report by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, Engineering Department, showing yearly minimum flow levels measured at various points on the Grand River, 1914-1936. The report is accompanied by a covering letter by O. Holden dated August 13, 1938.

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Grand River Conservation Commission : Conestogo Dam : regulating valve : form of tender.

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.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River : report on proposed Guelph Dam and Reservoir : draft.

Consists of ts. (carbon copy) report concerning a proposed dam and reservoir on the Speed River upstream from the City of Guelph, Ontario, prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates, Consulting Engineers for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. Includes soil stratigraphic charts and graphs, and 2 blueline drawings of the general plan of the reservoir and dam by R.K. Kilborn & Associates.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Shade's Mill Dam : subsurface investigation report.

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.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River Dam, City of Guelph, Ont. : contract documents for sluice gates : instructions to tenderers, forms and specifications, February, 1957.

Consists of ts.contract documents for the construction of sluice gates for the Wellington Street dam on the Speed River in the City of Guelph, prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates Ltd., Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority.

Includes instructions to tenderers, form of tender, general conditions and specifications. Also includes advertisement from the Daily Commercial News and Building Record, (undated) notifying prospective tenders of the closing date for bidding for the supply and installation of sluice gates for the dam, and a letter from Ardelt Industries of Canada Limited to the Grand Valley Conservation Authority.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River : general contract for the construction of a dam on the Speed River, in the City of Guelph, Ont. : instructions to tenderers, forms and specifications.

Consists of ts.contract documents prepared by R.K. Kilborn, Consulting Engineerings, Toronto, Ont., April 11, 1957 for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority regarding the construction of a dam on the Speed River, Guelph, Ont. Includes forms of tenders and agreements, and specifications. Two completed tender forms from C.A.Scharfe Limited, Toronto, Ont.are present.

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Apps' Mill Conservation Area : interpretive centre : tender specifications .

Consists of ts. (photocopy) tender specifications concerning work and materials for firms submitting tenders for the erection of an interpretive centre at App's Mills Conservation Area, Robinson Road, Brantford Township, Brant County, Ont. By Lingwood Robertson, Architects and Engineers, Kitchener, Ont. and Yuska & Wenzel Limited, Mechanical and Electrical Consultants, Kitchener, Ontario.

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Damascus Conservation Area : master plan : draft.

Consists of a ts. draft (photocopy) of a master plan for the Damascus Conservation Area, Damascus, Ontario, prepared by Wayne MacMillan, Research Biologist, Resource Planning Division, Grand River Conservation Authority, in January, 1980. Includes photocopies of maps of the site.

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Carolinian Canada : trees and shrubs.

Consists of a ts. report on trees and shrubs found in the Carolinian zone of southern Ontario, prepared for the Grand River Conservation Authority by Jim Roth, June 16, 1990. Includes photocopies of drawings of leaf specimens.

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Government of Ontario : recreation supply inventory.

Consists of a Government of Ontario computer print-out of a recreation supply inventory which displays the location of various recreational sites by municipality and/or county in southern Ontario. Also present is a blackline map titled, Grand River Basin : Water Management Study : Water Based Recreational Facilities.

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Grand River Conservation Commission : tour, July 10, 1963 : showing reservoirs and member muncipalities.

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.

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Land Use Planning Conference sponsored by the Grand River Conservation Authority, Waterloo Motor Inn, Waterloo, Ont., March 21, 1973 : staff presentation.

Consists of 4 ts. (original and photocopies) papers presented by Grand River Conservation Authority staff members at a Land Use Planning Conference sponsored by the GRCA at the Waterloo Motor Inn, Waterloo, Ont., March 21, 1973.

The papers are titled :

  • "Overview of the Authority," by N. Oldfield, Chief, Forestry and Wildlife;
  • "Water resource management in the Grand River Basin," by C.W. Stevens, Manager, Water Resource Engineering;
  • "The Authority's Regulations and Stream Valley Land Program, " by E. Lemp, Director of Planning; and
  • "Grand River Conservation Authority's Role in Municipal Planning," by D. Farley, Land Use Planner.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : water control, 1967.

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.

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Damage studies found in various GRCA commissioned reports.

Consists of a binder of ts.(photocopy) materials relating to flood damage evaluation and control which is both generic and specific to the the Grand River Basin. Includes copies of reports on floodline mapping and water control structures commissioned by the GRCA, Province of Ontario studies of flood plain management, and GRCA reports on flood damages on the Grand River Watershed.

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