Series consists of six audio cassettes, four of them annual reports, one oral history and one other.

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.

Series consists of three oversize sketches.

Series consists of topographical maps of GRCA properties.

Series consists of discrete items, including the first river flow recording gauge used by the GRCA, the GVCA banner and several engraving plates of GRCA logos.

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into the following sections : General Membership : minutes of meetings, which include Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 25, 1981; and Executive Committee : minutes of meetings.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 27, 1973. Also includes agenda of the 1973 Annual Meeting and GRCA membership list.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 27, 1974. Also includes agenda of the 1974 Annual Meeting and GRCA membership list.

Consists of 1 volume containing ts. budget information and supporting documentation for the Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting, February 26, 1975. Includes agenda of the 1975 Annual Meeting and GRCA membership list.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 26, 1976. Also includes agenda of the 1976 Annual Meeting and list of GRCA members.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 23, 1977. Also includes agenda of the 1977 Annual Meeting and list of GRCA members.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 22, 1978. Also includes agenda of the 1978 Annual Meeting and list of GRCA members.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 28, 1979. Also includes agenda for the 1979 Annual Meeting and list of GRCA members. Also present is correspondence from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to the GRCA. The budget materials have been briefly annotated, probably by Mac Coutts, GRCA General Manager.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 27, 1980. Also includes agenda of the 1980 Annual Meeting and list of GRCA members. Budget materials have been briefly annotated, probably by Mac Coutts, General Manager of the GRCA.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 25, 1981. Also includes agenda of the 1981 Annual Meeting and list of GRCA members. Also present are correspondence and GRCA 1982 budget estimates. Budget materials have been briefly annotated, probably by Mac Coutts, General Manager of the GRCA.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 24, 1982. Also includes agenda of the 1982 Annual Meeting and list of GRCA members. Inserted in the volume are : GRCA 1983 budget estimates, which are marked, "M. Coutts." Budget materials have been briefly annotated, probably by Mac Coutts, General Manager of the GRCA.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 23, 1983. Also includes agenda of the 1983 Annual Meeting and list of GRCA members. Inserted in the volume are : correspondence, GRCA 1984 budget estimates, and budget and ms. cash flow and work programme budgets. Budget materials have been briefly annotated, probably by Mac Coutts, General Manager of the GRCA.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 29, 1984. Also includes agenda of the 1984 Annual Meeting and list of GRCA members. Inserted in the volume are : GRCA 1985 Budget Estimates; supplemental items for the 1984 Annual Meeting agenda; and ms. notes concerning the 1985 Budget Estimates, probably written by Mac Coutts, GRCA General Manager.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 27, 1985. Also includes agenda for the 1985 Annual Meeting and list of GRCA members. Inserted in the file are : correspondence, GRCA 1985 budget estimates; and budget and multi-year forecast. Budget materials have been briefly annotated, probably by Mac Coutts, General Manager of the GRCA.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 26, 1986, organized in a binder. Also includes agenda for the 1986 Annual Meeting, and list of GRCA members.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 25, 1987. Also includes agenda of the 1987 Annual Meeting, and list of GRCA members. Inserted in the volume are : correspondence; ts. Explanatory Notes on 1988 Budget Increases, which are marked M. Coutts and have been annotated; and GRCA 1987 Budget Estimates.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 22, 1989. Includes agenda of the 1989 Annual Meeting, and list of GRCA members. Document has been briefly annotated, possibly by Mac Coutts, General Manager of the GRCA.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 24, 1988. Also includes agenda for the 1988 Annual Meeting and list of GRCA members.

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 a binder of materials containing background information concerning the Grand River Conservation Authority which was collated by B. Veale for use by the members of the GRCA Strategy Committee.

The binder is divided into five sections which include role and mandates of Conservation Authorities under the Conservation Act; GRCA regulations; GRCA goals and objectives; GRCA policy guidelines and GRCA mission statement. Inserted is a ts. report titled : Grand River Conservation Authority Program for the protection of natural areas in the Carolinian life zone by the Environmental Services Group of the GRCA Water Management Division, August 26, 1986.

Consists of a binder of materials which appear to have been assembled for use by members of the Grand River Conservation Authority Strategy Committee. The binder is divided into the following sections : Role and Mandate[of the GRCA]; Regulations; GRCA Goals and Objectives; GRCA Policy and Guidelines and GRCA Mission Statement.

Consists of a ts.(photocopy) report dated July 31, 1939 by James Mackintosh [Grand River Conservation Commission?] to Frank P. Adams, Secretary-Treasurer of the Grand River Conservation Commission. The report is in the form of a letter and details the history and development of the GRCC and assessments of the financial benefits and costs accruing to various communities in the Grand River Valley from GRCA sewage disposal, flood prevention and water supply activities.

Consists of ts. annual financial statements of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority for the years 1952-1954, and 1957-1965, prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, Chartered Accountants, Toronto, Ont.

Consists of a ts. (carbon copy) audit report of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority for the period January 1, 1962 to December 31, 1962, prepared by T.H. Allan, Auditor, Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, on April 26, 1963.

Consists of a ts. financial statement for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority for the year ended December 31, 1963, prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson Chartered Accountants, Toronto, Ont.

Consists of a ts. financial statement for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority for the year ended December 31, 1964, prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson Chartered Accountants, Toronto, Ont.

Consists of a ts. financial statement for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority for the year ended December 31, 1965, prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson Chartered Accountants, Toronto, Ont.

Consists of a ts. financial statement of the Grand Valley Conservation Foundation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1974, prepared by Clarkson, Gordon Chartered Accountants, Kitchener, Ont. Includes covering letter.

Consists of an information kit containing brochures and driving tour instructions which highlight GRCA conservation areas as well as various historical sites in the Grand River Valley.

Consists of ts. materials produced by the Grand River Conservation Authority for use by teachers. An accompanying set of 19 slides titled : An Introduction to Resource Management, is present.

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.

Consists of ts. materials relating to the opening of a micro-hydro demonstration project on the Speed River at the Guelph Dam, near Guelph, Ont. Includes correspondence, agenda, minutes of meetings held in preparation for the opening, ts. corrected draft of text for opening ceremony and a printed opening ceremony leaflet. The file probably belonged to Ralph Beaumont who at the time served as Information Supervisor of the GRCA Communications Division. The front of the file folder contains ms. notes concerning the opening.

Consists of materials relating to the opening of the Grand River Conservation Authority Apps' Mills Nature Centre which occurred on October 19, 1981. The file probably belonged to Ralph Beaumont, who at the time served as Information Supervisor for the GRCA Communications Division. Includes correspondence, ts. opening ceremony program outline, ts. draft copies of speeches and lists of invitees. Also present are leaflets concerning openings of other GRCA sites. The cover of the file folder contains ms. notes concerning preparations for the ceremony.

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.

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.

Consists of a printed programme for a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area, Ayr, Ont.

Contains a photocopy of an untitled article from the Ontario Department of Planning and Development Conservation Authorities Branch periodical : Our Valley, Vol. 2, no.1(January, 1956), concerning the Pinehurst Conservation Area, which was opened by the Grand Valley Conservation Authority in the summer of 1955.

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) 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 materials relating to flood emergency preparedness and warnings issued by the Grand River Conservation Authority. Includes ts.(mimeograph) flood advisory bulletins concerning spring run-off, issued by the Grand River Conservation Commission on April 8, 1964 and March 30, 1965, and ts.(photocopy) flood advisory bulletin issued by the GRCA on March 30, 1965. Also contains ts. (photocopy) list of emergency contact personnel and circular letter to municipalities issued by the Ontario Department of Energy and Resource Management concerning flood monitoring.

Consists of materials relating to flood emergency preparedness and warnings by the Grand River Conservation Authority. Includes ts.(carbon copy) flood advisory bulletin, issued by the GRCA, March 22, 1972; ms. draft and ts.(photocopy) correspondence between the GRCA and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources regarding flood control on the Grand River; ts. list of operators of GRCA water control structures; graphs of Shand Dam lake levels and inflow values, April, 1972; and ts. recommendations of the GRCA Water Management Advisory Board, June 16, 1972.

Also contains newspaper clippings.

Consists of materials relating to flood emergency preparedness and warnings by the Grand River Conservation Authority. Includes ts. memoranda by the GRCA Division of Operations concerning spring run-off conditions; ms.(original) and ts.(original and photocopy) advisory bulletins issued by the GRCA, March 5, 1970 and March 15, 1971, respectively; and ts.(carbon copy) correspondence from the GRCA to the Ontario Water Resources Commission.

Consists of materials relating to flood emergency preparedness and water flow monitoring in the Grand River Basin and other watersheds in Ontario. Includes ts. report on spring runoff, 1973 by the Grand River Conservation Authority. Also includes ts. (photocopy) list of emergency contact personnel and circular letter from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to wardens, mayors and reeves of municipalities in Ontario, dated March 6, 1973 concerning emergency planning.

Consists of material relating to flood emergency planning meetings involving the GRCA, watershed police departments and member municipalities. Includes correspondence to and from the Grand River Conservation Authority, ms. and ts.(photocopy) lists of attendees at Flood Planning Meetings, February 8-10, 1977; ts. (photocopy) minutes of City of Cambridge, Ont. flood emergency meeting, April 29, 1977; ts. lists of municipal and township flood emergency co-ordinators; and information kit issued by the GRCA concerning flood warning systems and emergency measures.

Also includes ts.draft (carbon copy) of municipal emergency measures by-law within the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, Wroxeter, Ontario.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) manual of peacetime emergency plans for the municipalities of the City of Brantford, Town of Paris, Townships of Burford, Oakland, South Dumfries, Onondaga, and Brantford, assembled by the Brant County Emergency Measures Organization. Includes township, town and city by-laws regarding emergency services operations. Also present is a cover` ms. memo dated March 10, 1977 to Ilmar Kao, Grand River Conservation Authority from Gerald Axworthy which lists the contents of the manual.

Consists of answering service messages of calls regarding flood water conditions, and flood warning advisory messages issued by the Grand River Conservation Authority to member municipalities, police forces and other organizations involved in flood emergency preparedness during the period March 11-13, 1977.

Consists of ts. (original and photocopy) correspondence to and from the Grand River Conservation Authority, including letters received from provincial and muncipal governments, concerning flood emergency management planning and procedures. Also contains ts. (photocopy) lists of emergency contact personnel, and ms. operating schedules for the Shand, Conestogo and Guelph dams during the spring freshet period, March, 1978, including graphs and charts.

Consists of materials relating to Grand River Conservation Authority flood emergency management planning and procedures. Contains correspondence to and from the GRCA concerning flood emergency preparedness, including notices of meetings of the GRCA with representatives of member municipalities, provincial flood co-ordinators and regional and provincial police forces.

Also includes ms. and ts. test messages, and actual flood warning advisories issued during a period of rising water levels on the Grand and its tributaries, March 21-23, 1980. Also present : newspaper clipping, and computer print-out of flow projections at various sites on the Grand River.

Consists of ts. and ms. river watch reports and transcripts of telephone calls regarding ice, water flow and flood conditions on the Grand River and its tributaries. Also includes ms.and ts.(original and photocopy) test and actual flood warning advisory messages issued by the Grand River Conservation Authority to member municipalities and police forces.

Consists of correspondence to and from the Grand River Conservation Authority, including letters received from municipal and provincial governments concerning flood emergency planning and procedures. Also includes Grand River Conservation Authority pamphlets titled : Grand River Watershed : Flood Management System, 1980, and revised edition, 1981.

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.

Consists of ms. and ts.(original and photocopy) Grand River Conservation Authority flood advisory messages, for distribution internally and to member municipalities and regional police forces.

Consists of ts.(original, carbon copy and photocopy) correspondence to and from the Grand River Conservation Authority. Includes letters received from federal, provincial and municipal governments concerning flood emergency management planning and proceudres. Also includes ts.(photocopy) report on water control structures and flood warning system in the Grand River Basin by the GRCA; and ms. and ts. lists of emergency contact personnel. Also includes a pamphlet titled : Grand River Watershed Flood Warning System, 1982, by the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of ms. transcripts of telephone calls received from observers of river levels. Also includes ms. and ts.(photocopy and original ) flood warning messages issued by the Grand River Conservation Authority to the Waterloo Regional Police Force.

Consists of ts. and ms. test flood warning messages issued by the Grand River Conservation Authority for distribution internally and to member municipalities, police forces and other public organizations involved in flood control emergency management.

Consists of a binder containing materials relating to the emergency preparedness and flood warning measures undertaken by the Grand River Conservation Authority and its precursor, the Grand River Conservation Commission, and various Canadian and American governmental bodies. Includes correspondence, offprints and photocopies of periodical articles, pamphlets concerning control of flood damage.

Also present are blueline charts of rainfall amounts of Grand River run-off, prepared by the Grand River Conservation Commission, 1948 and blueline graph of water flow at Lake Conestogo, Belwood Reservoir and other sites on the Grand River System, prepared by the GRCC, 1960.

Consists of 1 volume of ts.transcripts of hearings, 176 leaves, (photocopies). Pagination : [1] Table of contents; [1]-175.

Consists of 1 volume of ts.transcripts of hearings, 122 leaves, (photocopies). Pagination : [1] Index; 250-371.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 183 pages(photocopies). Pagination : 1-2 Table of Contents; i-ii, Index; 374-555.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 113 leaves, (photocopies). Pagination : [1]-2, Table of Contents; [1] Index; 556-666.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 176 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [3], Appearances; [i]-iii Index; [668]-839.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 200 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; i, Index; 841-1038.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 192 pages (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [i]-iii, Index; 1039-1227.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 121 pages (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; [1], Index; 1228-1346.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearing, 212 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; i, Index; 1401-1610.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 67 pages (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; i, Index; 1612-1676.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 188 pages (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; [2], Index; 1678-1862.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 152 pages (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; [1], Index; 1864-2013.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 162 pages (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; i, Index; 2013[sic]-2172.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 196 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; i, Index; 2173-2366.

Consists of 1 volume ts. transcripts of hearings, 190 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; [1], Index; 2367-2554.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 208 pages (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; [1], Index; 2555-2760.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 177 leaves, (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; i, Index; 2761-2935.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 232 pages (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; i, Index; 2950-3179.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 208 leaves, (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; [1], Index; [3181]-3386.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 221 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [2] Appearances; [1] Index; 3389-3607.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 236 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : 3608-3609, Appearances; i, Index; 3610-3843.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 207 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [2] Appearances; [1], Index; 3875-4079.

Consists of ts. transcripts of hearings, 199 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; [1] Index; 4082-4278.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 218 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [1], Index; 4280-4496.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 191 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1] Appearances; [2] Index; 4551-4739.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 206 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [2], Index; 4801-5004.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 218 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [1], Index; 5006-5222.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 252 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; i-ii, Index; 5224-5473.

Consist of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 200 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [1], Index; 5474-5672.

Conists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 108 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [1], Index; 5675-5781.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 189 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [2], Index; 5782-5968.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 198 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [1], Index; 6000-6196.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 296 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; i-ii, Index; 6251-6543.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 229 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [1], Index; 6545-6719.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 38 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1] Appearances; [1], Index; 6721-6757.