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Minutes, January, 1953 to December, 1954.

Consists of ts.minutes of meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume.

The volume is divided into the following sections :

  • General Meetings : minutes (Annual Meetings are not specifically identified in this volume) ;
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Finance, Rules and Procedure : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Pollution : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Recreation : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Soils and Water : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Education and Publicity : minutes of meetings; and
  • Advisory Board on Reforestation : minutes of meetings.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Laurel Creek : preliminary report on Laurel Creek project, City of Waterloo, Ontario.

Consists of ts. preliminary report prepared by Kilborn Engineering Company, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, concerning possible sites for storage runoff of Laurel Creek and its tributary Clair Creek, in the city of Waterloo, Ont. Includes blueline maps and damsite drawings by Kilborn Engineering Company, March, 1954.

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Report on a plan of ancillary conservation measures for the construction of the Conestogo Dam : a recommendation from the Executive to the Grand Valley Conservation Authority presented by the Chairman of the Advisory Board on Reforestation, Elora, Ontario, October 16, 1953

Consists of ts. report concerning conservation measures including reforestation to be taken in the lands to be affected by the proposed Conestogo Dam near Glen Allan, Ont. Also contains a ts. report titled : Grand Valley Gorge Park : a report submitted to the Grand Valley Conservation Authority at Elora, Thursday, March 26, 1953 by the GVCA Advisory Board on Recreation. Includes photoreproductions of photographs of the Elora Gorge.

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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.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Minutes, January, 1950 to December, 1952.

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume.

The volume is divided into the following sections :

  • General Meetings : minutes, which includes Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Annual Meetings : minutes, April 17, 1950, April 26, 1951 and April 22, 1952;
  • Executive Commitee : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Soils and Water : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Recreation : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Education and Publicity : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Farm Ponds and Small Dams minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Rules and Procedures : minutes of meetings; and
  • Advisory Board on Reforestation : minutes of meetings.

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Miscellaneous.

Consists of materials relating to the early history of the Grand River Conservation Commission and the development of the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Includes newspaper clippings, including two articles by Hugh Templin (1966), ms. notes by an unidentified author concerning the development of the GRCC from 1931 to 1946, four negatives in an envelope labelled "Drayton: Conestogo river, May 22, 1952," an advance proof of a cover page of a publication titled : Flood Control in Southwestern Ontario, and a pamphlet by the Grand Valley Group of Engineers titled : A Plan to Grow Wealth and Eliminate Waste, 1936.

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Grand River Conservation Commission : preliminary report on flood control measures for the City of Galt, Ontario, January 16, 1951.

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.

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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 Commission : report on Luther Marsh storage on the Grand River.

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.

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Memo re Grand River Watershed, November 17, 1949.

Consists of a ts. memo by an unidentified author regarding the history and development of conservation and water management in the Grand River Watershed. The memo appears to have been prepared for public distribution and focuses primarily upon the activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission in regard to dam construction and water flow control.

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Chicopee, 1935-36 and early 1940s.

Consists of a videocassette transfer
of a film of skiers at the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ont. as it appeared in 1935-36 and in the early 1940s. The maker of the film is identified as Norman Schneider on the original listing provided by the GRCA.

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Hugh Templin movies, no.2.

Consists of a videocassette transfer of 8 mm film footage including scenes of the CPR rail yards possibly in Elora or Fergus, Ont.; snow removal activities after a major snowstorm in an unidentified location, possibly Fergus, Ont.; and a building demolition. The footage was taken by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, Fergus, Ont.

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Lion's Club address, September 30, 1949.

Consists of a ts. notes for a speech concerning the background and development of the Grand River Conservation Commission prepared for a presentation to the Lion's Club[Kitchener, Ont.?] by an unidentified member of the Grand River Conservation Commission.

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Chicopee archival footage.

Consists of DVD transfer of a videocassette of a 16 mm movie of skiers at the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ontario in the 1940s. The film was made by Norman Schneider and narration was added later by Herb Schneider, and Ralph Beaumont and Jim Bauer of the Grand River Conservation Authority.

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Shand Dam construction : edited version.

Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of edited 8 mm film footage of the Shand Dam near Belwood, Ont. during its construction and after its completion. Also appears to include scenes from the opening ceremony of the Shand Dam. The film was made by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, Fergus, Ont.

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Minutes, 1947 to December, 1949.

Consists of ts. minutes of the organizational meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into the following sections : Establishment of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, 1947; General Meetings : minutes, 1948; and Membership Records, 1949 which includes minutes of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority Annual Meeting, June 29, 1949.

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Shand Dam construction / Hugh Templin.

Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of 8 mm film footage of various phases of the construction of the Shand Dam and Lake Belwood, near Belwood, Ont. The footage was taken by Hugh Templin, a commissioner of the Grand River Conservation Commission and editor of the Fergus News Record.

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Chicopee, 1935-36 and early 1940s.

Consists of a DVD transfer from a videocassette of a film of skiers at the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ont. as it appeared in 1935-36 and in the early 1940s. The maker of the film is identified as Norman Schneider on the original listing provided by the GRCA.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Hugh Templin movies, no.2.

Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of 8 mm film footage including scenes of the CPR rail yards possibly in Elora or Fergus, Ont.; snow removal activities after a major snowstorm in an unidentified location, possibly Fergus, Ont.; and a building demolition. The footage was taken by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, Fergus, Ont.

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Grand River Conservation Commission Secretary-Treasurer : correspondence, 1949.

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.

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Chapter 11 : an act to provide for the establishment of conservation authorities for the ourposes of the conservation, restoration and development of natural resources, other than gas, oil, coal and minerals and for the prevention of floods and of water pollution, assented to April 5th, 1946, session prorogued April 5th, 1946, revised.

Consists of a printed copy of Province of Ontario Statute 1946, Ch. 11, An Act to Provide for the Establishment of Conservation Authorities for the purposes of the Conservation, Restoration and Development of Natural Resources, other than Gas, Oil, coal and Minerals and for the Prevention of Floods and Water Pollution (short title : Conservation Authorities Act, 1946), with 1947 mimeograph revisions tipped in.

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Shand and Conestogo reservoirs before dams were constructed.

One binder containing photographs, maps and illustrations removed from publications, and pages of historical text (ts. carbon). Sections are as follows:

  1. Photographs of the City of Galt, 1929-1947, especially concerned with spring flooding (16);
  2. Photographs of roads and farms, townships of Maryborough and Peel, Conestogo Dam (65);
  3. Photographs of roads, township of West Garafraxa, Belwood Reservoir (Shand Dam) (26);
  4. Pictures taken from Map of Township of Nicol. (1 leaf of text, 3 pages illustrations removed from an unidentified publication);
  5. Partial history of the Grand River Watershed, p. 7, 8, 9, 10, 12.

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Minute Book no. 3, February 27, 1942 to November 14, 1945.

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1942-1945.
Also includes a statement of order of business conducted at GRCC meetings, statement of accounts, reports and correspondence. Enclosed in the volume are : audited financial statements of the GRCC for the years ended January 31, 1944 and January 31, 1945 and an ms. list [of attendees at a meeting?].

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Conference on river valley development.

Consists of records relating to a conference titled Conference on River Valley Development in Southern Ontario, sponsored by the Ontario Department of Planning and Development, held in London, Ontario, October 13 and 14, 1944. Includes printed conference programme, newsclipping, ts.[drafts and final?] conference paper on Grand River conservation prepared by E.F.Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer, Grand River Conservation Commission, October 13, 1944, and ts. conference resolutions.

Also present are : an advanced proof of a publication titled, Flood Control in Southwestern Ontario, containing papers presented at the annual meetings of the Institute in London, Ont., February 2, 1938; and an article from The Star Weekly, March 18, 1939, titled, "Battling Old Man River," by R.C.Reade, concerning plans to build the Shand Dam on the Grand River.

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Ontario Municipal Board : decision in the matter of The Grand River Conservation Act, 1938, 2 Geo. VI, Chapter 15, Section 15 : between William H. Norris, Claimant and the Grand River Conservation Commission, August 25, 1943.

Consists of ts.(carbon copy) decision of the Ontario Municipal Board concerning compensation owing to William H. Norris, Township of West Garafaxa, Ont. by the Grand River Conservation Commission for expropriation of farm lands belonging to the former.

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Ontario : Department of Public Works : agreement covering final contribution towards the Grand River conservation scheme, March 3, 1943.

Consists of a ts. (carbon copy) of an agreement issued by the Minister of Public Works concerning percentages and amounts of capital costs payable by the Province of Ontario to the Grand River Conservation Commission for the purchase of lands, erection of works and creation of reservoir. Includes a covering letter from R.A. McAllister, Deputy Minister of Public Works to the Grand River Conservation Commission, March 19, 1943. The agreement probably relates to the construction of the Shand Dam and Reservoir.

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Minute Book no. 2, May 19, 1938 to January 26, 1942.

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1939-1941. Minutes for May 19 and May 27, 1938, respectively, are duplicated in GRCC Minute Book no. 1.
Also present are copies of statements of accounts, and correspondence.

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Executive Committee minutes, April 21, 1939 to March 7, 1942

Consists of ts. minutes of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume.

Also present are:

  • correspondence from the Executive Committee to the Chairman and Members of the Grand River Conservation Commission;
  • a printed copy of Province of Ontario legislation entitled An Act to Provide for the Conservation of Water in the Grand River Valley, 1938 which defined the powers of the Grand River Conservation Commission and established the guidelines for selection and composition of the Executive Committee;
  • printed muncipal voting lists from West Garafaxa township, 1942; and
  • a packet of cancelled cheques dated January to November, 1941.

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Shand dam : construction.

Consists of six photographs of the Shand Dam site on the Grand River above Fergus, Ontario, during the construction phase. The following identifications are provided on verso:

  • Shand : widening and deepening river diversion.
  • Shand : looking west across dam showing forms for east wing wall;
  • Shand : commencing concrete operations on east wing wall; Shand: pouring concrete by means of pumpcrete machine;
  • Shand : east wing wall completed for winter, showing backfill; Shand : floor of spillway prepared for winter.

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Grand River : glass plate negatives.

File consists of seven glass plate negatives showing scenes of the Grand River and of the Kitchener-Waterloo region. Includes scenes of the Shand Dam construction, river fortification, houses and businesses along the river and of a Scout troupe.

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