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 includes the Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 23, 1983;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Conservation Authorities Act Review Committee : minutes of meetings; Audit Committee : minutes of meetings; Finance Committee : minutes of meetings; Cottage Lot Review Committee : minutes of meetings; Committee for Special Recognition of Individuals and Historical Events : minutes of meetings; and Audit Committee : minutes of meetings.

Consists of a ts.(original and photocopy) report regarding a survey of water levels and quality in the Baden Mill Pond. Includes blueline drawing of the Baden Reservoir prepared by the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) contracts documents for tenderers concerning the construction of a dam on the Grand River at Caledonia, Ont., prepared by Kilborn Limited, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation. Includes forms of tender and agreements, and specifications.

Consists of a binder containing snapshots of the Caledonia Dam, Caledonia Ontario, the Woolwich Dam near Floradale, Ont. and gabion walls surrounding the Grand River at Paris, Ont. Identifications are provided on the sheets onto which the snapshots have been pasted.

Consists of a ts.(photocopy) brief regarding the necessity of building the Glen Allan Dam[Conestogo Dam] on the Conestogo River.

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.

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 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 a binder containing materials relating to the dredging of the Ayr ponds. Includes photocopies, original photographs, and photographic negatives of the Ayr ponds and scenes from the town of Ayr, Ont. , photocopies of blackline maps of ponds and ms. notes. Also includes a blackline design for Watson Dam at the Ayr Community Pond, prepared by A. Shivas, October, 15, 1985.

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.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) report prepared by MIE Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority, concerning restoration of the Dunnville Dam and Lock, and rehabilitation of the Sulphur Creek Weirs at Dunnville, Ont. Includes blackline drawings of the Dunnville Lock and Dam site prepared by MIE Consulting Engineers, August, 1988.

File consists of six negatives showing portraits of the Grand River Conservation Authority management team.

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 Meetings : minutes;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board [empty section];
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Committee for Special Recognition of Individuals and Historical Events : minutes of meetings; and Committee to Review Staffen Drain in Township of Burford : minutes of meeting. A final section which is untitled consists of Financial summary : approved FDR budget.

Consists of an inventory containing photocopies of photographs of GRCA dams, reservoirs and spillways. The dams are identified only with a GRCA number; no key is present.

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 ts.(photocopy) revised report on Grand River Conservation Authority watershed monitoring and flood warning systems extant in January, 1974.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) report by P. Mason, Water Management Division, of a water quality analysis of the Belwood Reservoir and Dam near Fergus, Ont.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) report by P.D. Mason, Water Management Division, of a water quality analysis of the Conestogo Reservoir, near Glen Allan, Ont.

Consists of a ts. (photocopy) report by P. D. Mason, Water Management Division, on a preliminary water quality survey of the Conestogo Reservoir near Glen Allan, Ont.

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 ts. (photocopy) summary of discussion paper prepared by P. Mason, Water Management Division concerning the deteriorating quality of Laurel Creek water which led to the closure of the swimming area in August, 1977.

File consists of four negatives showing portraits of Marilyn Robinson.

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 : meetings, which includes the Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 29, 1984;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees which include the following : Shade Tree Committee : minutes of meetings; Audit Committee : minutes of meetings; Finance Committee : minutes of meetings; and Committee to Inspect Bying Island Toll House : minutes of meetings.

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. (photocopy) staff report prepared for the Grand River Conservation Authority concerning the assessment of water quality within the Grand River proper[no tributaries] from Bridgeport to Brantford, Ont.

Consists of ts. report on water quality analysis in Hopewell Creek, Breslau, Ont.

Consists of ts.draft student work report prepared by Harold A. Cockburn for the Department of Co-ordination and Placement, University of Waterloo. The report studies methods to control erosion along the Nith River Valley and is based upon the author's experience as a co-op student with the GRCA from August to December, 1969. Includes blueline contour and site maps and drawings of erosion control structures; also present are photographs of the Nith River

Consists of ts.(photocopy) reference manual to enviromentally sensitive areas in Brant County, Ont. The manual is divided into 47 sections which include official plans of Brant County and the Townships of South Dumfries and Onondaga and the planning areas of Burford and Oakland and overviews of various environmentally sensitive areas.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) reference manual to environmentally sensitive areas in Wellington County, Ont. The manual is divided into 41 sections which include official plans of Wellington County, the City of Guelph and other municipalities, and overviews of various environmentally sensitive areas.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) reference manual to environmentally sensitive areas in the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont. The manual is divided into 16 sections which include official plans of Haldimand-Norfolk Region and the Towns of Dunnville and Haldimand and the City of Nanticoke, Ont., and overviews of various environmentally sensitive areas.

Consists of a ts.(photocopy) reference manual to environmentally sensitive areas in the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, Ont. The manual is divided into sixteen sections which include official plans of the Hamilton-Wentworth Region and the Towns of Ancaster and Flamborough, and overviews of various environmentally-sensitive including wetlands.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) reference manual to environmentally sensitive areas in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ont., by Chris Hart, Policy and Planning. The manual is divided into ten sections which include copies of the official plans of Halton Planning Area and Milton, Ont. and overviews of various environmentally sensitive areas.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) reference manual to environmentally sensitive areas in Oxford County, Ont., by Chris Hart, Policy and Planning. The manual is divided into thirteen sections which include copies of the official plan of Oxford County and overviews of various environmentally sensitive areas including swamps.

Series consists of records relating to long-term planning and strategy committees. Includes reports and background information.

Consists of printed fact sheet concerning the Conservation Authorities Act. The information concerns the powers and responsibilities delegated to Conservation Authorities in Ontario.

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 Meetings : minutes;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Finance Committee : minutes of meetings; Shade Tree Committee : minutes of meetings; Committee for Special Recognition of Individuals and Historical Events : minutes of meetings; Cottage Lot Review Committee : minutes of meetings; and Committee regarding Henderson Property : inspection report.

File consists of seven negatives showing portraits of Mike Carty.

Consists of a ts.(photocopy) student paper by Barb Anderson, Barb Corkery, John Gusdorf, John McCormick, Gregg Sheehy, Gary Williams and Roberta Winger prepared for a fourth year Man-Environment course at an unidentified University, possibly University of Waterloo. The paper considers the possible effects of a proposed dam at Ayr, Ont. upon vegetation, wildlife, water quality and landscape.

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.

Consists of a ts. report by Patricia A. Nash, Environmental Services Group, concerning fish and fisheries habitat on D'Aubigny Creek, a tributary of the Grand River in Brant Township and the City of Brantford, Ont.

Consists of a ts. report by Chris Weland, Environmental Services Group, concerning measures undertaken to remove debris and improve stream flow of D'Aubigny Creek , a tributary of the Grand River in Brantford Township and the City of Brantford, Ontario.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) draft report by Leslie Cope and Jeff Marshall, Environmental Services Group, concerning the habitat and fishery conditions of Bechtel Creek, Township of North Dumfries, Ontario.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) report by Al Sandilands and Greg Scheifele, Land Management Division, concerning the introduction of controlled sport hunting in the Guelph Conservation Area, Townships of Guelph and Eramosa, Ont.

Consists of a ts. proposal report prepared by Jennifer Wright, Aquatic Biologist/Biological Assessement, Grand River Conservation Authority, for peer review. The report details the background and objectives of a monitoring program regarding bottom living organisms inhabiting lakes, streams and rivers. Includes maps, sketches and photocopies of photographs. Also present is an ms. note to the author.

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 concerning the history and development of the GRCA's nurseries, and future direction of the nursery program.

Consists of a ts.(photocopy) nomination document which appears to have been completed by the Grand River Conservation Authority for the nomination of the Grand River as a Canadian Heritage River System. The document contains historical, geographical and cultural information on the Grand River and its valley. Also includes photocopies of maps of the Grand River Watershed and photographs of various natural and constructed sites along the Grand River.

File consists of six negatives showing portraits of Norm Lundall.

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 Meetings : minutes, which include the Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 27, 1985;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Authority Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Audit Committee : minutes of meetings; Cottage lot use seminar; Finance Committee : minutes of meetings; and Committee for Special Recognition of Individuals and Historical Events.

Consists of ts. materials concerning the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources review document entitled : A Review of the Conservation Authorities Program, which was tabled in the Ontario Legislature on June 29, 1988. Includes recommendations and amendments passed by the GRCA at a General Meeting on October 12, 1988. and copy of a final draft of a response issued by the Association of Conservation Authorities of Ontario, November 30, 1988, in regard to the provincial review. Insert consists of the Summer 1986 issue of Your Valley, published by the GRCA.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) materials concerning an Ontario Order-in-Council assented to May 1, 1974 regarding fill, construction and alteration to waterways on the Grand River. Includes correspondence from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to the GRCA, July 4, 1974 introducing the regulation and a copy of the Order-in-Council. Also present is background documentation including copies of selected minutes of the GRCA and copies of the Ontario statute : The Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1960, Ch. 62.

Consists of ts. materials concerning the initation of a provincially-funded study entitled : Study on Evaluation of Floodplain Management. The study was a joint initiative of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ontario Ministry of Housing and concerned the impact of flood reduction from both a social and economic perspective. Also contains correspondence from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources including circular letters to the chairmen of Conservation Authorities in Ontario.

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. paper entitled "In the Wake of Hurricane Hazel : a review of flood problems," by R.L Clinch and H.J. Saaltink, H.G. Acres & Company Ltd., presented at the Engineering Institute of Canada, May 11, 1955. The paper deals in part with the Grand River. Includes blackline storm tracking diagram, and isoheytal maps and flood hydrographs of the Grand River prepared by H.G. Acres & Company Limited, May 1955. Also includes a cover letter from A.W. F. McQueen, Vice-President, H.G. Acres & Company Ltd.

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 ts.(photocopy) report on a survey of day use patrons at conservation areas in the Grand River Watershed in the summer of 1972. Includes copies of survey data collected by the GRCA and the survey instrument.

Consists of ms. and ts. surveys and summaries of attendance at conservation areas operated by the Grand River Conservation Authority. Also includes a blank pad of ts. survey questionnaire sheets titled : Grand River Conservation Authority : Day use recreation survey, 1973 : user opinion and participation.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) staff discussion paper regarding Grand River Basin wetland management by the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) corrected student essay titled : "A social impact assessment of the Guelph Dam and Resevoir," by Judy Eising, Jim Giancola and Helen Break for a fourth-year geography course at the University of Waterloo. Includes a copy of a survey instrument and a map of the Guelph Dam and Reservoir site. A note is appended to the cover : Mac[Coutts?] : this is a copy of a study done by some students of the University of Waterloo for our information [K?].

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

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 Meetings : minutes which include Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 26, 1986;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include : GRCA Special meeting regarding the Old Woollen Mill, Cambridge, Ontario, January 14, 1986; Audit Committee : minutes of meetings; Finance Committee : minutes of meetings; Shade Tree Committee : minutes of meetings; and Committee for Special Recognition of Individuals and Historical Events : minutes of meetings.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) report and recommendations of the Grand River Conservation Authority Doon Valley Open Space Study Steering Committee concerning use of Homer Watson Park and its environs, Kitchener, Ont. Includes blackline concept plans prepared by the GRCA, April, 1981 and October, 1983 and blackline plan of lands recommended for acquisition [1983].

Consists of ts.(photocopy) draft manual containing guidelines for maintenance standards and procedures established by the Grand River Conservation Authority for implementation at GRCA conservation areas.

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. (photocopy) draft information report concerning the background, objectives, interpretive strategies and management of the Apps' Mill Conservation Area, Brant County, Ont. The draft has been annotated.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) brief providing a frame of reference and planning guidelines for the recreation and conservation area to be associated with the Guelph Water Management Project. Includes photocopies of blackline maps of the regional environment, and existing and proposed conservation area site.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) summary and recommendations concerning master plan of the Brant Conservation Area, near the City of Brantford, Ont. Includes photocopies of local and regional location maps.

Consists of ts. report concerning a proposed reservoir at Ayr, Ont. Includes photocopies of maps showing present land use, soil types and soil classification. Also includes a copy of a letter from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to the GRCA, dated July 10, 1974, regarding flood control benefits of the Ayr Reservoir. Also present are photoreproductions of Grand River Conservation Commission Graphs showing Mean Daily Flows in the Grand River for the Water Years ending 1948-September, 1973.

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.

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

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 Meetings : minutes which include the Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 25, 1987;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Audit Committee : minutes of meetings; Personnel Committee : minutes of meetings; Shade Tree Committee : minutes of meetings; Personnel and Finance Committees : minutes of joint meeting; Cottage Lot Review Committee : minutes of meeting; Committee for Special Recognition of Individuals and Historical Events : minutes of meeting; Joint Agricultural Soil and Water Conservation Programme : project tour, September 3, 1987; and Ad Committee on gravel extraction : former Adam property : minutes of meeting.

Ms. note listing contents of film is contained in canister.

Contains an original and working print.

Consists of an original print.

Consists of an original and a working print.

Ms. note listing film contents is found in canister.

Ms. note listing film contents is found in canister.

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 the Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 24, 1988;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Audit Committee : minutes of meetings; Shade Tree Committee : minutes of meetings; and Cottage Lot Review Committee : minutes of meetings.

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

Ms. list of contents enclosed.

Appears to contain two films titled : Flooding, which was made in 1975; and The Restive Grand, which was made in 1972. Ms. list of contents enclosed.

Consists of an original film titled : "April 6th, 1929 Galt Flood," which was either produced by or collected by Bill Law. The material was incorporated into a master, and working print of a film titled : GRCA prologue, produced for the GRCA on May 12, 1978.

Ms. notes listing film contents are found in film canister.

Notes on film contents are contained in canister. The film is a composite of original colour footage selected [in 1977] but not used by Summit Film Productions in the creation of a film titled : GRCA Prologue, May 12, 1978.

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;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Special Recognition Subcommittee : minutes of meetings; Joint meeting of the Executive Committee, Land Use, and Conservation Areas Advisory Boards, September 14, 1988 : report of tour; Joint Agricultural Soil and Water Conservation Programme : report of tour, September 14, 1988; and Shade Tree Committee : minutes of meeting.

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