Film no. 21 : Irvine River at Salem, Ont.; Grand River near Shand Dam.
- SCA205-GA183-49-1005
- File
- 1940
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Film no. 21 : Irvine River at Salem, Ont.; Grand River near Shand Dam.
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Film no. 2 : Ice of Grand River between Fergus, Ont. and Shand Dam.
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Film no. 8 : Ice going out on Grand and spring flood in Fergus.
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Grand River Conservation Authority : Shand Dam.
File consists of five photographs showing construction on the Shand Dam. Identification from verso.
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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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Film no. 13 : New Belwood bridge being built at Shand Dam.
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Film no. 14 : Shand Dam construction
Note in box listing film scenes ; however, it does not appear to correspond with the contents of this reel.
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Film no. 15 : River cuttings : excavation of Shand Dam.
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Memorandum on interview with Department of Health.
Consists of a ts. memorandum of interview with Department of Health representatives, which may have been prepared by the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade. The memorandum concerns industrial pollution and sewage disposal on the Grand River in relation to public health and safety.
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Shand Dam construction, 1937-1939.
Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of 8 mm film footage of the construction of the Shand Dam, near Belwood, Ont. The footage was probably taken by Hugh Templin, GRCA commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record.
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Shand Dam construction and royal visit, 1939.
Consists of DVD transfer of videocassette of 8 mm film footage of the construction of the Shand Dam near Belwood, Ont. and of the disembarking of HRH George VI and Queen Elizabeth from the royal train at Guelph, Ont. in 1939. The film was made by Ron Muller.
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Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario : Engineering Department : memorandum and report.
Consists consists of a ts. (photoreproduction) of a memorandum of an investigation by the Hydro-Electric Commission dated June 16, 1938, 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.
Also present is a letter from the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests Surveys Branch to the Grand River Conservation Commission, dated February 23, 1939 concerning cost allotment by municipality for improvements to the Grand River.
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Correspondence to Frank P. Adams.
File consists of correspondence to Frank P. Adams regarding the history, establishment and proposed municipal cost apportionment of Grand River Conservation Commission.
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Elora Gorge and Fergus river views by Hugh Templin.
Photographs and negatives, some with identifications. One is dated 1931.
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General river scenes along the northern Grand : photos by Hugh Templin.
Many with identifications. Includes images of a "sinkhole" on highway 9 near Orangeville.
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Shand Dam construction, 1937-1939.
Consists of a videocassette transfer of 8 mm film footage of the construction of the Shand Dam, near Belwood, Ont. The footage was probably taken by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Minute Book no. 1, April 20, 1934 to May 27, 1938.
Consists of minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Also includes minutes of the annual meeting of the Grand River Conservation Commission, March 3, 1937.
Also present are copies of reports, cost estimates for the Waldemar Dam project, and correspondence.
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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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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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Board Minutes: Grand River Valley Boards of Trade
Series consists of minutes of meetings of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, clippings and correspondence.
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Grand River Valley Boards of Trade : Minutes, December 12, 1930 to August 30, 1933.
Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade including reports of committees, contained in a binder. Also includes newsclippings and correspondence.
Inserted in the binder are ts. (photoreproduction) of correspondence from J.L. Morris and James Mackintosh to the Secretary of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, April 18, 1934; ts.(carbon copy) undated report titled : Estimated Cost of the Waldemar Dam; and ts.(photoreproduction) report concerning Grand River Conservation Records by the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario Engineering Department, August 13, 1938.
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Grand River Conservation Commission : specifications for foundation exploration.
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.
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Oversize pen and ink sketch, 18 x 34 cm on paper 28 x 41 cm
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The Financial Post : Jiu Jitsu on the Grand River, November 7, 1936.
Consists of a newsclipping titled : "Jiu Jitsu on the Grand River : Governments see light for reservoirs to hold back spring floods and release waters for summer needs of 300,000 people," from The Financial Post, November 7, 1932.
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Conserving the waters of the Grand River : a necessary public work, June 1936.
Publication, 10 p.
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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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Shand Dam : Grand Valley Boards of Trade tour, 1935 (file 1 of 7).
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Report on Grand River conservation project.
Consists of a ts. (photoreproduction) Report on Grand River Conservation Project by T. H. Hogg, Chief Hydraulic Engineer, Hydro-Electric Power Commission and L.V. Rorke, Surveyor General of Ontario, submitted to Hon. William Finlayson, M.P.P, Minister of Lands and Forests. The report concerns technical aspects and costs estimates for a proposed Waldemar dam project under consideration by the Grand River Conservation Commission.
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Report on Grand River conservation project.
Consists of a ts. (photoreproduction) Report on Grand River Conservation Project by T. H. Hogg, Chief Hydraulic Engineer, Hydro-Electric Power Commission and L.V. Rorke, Surveyor General of Ontario, submitted to Hon. William Finlayson, M.P.P, Minister of Lands and Forests. The report concerns technical aspects and costs estimates for a proposed Waldemar dam project under consideration by the Grand River Conservation Commission.
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An Act to Establish the Grand River Conservation Commission, 1932.
Consists of a ts.(photocopy) of Province of Ontario Statute 1932, Ch. 55, An Act to Establish the Grand River Conservation Commission (short title : The Grand River Conservation Commission Act, 1932.)
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William H. Breithaupt : letter to William Philip, June 20, 1932.
Consists of a ts. letter from W.H. Breithaupt to William Philip, Chairman, Flood Prevention Committee, Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, dated June 20, 1932. The letter contains comments from W.E. Breithaupt, who was a member of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, regarding a Department of Lands and Forest report concerning Grand River drainage. Also present is a cover page of a Department of Lands and Forest report titled, Report on Grand River Drainage, (Toronto, 1932).
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Grand River Valley Boards of Trade : Flood Prevention Committee : report, April 24, 1931.
Consists of ts.(carbon copy) report of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade Flood Prevention Committee, probably presented at a meeting of the Boards on April 24, 1931. Document has been briefly annotated.
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Grand River Valley Boards of Trade : meeting, September, 1931.
Contents : consists of a ts.(carbon copy) circular letter dated Sept., 1931 issued by Fred I. Grobb, Secretary, The Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, announcing a meeting to be held at Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, Ont. on Sept. 24, 1931.
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Grand River Drainage Basin : blackline map.
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.
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Galt flood, April 6, 1929 : original material for master and working print.
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.
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GRCA Prologue, 1976; Galt Flood, April 6, 1929.
Consists of a DVD transfer of a two 16 mm films: GRCA prologue / Summit Film Productions Limited [for the Grand River Conservation Authority.] - [Reproduced 1978 (originally created 1929)]. and Galt flood, April 6, 1929 : original material for master and working print. - 1929.
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Copy prints of the 1929 flood in Galt, and also in Blair. Also includes eight original photographs taken by [?] MacGregor accompanied by relevant correspondence.
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GRCA prologue / Summit Film Productions Limited [for the Grand River Conservation Authority.]
The film incorporates original material reproduced from a film entitled "April 6th 1929 Galt Flood," which was either made by or collected by Bill Law.
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Rockwood's Harris Woolen Mill : glass plate hand coloured transparency.
File consists of one hand coloured glass plate transparency showing Rockwood's Harris Woolen Mill. Also includes a CD with a scan of the image.
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Copy negatives and prints of the Dunnville flood, April 1912. Envelopes containing negatives and reference prints include location annotations:
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Wellington Place, Fergus, Ont.
Reproduction on an historical photograph from the collection in the Wellington County Museum and Archives.
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Grand River Navigation Act, 1837.
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.
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Grand River Conservation Authority : report of the Long-Range Planning Committee.
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.
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Consists of a videocassette transfer of an 8 mm promotional film of Elora, Ontario by the Elora Chamber of Commerce. Includes scenes of local industries, railways and the Grand River.
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Shand Dam construction / Hugh Templin.
Consists 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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Shand Dam construction ; Royal visit, 1939.
Consists of a videocassette transfer of 8 mm. film footage of the construction of the Shand Dam, near Belwood, Ont and of the disembarking of HRH George VI and Queen Elizabeth, from the royal train at Guelph, Ont. in 1939. The film was made by Ron Muller.
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Consists of videocassette transfer of a 16 mm movie of skiers at the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ontario in the 1940s. According to information provided on the original GRCA box listing, 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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Elora promotional movie, 1940s.
Consists of a videocassette transfer of a promotional movie of Elora, Ont., as it appeared in the 1940s.
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Shand Dam construction : edited version.
Consists of a videocassette transfer of edited film footage of 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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Grand River Conservation Commission : land plan : Luther Project.
Consists of a blueline land plan of the Luther Lake and its environs in the Townships of East and West Luther, Ont.
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Conservation area maintenance guidelines : draft.
Consists of a binder containing a ts. (photocopy) draft maintenance guideline manual prepared by the Conservation Areas Division of the Grand River Conservation Authority outlining standards and procedures for GRCA Conservation Areas maintenance.
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Grand River Conservation Authority : dam inventory : photographs.
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.
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Grand River Conservation Authority : conservation area maintenance guidelines : draft.
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.
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Shand Dam construction; Royal visit, 1939.
Consists of a videocassette transfer of 8 mm. film footage of the construction of the Shand Dam, near Belwood, Ont. and of HRH George VI and Queen Elizabeth disembarking from the royal train at Guelph, Ont. in 1939. The film was made by Ron Muller.
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Grand River Conservation Authority : speakers' kits.
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.
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Elora footage, 1950s : river, industry and train.
Consists of a U matic videocassette transfer of an 8 mm film of various sites in Elora, Ont.
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