Assorted openings and tours : Garfield Disher, Dec. 1957 (file 4 of 21).
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Some identifications provided on the verso.
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Assorted openings and tours : Garfield Disher, Dec. 1957 (file 4 of 21).
Some identifications provided on the verso.
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Wellington Dam (Edinburgh Rd. or Silvercreek Parkway) on Speed River in Guelph.
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Duplicate slides U : Equipment.
Duplicates 1 of the original 6 slides.
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Speech from Mr. Schneider and Press Clippings, 1942.
Consists of ms. notes for a speech given to the K-W Rotary Club, August 24, 1942 by Norman Schneider regarding water flow and flood control by the Grand River Conservation Authority. Also present is a newsclipping from the Daily Record, August 24, 1942 outlining the substance of the speech. Also includes a newsclipping from the Fergus News Record, August 6, 1942 regarding the Shand Dam, and the Globe and Mail, August 20, 1957 concerning the Conestoga dam.
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Consists of a letter from J.P. Bruce, Hydrometeorologist, Ontario Department of Planning and Development to E.F. Roberts, Secretary-Treasurere of the Grand River Conservation Commission concerning weather advisory services offered by private meteorological firms. Includes copy of a Department of Transport Intra-departmental memorandum, and two ts. reports by the American Meteorological Society.
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Assorted openings and tours : unidentified snapshots and negatives, May-June 1957 (file 3 of 21).
Some identifications provided on the verso.
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Original slides S : Seed storage vault.
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Original slides T : Seedling storage and packing plant.
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Duplicate slides Q : Seed collecting.
Duplicates 5 of the original 16 slides.
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Duplicate slides R : Seed extraction plant.
Duplicates 5 of the original 17 slides.
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Duplicate slides S : Seed storage vault.
Duplicates 2 of the original 5 slides.
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Duplicate slides V : Insect and disease control.
Duplicates 5 of the original 34 slides.
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Consists of photocopies of clippings.
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Bridgeport riverbank erosion : original control works, 1957
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Consists of contract documents prepared by R.K. Kilborn, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, regarding the construction of concrete culverts for flood control on the Speed River at Silver and Pond Creeks, Guelph, Ont. and sewer extensions on Bristol Street, Guelph, Ont. Includes information to bidders, forms of tender and agreements, general conditions of contract and specifications.
Includes 3 blueline plans (maps) of culverts at Silver and Pond Creeks, prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates. Inserted is a completed tender form by A. Mior Construction, Guelph, Ont.
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Consists of ts. contract documents prepared by R.K. Kilborn, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, regarding the construction of concrete culverts for flood control on the Speed River at Silver and Pond Creeks, Guelph, Ont. Includes information to bidders, forms of tender and agreements, general conditions of contract and specifications. Also includes blueline plans of culverts at Silver and Pond Creeks, respectively, prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates.
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East Side Recreation and Conservation Area, City of Kitchener, Ont. : report, June 24, 1958.
Consists of a ts. (mimeographed) report on the East Side Recreation and Conservation Area, Kitchener, Ont. prepared by Dryden & Smith, Planning Consultants, Kitchener, Ont., possibly for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. Includes blueline drawings.
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Minutes, May 10, 1956 to July 16, 1958.
Consists of ts. (mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission, pasted into a bound volume.
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Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into the following sections :
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Original slides R : Seed extraction plant.
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Duplicate slides T : Seedling storage and packing plant.
Duplicates 2 of the original 8 slides.
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Wellesley Farm Pond : silt removal.
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Consists of revised contract documents prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates,Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority regarding the construction of channel improvements on the Speed River in Guelph, Ont. Includes instructions to tender, forms of tender and agreements and specifications. Includes 5 blueline maps of the Speed River channel in the city of Guelph, Ont. prepared by R.K.Kilborn & Associates Ltd., June 28, 1957.
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Consists of ts.(carbon copy) report on an streambank erosion control experimental scheme for Whiteman Creek, Brantford Township, Brant County, Ont. and Horner Creek, Burford Township, Brant County, Ont. submitted by the Grand Valley Conservation Authority to the Ontario Minister of Planning and Development in accordance with the requirements of the Conservation Act (R.S. 1950, Ch.62).
Includes blueline drawings of the Whiteman Creek site. Also present are : correspondence to and from the Ontario Department of Planning and Development; and copies of invoices, and accounts concerning the Whiteman Creek project.
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Original slides K : Major projects : construction.
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Original slides O : General forestry studies.
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Duplicate slides K : Major projects : construction.
Duplicates 16 of the original 39 slides.
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Series consists of two Ontario Municipal Board decisions.
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Ontario Muncipal Board : decision on appeal, April 10, 1958.
Consists of ts. (photocopy) decision of the Ontario Municipal Board issued on April 10, 1958 regarding an appeal of the apportionment of benefits afforded to participating municipalities by the Grand River Conservation Commission which came into effect on May 15, 1953. The appellant in the case was the Corporation of the Town of Paris; the respondents were the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Corporations of the Cities of Brantford, Kitchener, Galt and Waterloo and the Towns of Preston, Fergus and the Village of Elora
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Grand River Conservation Commission : Shand Dam logbook, 1958.
Consists of 1 bound volume of temperature, precipitation and discharge values recorded at the Shand Dam near Fergus, Ont. Includes additional ms. notes on conditions at the Shand Dam site recorded by H.A. Cameron.
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Consists of photocopies of clippings.
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Original slides D : General woodlot views.
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Consists of ts. contract documents prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority regarding the construction of a footbridge and road culvert at the Byng Island Conservation Area near Dunnville, Ont. Includes instructions to tenderers, forms of tender and agreement, general conditions and specifications. The form of tender has been completed by Doly Construction Ltd., Galt, Ont., July 10, 1959. Includes a blueline drawing of the Byng Island footbridge by R.K.Kilborn & Associates.
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Film no. 3 : Galt, 1950s flooding ; Speed River at Hespeler, Ont. / F. Davey.
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Clippings : 1932-1959 : Hugh Templin scrapbook.
Consists of a binder containing clippings from the collection of Hugh Templin, member of the Grand River Conservation Commission and editor of the Fergus News Record. The clippings concern various aspects of the history and development of the Grand River Conservation Commission. Also present is a copy print of a photograph of members of the Grand River Conservation Commission, February 16, 1957.
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Consists of photocopies of clippings.
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Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette 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 : bridges (file 4 of 7).
Consists of snapshots and negatives of Hollen Bridge and 6th Line Bridge dated March 1959.
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Assorted openings and tours : Whiteman Creek board tour, Grand Valley CA, Oct. 1959 (file 5 of 21).
Some identifications provided on the verso.
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Assorted openings and tours : Grand Valley Conservation Authority board tour (file 6 of 21).
Some identifications provided on the verso.
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Snapshots mounted on scrapbook pages with captions and identifications added, some loose, many lacking. Includes lists : one of properties purchased, one of lists of negative roll contents.
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Elora Gorge Conservation Area.
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Consists of slides of various wildflowers identified by species on an ms. list on the interior lid of the slide tray case. Includes large groupings of orchids and lilies.
According to the original GRCA listing, the slides were taken by Bill Miller.
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Consists of slides of various wildflowers identified by species on an ms. list on the interior lid of the slide tray case. Also includes slides of insects and amphibians.
According to the original GRCA listing, the slides were taken by Bill Miller.
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Creeks, streams, wetlands and ponds.
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Duplicate slides E : Woodlot improvements.
Duplicates 3 of the original 12 slides.
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Duplicate slides L : Fire control.
Duplicates 5 of the original 28 slides
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Film no. 16 : Fanshawe Dam near London, Ont. ; Tooth of Time rock, Elora, Ont.
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Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into the following sections :
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Lake Conestogo : public park layout, Grand River Conservation Commission.
Oversize pencil sketch by Frank Adams.
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River flow recording gauge : first.
River flow gauge housed in cherrywood box, painted grey.
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Film no. 4 : Grand River, 1950s / Miss F. Davey.
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Elora footage, 1950s : river, industry and train.
Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of an 8 mm film of various sites in Elora, Ont
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Group portraits. Some identifications provided on the verso of one print.
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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Laurel Creek : report on proposed reservoir F.
Consists of ts. report prepared by R.K. Kilborn and Associates, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority concerning the proposed construction of a dam and reservoir on Laurel Creek at a site in the Township of Waterloo, County of Waterloo. Includes blueline site map of the proposed dam and reservoir site and blueline chart of unconfined compression test prepared by R.K. Kilbornn & Associates, December, 1960.
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Minute Book no. 7, June 30, 1957 to February 19, 1960.
Contains ts.(mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1958-1959.
Also present are correspondence, reports, and audited financial statements.
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Grand River Conservation Commission : Shand Dam : logbook, July 1 to December 31, 1960.
Consists of 1 bound volume of ms. temperature, precipitation and discharge values recorded by H.A. Cameron at the Shand Dam near Fergus, Ont. Includes additional commentary on conditions at the Shand Dam site.
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Duplicate slides H : Properties and roads.
Duplicates 2 of the original 22 slides.
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Grand River Conservation Commission : Shand Dam logbook, January 1 to June 30, 1960.
Consists of 1 bound volume of ms. temperature, precipitation and discharge values recorded by H.A. Cameron at the Shand Dam near Fergus, Ont. Includes additional commentary on conditions at the Shand Dam site.
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Consists of photocopies of clippings.
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Minutes, July 25, 1958 to October 14, 1960.
Consists of ts.(mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission, pasted into a bound volume. Also present are memoranda of meetings of Special Committees of the Grand River Conservation Commission with provincial and federal ministers, respectively.
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Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into the following sections :
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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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Consists of ts. draft of tender specifications prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates, Consulting Engineers for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, regarding the construction of a dam on the Eramosa River, Rockwood, Ont. Includes correspondence and blueline drawings.
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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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Visual : Moving Images : Films : F. Davey
Series consists of film reels acquired from Miss F. Davey, depicting the West Montrose covered bridge, scenes in Galt and Preston, the Grand and Speed Rivers.
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Film no. 1 : West Montrose or Rosemount covered bridge / F. Davey.
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Duplicates 4 of the original 24 slides.
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One letter on GRCC letterhead, ts. original, signed.
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Oneida land use demonstration.
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Whiteman's Creek streambank erosion control.
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One letter on GVCA letterhead, ts. original, signed.
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Operations : Dams : H.A. Cameron Files
Series consists of four bound volumes of ms. temperature, precipitation and discharge values recorded by H.A. Cameron at the Shand Dam near Fergus, Ont.
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Grand River Conservation Commission : Shand Dam : logbook, January 1 to June 30, 1961.
Consists of 1 bound volume of ms. temperature, precipitation and discharge values recorded by H.A. Cameron at the Shand Dam near Fergus, Ont. Includes additional commentary on conditions at the Shand Dam site.
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Clippings : 1961, Feb.-Dec : scrapbook part one.
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Assorted openings and tours : unidentified snapshots and negatives, Nov. 1961 (file 7 of 21).
Some identifications provided on the verso.
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Visual : Slides : Donations : Hugh Templin Collection
Series consists of a 9 p. ts. (carbon) dated 1954, accompanied by slides of Elora, Fergus, Belwood, and unidentified locations, as well as slides depicting curling.
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Visual : Slides : Donations : Hugh Templin Collection
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Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into the following sections :
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Fairchild Creek : Harrisburg Reservoir : brief.
Brief containing a description of the catchment area, rainfall and soils for the proposed Harrisburg Reservoir on Fairchild Creek, near Harrisburg, Ont, prepared by Philips & Roberts Ltd., Consulting Engineers, Burlington, Ont. Inserted : a blueline map of the City of Brantford : Land use study of city and surrounding area, which shows the site of the proposed reservoir.
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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.
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Original slides N : Maintenance Department.
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Duplicate slides A : Reforestation.
Duplicates 36 of the original 132 slides.
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Duplicate slides I : Flood regulation.
Duplicates 5 of the original 107 slides
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Duplicate slides P : Lake Belwood nursery.
Duplicates 57 of the original 188 slides.
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Clippings : 1962, Jan.-Dec. : scrapbook, part two.
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Duplicate slides C : Plantation improvements.
Duplicates 8 of the original 40 slides.
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Minute Book no. 8, June 17, 1960 to July 26, 1962.
Contains ts.(mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1961-1962.
Also present are a list of executive officers and commissioners for 1962, correspondence, reports, and audited financial statements.
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Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into the following sections :
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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.
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