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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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Grand River Conservation Commission Secretary : correspondence from J.P. Bruce Hydrometeorologist, August 25, 1957.

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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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River : flood protection : general contract for the construction of concrete culverts at Silver and Pond Creeks and sewer extensions at Bristol Street on the Speed River in the City of Guelph, Ont. : information to bidders, forms and specifications.

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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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River : flood protection: general contract for the construction of concrete culverts on the Speed River in the City of Guelph, Ont. at Silver and Pond Creeks : information to bidders, forms and specifications.

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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Minutes, 1958.

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 Meeting is not specifically identified in this volume);
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Finance, Rules and Procedure : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Conservation : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Recreation : minutes of meetings (includes minutes of joint meeting with the Advisory Board on Education and Publicity);
  • Advisory Board on Education and Publicity : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory on Speed Flood Control Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Doon Conservation Area : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Reforestation : minutes of meetings; and
  • Advisory Board on Conestoga Land Use : minutes of meetings.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River : general contract for the construction of channel improvements on the Speed River in the City of Guelph, Ont. : Contract B : instructions to tenderers, forms and specifications.

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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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Whiteman and Horner Creeks : streambank erosion control experimental scheme : submitted for approval to the Honourable Minister of Planning and Development, Ontario, August, 1958.

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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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 Valley Conservation Authority : Byng Island Conservation Area : general contract for the construction of a foot bridge and road culvert.

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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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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Elora footage, 1950s.

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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Wildflower slides : no. 1.

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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Wildflower slides : no. 2

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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Minutes, 1959.

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 Meeting is not specifically identified)*Executive Committee : minutes of meetings
  • Advisory Board on Finance, Rules and Procedure : minutes of meetings
  • Advisory Board on Land Use : minutes of meetings(includes Advisory Board on Water Conservation : minutes of meetings)
  • Advisory Board on Recreation : minutes of meetings
  • Advisory Board on Education and Publicity : minutes of meetings
  • Advisory Board on Speed Flood Control : minutes of meetings
  • Advisory Board on Doon Conservation Area : minutes of meetings
  • Advisory Board on Reforestation : minutes of meetings.

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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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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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Minutes, 1960.

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 Meeting is not specifically identified in this volume);
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Land Use (includes Water Conservation) : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Education and Publicity : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Speed Flood Control : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Recreation : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Reforestation : minutes of meetings; and
  • Advisory Board on Finance, Rules and Procedure : minutes of meetings.

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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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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Rockwood Conservation Area : general contract for the construction of a dam on the Eramosa River at Rockwood, Ont. : draft, July 14, 1961.

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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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River : report on proposed Guelph Dam and Reservoir : draft.

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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Minutes, 1961.

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 (Annual Meeting is not specifically identified in this volume);
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Finance, Rules an Procedures : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Land Use (includes Whiteman Creek Advisory Board and Water Conservation Advisory Board) : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Education and Publicity : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Speed Flood Control : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Recreation : minutes of meetings; and
  • Advisory Board on Reforestation : minutes of meetings.

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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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Grand River Conservation Authority : footage : Pond construction, Elora ; Rockwood, Pinehurst, Byng ; Tree planting / Summit Film Productions [for the Grand River Conservation Authority.]

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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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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Minutes, 1962.

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 also includes a list of GVCA regulations made under the Conservation Authorities Act (Annual Meeting is not specifically identified in this volume);
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Finance, Rules and Procedures : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Land Use (includes Water Conservation Advisory Board) : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Education and Publicity : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Whiteman-Kenny-Horner Creek : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Speed Flood Control : minutes of meetings;
  • Advisory Board on Recreation : minutes of meetings;
  • Minutes of Joint Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Grand Valley Conservation Commission, February 8, 1962; and
  • Advisory Board on Fish and Wildlife : minutes of meetings.

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