Film no. 18 : Floods, May, 1942 ; Shand Dam ; sunsets.
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Film no. 18 : Floods, May, 1942 ; Shand Dam ; sunsets.
Note in box listing film contents.
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One letter, ts. carbon.
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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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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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Film no. 4 : Mitch Hepburn and Shand Dam official opening ceremony, Oct. 23, 1942.
Note enclosed in film box listing film contents.
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Film no. 112 : Water flowing through Shand Dam; removing machinery.
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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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Film no. 6 : Fergus ; Shand Dam under construction.
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Shand Dam : Belwood (file 3 of 7).
Consists of snapshots marked "belwood": includes landscapes, bridges, roads and a sawmill.
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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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Minutes, November 23, 1943 to June 28, 1950.
Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission, pasted into a bound volume.
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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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Correspondence from E.F. Roberts.
File consists of copies of correspondence from E.F. Roberts regarding the 1943 spring flood and 1946 Conestogo Dam Surveys.
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Consists of a printed programme for a Conference on River Valley Development in Southern Ontario sponsored by the Ontario Department of Planning and Development in London, Ont., October 13-14, 1944.
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Film no. 7 : Spring floods; Hole in rock at Elora Gorge; early crowds touring Shand Dam.
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Historic Conservation Wall Map.
File consists of The Kitchener Record Map of the Kitchener-Waterloo Retail Trading District with notation about "future Conestogo Dam" and conservation information.
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Forestry and Wildlife : report on tree planting machine.
File consists of one report on a tree planting machine demonstration as given in Michigan by the Department of Foresters, Extension Service, Michigan State College.
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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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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : organization chart, description.
Several 9 page tss. (thermal copy) booklets describing the organization, purpose and activities of the Grand Valley Conservation authority. Includes the master copy.
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Minute Book no. 4, February 18, 1946 to September 30, 1949.
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, 1946-1949.
Also present are GRCC membership lists for 1947 and 1948, correspondence, reports, and audited financial statements.
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Questions and answers on the Conservation Authorities Act, Statutes of Ontario, 1946, Chapter II.
Consists of printed fact sheet concerning the Conservation Authorities Act. The information concerns the powers and responsibilities delegated to Conservation Authorities in Ontario.
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One letter, ts. original, signed.
Grand River Conservation Authority
Consists of a binder containing materials relating to the emergency preparedness and flood warning measures undertaken by the Grand River Conservation Authority and its precursor, the Grand River Conservation Commission, and various Canadian and American governmental bodies. Includes correspondence, offprints and photocopies of periodical articles, pamphlets concerning control of flood damage.
Also present are blueline charts of rainfall amounts of Grand River run-off, prepared by the Grand River Conservation Commission, 1948 and blueline graph of water flow at Lake Conestogo, Belwood Reservoir and other sites on the Grand River System, prepared by the GRCC, 1960.
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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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Marsville, Ont. : graph showing total rainfall and snowfall for April, 1947.
Consists of a graph drawn in pencil on graph paper showing rainfall and snowfall accumulations at Marsville, Ont. for the month of April, 1947.
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Clippings : 1947, April : the Grand in flood : scrapbook.
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Grand Valley Trails : workprint ; Resources Management Camp ; 1948 Flood : colour footage.
Consists of a DVD transfer of three 16 mm films. The films, Grand Valley Trails and Resource Management Camps were produced by Summit Film Productions for the GRCA.
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One letter, ts. original, signed, on Beatty Bros. letterhead, accompanied by two blueprints of the proposed Beatty Bros.Dam in Fergus.
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Consists of materials assembled by the Grand River Conservation Authority apparently in connection with a trial commencing in June, 1980 involving a lawsuit against the GRCA for property damage sustained by plaintiffs during the 1974 flood of the Grand River. Contains ts. (original and photocopy) correspondence to and from the Grand River Conservation Authority from their legal representatives, the firm of Lochead Sills Barristers, Kitchener, Ont.
Also includes ts.(original and photocopies) correspondence from 1948 to 1969 between the GRCA and federal and provincial authorities concerning flood control projects, and between the GRCA and legal firms, which appears to have been collated as evidence. Also includes ts.(photocopy) schedule of evidence presented by the GRCA at the hearings of the Ontario Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Grand River Flood, 1974; and ms.(original) report titled : Report on Grand River Flood Event, May 16-19, 1974, by the Grand River Conservation Authority.
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Grand Valley Conservation Authority executive members.
File consists of a handwritten list giving members of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority executive.
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Grand Valley Conservation Authority members.
File consists of a hand written list of members of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority members.
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Grand River flooding photographs.
File consists of fourteen photographs showing the 1948 flood of the Grand River. The photographs have been mounted on large display boards and include captions.
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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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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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Minute Book no. 5, November 17, 1949 to January 25, 1955
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, 1950-1954.
Also included are correspondence and reports. Enclosed are : annual audited financial statements of the GRCC for the years ended December 31, 1949-1953.
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Film no. 20 : Luther Lake and flowers.
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Grand River Conservation Commission : extent of drainage areas in the Grand River Valley.
Consists of ts. list of drainage areas in square miles for various sites in the Grand River Valley. The information was prepared by A.H. Richardson, Chief Conservation Engineer, Province of Ontario Department of Planning and Development, August 31, 1949.
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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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Apps' Mill and Apps' Mill Nature Center.
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GRCA Conservation Area brochures.
File consists of various brochures published by the GRCA on conservation areas.
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Film no. 3 : Galt, 1950s flooding ; Speed River at Hespeler, Ont. / F. Davey.
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Minutes, July 25, 1950 to February 2, 1954.
Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission, pasted into a bound volume. Also present are correspondence, tender estimates for the Luther Dam, dated September 9, 1950; accounts payable statements for the Grand River Conservation Commission; and a financial statement of the Grand River Conservation Commission as of December 31, 1952 produced by Scully & Scully, Chartered Accountants, Kitchener, Ont.
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An ms. note added to the listing accompanying the slides relates that the Water management slides contain "some key May' 74 flood aerials."
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Film no. 22 : Irvine River at Salem ; Elora Gorge.
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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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Forestry, fish stocking and sampling.
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Map of the Grand Valley Watershed, created November 16, 1950 by Grand Valley Conservation Authority.
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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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Creeks, streams, wetlands and ponds.
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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 :
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7 lleaf ts. (carbon).
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Film no. 16 : Fanshawe Dam near London, Ont. ; Tooth of Time rock, Elora, Ont.
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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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Ontario Department of Lands and Forests : Ontario's Conservation Authority General Managers.
File consists of one reprint photograph showing the Conservation Authority General Managers of Ontario. They are : Mac Coutts, Mike Chubb, Art Lattornel, Ted Sutter, Ken Higgs, Len Johnson, Ron Brittain, Herb Crown, Dave Allan, Hal Hooke.
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Grand River Scenes and Other River Scenes.
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Film no. 12 : Spring flood at Belwood ; Kay Marston and Hugh Cameron at Shand Dam.
Notes enclosed in box listing film contents.
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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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Clippings : 1950-1954 : scrapbook.
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Visual : Slides : Donations : Hugh Templin Collection
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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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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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Consists of a ts.(photocopy) brief regarding the necessity of building the Glen Allan Dam[Conestogo Dam] on the Conestogo River.
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Consists of a printed booklet containing a Province of Ontario Statute titled : The Conservation Authorities Act, Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1950, Chapter 62, as amended by 1952, Chapter 11.
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Topographical maps : G.R.C.A. properties.
25 topographical maps; maps have hand-coloured portions corresponding to legend inside front cover. Other sheets also inserted.
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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : financial statements, 1952-1965.
Consists of ts. annual financial statements of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority for the years 1952-1954, and 1957-1965, prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, Chartered Accountants, Toronto, Ont.
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Clippings : 1953 : Elora Gorge Park approval, Grand River Pollution problem, tree plan.
Consists of photocopies of clippings.
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William Philip : correspondence from A.H. Richardson, January 19, 1953.
Consists of a letter from A.H. Richardson, Chief Conservation Engineer, Ontario Department of Planning and Development, Conservation Branch to William Philip, Chairman, Grand River Conservation Commission concerning an agreement respecting the building of the Conestogo Dam.
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Consists of ts. report prepared by H.G. Acres & Company, Limited, Niagara Falls, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Commission regarding design and testing of a model sluiceway for the Conestogo Dam, near Glen Allan, Ont. undertaken in 1953. Includes blueline drawings of the general arrangement of spillway, dam model, and stilling basin, prepared by H.G. Acres and Company in November, 1953, and photographs of the sluiceway model. Correspondence between the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Ontario Department of Planning and Development is inserted.
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Ontario Municipal Board appeal of Conestogo Dam cost apportionment by Town of Paris.
File consists of an Ontario Municipal Board appeal of Conestogo Dam cost apportionment by the Town of Paris, as per the Grand River Conservation Act.
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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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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.
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Consists of photocopies of clippings.
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Assorted openings and tours : gauge housing, Grand watershed, Sept. 2, 1953 (file 1 of 21).
Note on envelope: "Plus photos of GRCC tour, Luther Dam, Shand dam, Foxboro staion." Some identifications provided on the verso.
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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 :
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Consists of ts. correspondence and application forms submitted to the Grand Valley Conservation Authority concerning the construction of ponds on farm properties.
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Minute Book no. 6, December 31, 1954 to June 30, 1957.
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, 1955-1957.
Also present are correspondence, reports, and audited financial statements.
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Consists of photocopies of clippings.
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A summary table of elevations and flow rates, October 15-16, 1954.
Consists of ts. summary table of elevations and flow rates during the October 15-16 1954 run-off at the Shand Dam and on the Conestogo River, prepared by E.F. Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer of the Grand River Conservation Commission.
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Consists of news clippings relating to activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission, and the Grand River Conservation Authority. Also present are the covering letters accompanying clippings: letter from Hugh Templin, Fergus, Ont. to E.F. Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer, Grand River Conservation Commission, April 14, 1954, ; letter from Geo. W. Rayner, Rayner Construction Limited, Leaside, Ont. to E.F.Roberts, December 30, 1954.
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Clippings : 1954-1957 : scrapbook.
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Field Officers' Conference, 1954.
Consists of ts. materials relating to a Field Officers' conference organized by the Ontario Department of Planning and Development, Conservation Branch, held in Toronto, Ont., February 15, 17, 1954. Includes agenda, background documentation including copies of legislation, and papers presented at the conference. The binder belonged to Mac Coutts, Field Officer of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, who presented a paper at the conference.
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