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Grand River Conservation Authority : Fairchild Creek : channel improvements at Powerline Road : preliminary engineering report.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) preliminary report prepared by J.M. Tomlinson and Associates Limited, Consulting Engineers, Burlington, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority regarding channel improvements to Fairchild Creek above Brantford, Ontario. Includes blueline drawing of the Fairchild Creek relatocation site plan prepared by J.M. Tomlinson and Associates Ltd., September, 1967.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Baden Creek : preliminary report on channel improvements.

Consists of ts. preliminary report prepared by Kilborn Engineering, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, regarding channel improvements to the Baden Creek, Baden, Ont. Includes blueline drawing of the Baden Creek channel improvements prepared by Kilborn Engineering Ltd., August, 1965.

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Lake Erie pipeline, 1967

Consists of a ts.(photocopy) report concerning an alternative or supplemental water supply from Lake Erie for the community of Brantford, Ont., prepared by N.A. Grandfield, P.Eng., General Manager and Secretary of the Brantford Public Utilities Commission for the Chairman and Members of the Brantford Public Utilities Commission, Janurary 27, 1967. Sections of the report have been underlined or otherwise marked.

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Minutes, January-June, 1977.

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 which consists of the Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 23, 1977;
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Miscellaneous, which includes the following : Subcommittees of the Environmental Assessment of Water Control Structures in the Grand River Watershed Committee : minutes of meetings; Chicopee Committee : minutes of meetings; Finance Committee : minutes of meetings; and Citizens Advisory Committee : minutes of meetings.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Advisory Board on Soils and Water : Luttrell's Creek Valley conservation report, 1953.

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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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Whiteman Creek Project : development project.

Photocopied report on the Whiteman Creek Development Project presented to the Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture, by the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, January, 1963. Also includes 2 blackline maps of the Whiteman Creek Watershed.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : brief on flood control and water conservation measures for the Grand River Watershed : draft, 1966.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) draft of a brief titled : Brief on Flood Control and Water Conservation Measures for the Grand River Watershed to the Government of Ontario, represented by the Honourable J.R. Simonett, Minister of Energy and Resources Management and The Government of Canada represented by the Honourable Jean-Luc Pepin, Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys, submitted by the Grand River Conservation Authority, August, 1966.

The brief presents a case for the need for additional flood control, pollution abatement and water conservation on the Grand River and its tributaries.

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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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Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario : Engineering Department : memorandum : Grand River Conservation project, June 16, 1938.

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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Grand River conservation lands study : first draft.

Consists of a ts. (carbon copy) corrected draft report on the existing state and future development of conservation lands managed by the Grand Valley Conservation Authority / [by] C. Edward Spearin, August 21, 1964. Includes photographs and blueline maps of GVCA conservation lands in the Paris-Brantford, Kitchener and Galt-Preston areas.

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Grand River reflections : working file.

Consists of materials related to the research and publication of the Grand River Conservation Foundation book, Grand River Reflections (Erin, Ont., 1989). Includes ts. corrected draft of the manuscript (which according to information provided by the GRCA on the box survey list is the first typed copy of the manuscript), correspondence and research notes. Also contains photocopies of excerpts from books, press clippings and a printed booklet titled : Church of Our Lady, Guelph, Ontario, 1867-1967. File folder cover contains ms. notes. The file probably belonged to Ralph Beaumont, Grand River Conservation Authority, who wrote the text for the publication.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Minutes, July to December, 1976.

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 (General Meeting, December 15, 1976 includes an extensive report of the Organizational Review Committee in which an organizational chart for the GRCA adminstration is present.);
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Water Management Board : minutes of meetings [empty section];
  • Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Information and Education Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings; and
  • Miscellaneous Committees which include the following : Environmental Assessement of Water Control Structures in the Grand River Watershed : Ad-Hoc Committee : minutes of meetings; Kortright Committee : minutes of meetings; Personnel Committee : report.

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Grand River parks and recreation sites : maps and photographs of present and proposed sites.

Maps and proof pages of photographs with captions, in an envelope from the Ontario Dept. of Planning and Development. Sites include: Whiteman Creek; topographic regions of the Grand River Valley; Elora Gorge Park; picnic site of the Grand River Valley; parks of the lower Grand River; Spottiswood Lake Park and Pinehurst Lake Park; Byng Island Park; Doon Park; Rockwood Park.

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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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Conserving the waters of the Grand River : a necessary public work, June, 1936 / by Grand River Conservation Commission.

Consists of a published booklet titled, Conserving the waters of the Grand River : a necessary public work, by the Grand River Conservation Commission, June, 1936. The booklet reviews the GRCC's general plan for conservation of waters of the Grand River, particularly its proposals to establish reservoirs upon the upper reaches of the Grand River and its tributaries. Accompanying the publication is a cover letter from William Philip, Chairman, Grand River Conservation Commission to an unidentified recipient, dated August 19, 193

Inserted in the booklet are :

  • printed itinerary titled, "Route of Trip Along Grand River," by the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, Thursday, September 24, 1931, which lists proposed dam sites from Kitchener, Ont. to Grand Valley, Ont. to be visited by the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade members;
  • ts.(photocopy) [draft?] of a periodical titled, Our Valley : Grand Valley Conservation Authority, Vol.1, no.2 (June, 1954): 1-4; and
  • Department of Planning & Development pamphlet titled Conestogo Dam and Reservoir, which includes background information and map of the proposed dam site. The words, Turning of the first sod, May 30, 1955 have been handwritten on the pamphlet.

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A report concerning the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of a ts. student paper titled "A report concerning the Grand River Conservation Authority," prepared by Melanie Forrest, Sharon Holder, Jeff Long, Sherry Moulton, James Canale-Parola and Harold Snider, [University of Waterloo] Planning students, contained in a binder. The report reviews the history, mandate and development of the Grand River Conservation Authority and examines its performance in the areas of water and land and resource management. Includes maps of the Conestoga, Elora Gorge, and Luther Marsh Conservation Areas, respectively.

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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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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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William H. Breithaupt and Grand River Control.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) of what appears to be a chapter section transcribed from the book History of Kitchener by William V. Uttley. The material details William H. Breithaupt's early interests and activities in flood control and water regulation of the Grand.

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Miscellaneous.

Consists of materials relating to the early history of the Grand River Conservation Commission and the development of the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Includes newspaper clippings, including two articles by Hugh Templin (1966), ms. notes by an unidentified author concerning the development of the GRCC from 1931 to 1946, four negatives in an envelope labelled "Drayton: Conestogo river, May 22, 1952," an advance proof of a cover page of a publication titled : Flood Control in Southwestern Ontario, and a pamphlet by the Grand Valley Group of Engineers titled : A Plan to Grow Wealth and Eliminate Waste, 1936.

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Minutes, January to June, 1976.

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 consists of Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 25, 1976.;
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Information and Education Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Miscellaneous Committees which include the following : Environmental Assessment of Water Control Structures in the Grand River Watershed : Ad-Hoc Committee : minutes of meetings; Guelph Water Management Project : Opening Committee : minutes of meeting; Channel Improvements and Flood Plain Study for Grand River in Galt-Cambridge : list of attendees, April 21, 1976; Guelph Opening Committee : minutes of meetings; Kortright Committee : minutes of meetings; and Ad-Hoc Committee on Study of the Water Management Levy : minutes of meeting.

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Minutes, July to December, 1975.

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;
  • Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings [empty section];
  • Information and Education Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Miscellaneous Committees which include the following : Sub-committees of the Long Range Planning Committee : minutes of meetings; Everton Mill Committee : minutes of meetings; Kortright Committee : minutes of meetings; and Organizational Review Committee : minutes of meetings.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Minutes, January to June, 1975.

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 Meeting : minutes which includes Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 26, 1975;
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Information and Education Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings; and
  • Miscellaneous Committees which include the following : Long Range Planning Committee : minutes of meetings; Organizational Review Committee: minutes of meetings; and Grand River Conservation Authority Joint Committee[of the Long-Range Planning and Organizational Review Committees?]: minutes of meeting.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Minutes, July to December, 1974.

Contents :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 [empty section];
  • Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings [empty section];
  • Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Information and Education Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Miscellaneous, which includes the following : GRCA Special Committee : list of attendees at Township of West Garafaxa Council meeting, October 7, 1974; Long Range Planning Committee : ms. certification of attendance, September 5, 1974 and October 10, 1974; and Personnel Committee : report.

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Minutes, July-December 2005 (file 1 of 4).

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into sections which include :

  • General Membership, containing minutes of meetings;
  • Planning and Operations Committee containing minutes of meetings;
  • Administration, Finance and Personnel Committee, containing minutes of meetings;
  • Miscellaneous, which includes the following: Audit Committee minutes and attachments, Special Recognition Committee minutes, and GRCA and Belwood Lake Cottagers' Association and Conestogo Lake Cottagers' Association joint meeting minutes.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Minutes, January to June, 1974.

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 consist of Grand River Conservation Authority Annual Meeting : Minutes, February 27, 1974;
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Hearings [empty section];
  • Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Information and Education Advisory Board : minutes of meetings; and
  • Miscellaneous, which includes the following : Ontario Pioneer Community Foundation : minutes of meeting; Award Selection Committee : minutes of meeting; Land Use Planning Conference : minutes of meetings; Chicopee-Natchez Hill meeting : record of attendance; and Long-Range Planning Policies : Special Committee : minutes of meeting.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Minutes, 1973.

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 includes Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 27, 1973;
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Information and Education Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Miscellaneous Committees which include the following : Special Meeting to Review the 1973 Budget Estimate : minutes;
  • Works Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Committee for Review of Water Management Policy for the Lower Grand : minutes of meetings;
  • Award Selection Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Meetings of Chairmen of Advisory Boards : minutes;
  • Special Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, July 9, 1973 : minutes;
  • Committee for the Official Opening of the Administration Building : minutes of meetings;
  • Special Committee : Purchasing and Personnel : minutes of meetings;
  • Grand River Conservation Authority and Regional Municipal of Waterloo : minutes of meeting;
  • Puslinch Lake Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Grand River Conservation Authority Committee of the Whole : minutes of meeting;
  • Maintenance Management Committee : minutes of meeting; and
  • Brant Sub-Committee (Bell Centennial) : minutes of meeting.

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