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Grand River Conservation Commission fonds. File
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Correspondence.

File consists of material relating primarily to drainage and drains. Includes correspondence to and from Wm. Philip and others and ms. notes.

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B2.

File consists of routine "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts relating to suppliers and the City of Brantford. Also includes correspondence and a blueprint concerning the Bell Homestead.

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Department of Planning and Development.

File consists of ts. list of and information about Ontario planning areas and planning boards as well as a copy of a paper by Harold V. Miller, "Industrial zoning: a paper for the information of members ... of the Association of State Planning and Development Agencies, ... April 16, 1951."

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T21.

File consists of routine "T" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes correspondence to Hugh Templin and from W. Philip concerning a Commission meeting with the press.

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Wm. Philip.

File consists of outgoing correspondence from E.F. Roberts to W. Philip relating to Commission business such as leases, salaries, etc. Includes replies from W. Philip and copies of expense summaries.

Outgoing correspondence sent out over W. Phillips signature includes one to W.Ross Macdonald, K.C., M.P., re flood control and to and from Dr. Charles G. Abbot of the Smithsonian Institution concerning his theory that sun spots cause varying degrees of rainfall and droughts, of which W. Philip notes: "I am very much interested in this theory and want to have positive information." The latter correspondence includes graphs.

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Water.

File consists of correspondence (originals and carbons) to and from W.M. Philip, Chairman, GRCC and as well E.F. Roberts, Secretary Treasurer, GRCC, re water flow and level in the Grand River watershed.

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I9.

File consists of "I" correspondence to and from from E.F. Roberts, in this case material relating to GRCC employee and Commissioner income tax. Includes completed T4-1949 Remuneration Summary form, completed T.D.2 forms, lists of employees and income tax deducted accompanied by "Deductions at Source" receipts.

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D4.

File consists of routine "D" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes one clipping relating to West Garafraxa drain and one letter to W. Philip concerning an incident at Belwood Lake, with ms. reply.

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Dominion Water and Power Bureau.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, later the Water Resources Division of the federal Dept. of Resources and Development, and others relating to gauge readings, readers and gauge stations. Includes notes by W. Philip, completed discharge measurement forms for several locations, gauge height and flow records and ephemera relating to water level recorders.. Includes a copy of Norman Marr's "Surface run-off in the Thames and Grand River Basins in Ontario," reprinted from the Engineering Journal (Feb. 1938)

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Gauge reading, 1950.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and others relating to gauge charts, gauge reading and gauge stations. Includes completed GRCC "Gauge and Flow Record" sheets, as well as one gauge-reading notebook, titled "Gauge Height Observations During Open-Water Season," for the Grand at Marsville, from Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 1949. Includes ms. notes by W. Philip.

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I9.

File consists of routine "I" correspondence to and from from E.F. Roberts relating to banking and income tax. Includes copies of tax deduction receipts. .

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K11.

File consists of routine "K" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the City of Kitchener, also correspondence relating to an insurance.

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W24.

File consists of "W" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including correspondence with the Township of Waterloo concerning the Hunsperger Drain, accompanied by folded blueprints.

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Paid file no. 61, 1949.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Dec. 31st, 1949." Includes correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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H.A. Cameron, 1950.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and H.A. Cameron and others relating to GRCC business and operations, including personnel, land, leases, reforestation, services, water and weather, equipment and vehicles. Includes sketch "Diagrammatic layout for gage for remote gaging proposed to measure discharge from Shand dam."

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Meeting : August 9, 1950.

File consists of material relating to the GRCC meeting held Aug. 9, 1951, a special meeting to discuss the Luther Marsh Project. Secretary E.F. Robert's file includes minutes, correspondence and meeting-notice correspondence copies. I

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P17.

File consists of routine "P" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, in this case receipts from the Town of Preston and supplier's invoice.

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Taxes, 1950.

File consists of assessment notices from the townships of East and West Garafraxa for the year 1951 for properties owned by the GRCC and leased to individuals.

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Rent, 1950.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the GRCC and individuals regarding lots, leases and payments, primarily at Belwood. Includes ms. and ts. summary tables, lease forms and sketches.

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B2.

File consists of "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondents include the City of Brantford, Bell Telephone re services and a letter dated 1947 from John C. Klaehn, engineer, concerning designing a pumping plant near Doon.

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Department of Planning and Development, 1951.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the Dept. of Planning and Development on a variety of topics. Correspondents include

  • A.H. Richardson, Chief Conservation Engineer, Department of Planning and Development concerning elevation datum used at the gauge station at Brantford, work of the commission in general and discharge records for 1947 and 48 as a basis for storage need forecasting;
  • A.E.K. Bunnell, Consultant, Community Planning Branch, Dept. of Planning & Development concerning enforcement of the Grand River Act.

Includes a copy of an address by A.E.K. Bunnell "Introducing Seminar Town Planning Problems" at the Conference of the Federation of Canadian Mayors and Municipalities, London, Ont., June 12, 1951.

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Galt report regarding Grand River : Department of Planning and Development, 1951.

File consists of material relating to flooding and flood control measures in Galt, Ont. and concerning both the Grand River and Galt Creek Correspondents include A.H. Richardson, Chief Conservation Engineer, Dept. of Planning and Development; City of Galt, Hon. W. Griesinger, Minister of Planning & Development. Includes ms. note from William Philip to E.F. Roberts.

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H.A. Cameron.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and H.A. Cameron and others relating to GRCC business and operations, including personnel, land buildings, leases, services, water and weather, equipment and vehicles.

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H8.

File consists of "H" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes correspondence with the Hydro Electric Power Commission re services and agreements and with an employee. Includes a sketch map.

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K11

File consists of "K" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with the City of Kitchener.

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Correspondence.

File consists of a copy of a resolution passed by the City of Galt Council with cover letter addressed to E.F. Roberts, dated Apr. 3, 1951.

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I9.

File consists of routine "I" correspondence to and from from E.F. Roberts relating to banking and supplies.

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L12.

File consists of "L" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including individuals and suppliers. Includes correspondence, tenders, etc. concerning installation of hydro at the Townshend farm, also correspondence relating to land purchases.

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M. Pequegnant.

File consists of outgoing correspondence from E.F. Roberts to Marcel Pequegnat. Includes expense summaries and some replies from M. Pequegnat.

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M13.

File consists of routine "M" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with suppliers.

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O16.

File consists of "O" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the Oak Hill ratepayers' Association concerning erosion on the Grand River.

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P17.

File consists of routine "P" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondence include the town of Preston, the Paris Public Library and the Paris Star..

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V23.

File consists of "V" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, relating to spraying a private woodlot to control an infestation of "European Shoot Moth." Correspondents include the Dept. of Lands and Forests and the Waverly Pest Control Co.

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Grand River Conservation Authority [i.e. Grand Valley Conservation Authority] , 1949.

File consists of material relating to the Grand Valley Conservation authority. Includes correspondence to and from the Authority and the GRCC. Includes an agenda for a meeting of representatives of Conservation authorities and O.C.R.A. to discuss forming an Association of Conservation Authorities, with ms. comments from Wm. Philip to E.F. Roberts opposing such an association. Includes ts. mimeograph list of invitations sent for Nith Valley Tour, Aug. 17, 1949. Includes also an undated ts. mimeograph "Brief on conservation submitted by the Grand Valley Conservation Authority to the Select Committee of the Ontario Legislature appointed to gather information on matters pertaining to conservation."

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E5.

File consists of routine "E" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the Village of Elora.

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S20.

File consists of "S" correspondence, primarily E.F. Roberts working file prepared for Scully and Scully. Includes ms. and ts. trial balances, ts. copies of quarterly statements.

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W. Philip.

File consists of outgoing correspondence from E.F. Roberts to W. Philip relating to Commission business such as leases, expenses, etc. Includes replies from W. Philip and copies of expense summaries. Includes a one-page ts. report by W. Philip concerning the Commission, written at the request of the Chamber of Commerce; also includes a letter from E.F. Roberts to W. Philip reporting on the deferral of the Conestogo Project due to "the present war emergency."

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Gauge cards, 1951.

Weekly and daily gauge cards. Weekly cards: The weekly cards are titled "Observations of Water Height " and are present for the following: Conestogo River at Conestogo; Grand River at Marsville; Nith River at Canning. Daily cards entitled "Daily Report" are present for the following: Galt Gauge Station; Brantford Gauge Station.

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D4.

File consists of "D" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including the Department of Resources and Development, Dept. of Lands and Forests re Wilson Dam, Dept. of Highways re river crossings and the Dept. of Public Printing.

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Gauge reading, 1951.

File consists of correspondence o and from E.F. Roberts and others relating to gauge reading, gauge reading charts and cards for 1951. Includes ms. notes, and a booklet maintained by H.A. Cameron: "Gauge height observations during open water seasons," filled out for the Shand Bridge, Grand River, Jan. 1-March 31, 1950.

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Meeting : August 3, 1951.

File consists of material relating to the GRCC meeting held Aug. 3, 1951. Secretary E.F. Robert's file includes ms. notes, correspondence and meeting-notice correspondence copies. Includes ts. "Secretary-Treasurer's Report, Luther marsh Project, Aug. 2, 1951."

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Rents, 1951.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the GRCC and individuals regarding lots, leases and payments, primarily at Belwood. Includes ms. and ts. summary tables, lease forms and sketches.

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W24.

File consists of "W" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with the Township of West Garafraxa concerning culverts. Includes sketch.

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Luther.

William Philip's copies of material relating to the Luther Marsh Dam project. Includes correspondence, reports, an agreement, map [Lake Superior showing northern Ontario, including Sault Ste. Marie, and northern Michigan] and minutes. Includes notes by William Philip on some correspondence.

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T21.

File consists of "T" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, specifically with the Township of West Garafraxa. Includes assessment notices from the Township of West Garafraxa.

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C3.

File consists of "C" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, specifically relating to the Canadian National Railway Grand River Bridge at Caledonia. Includes a blue-print.

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D4.

File consists of "D" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including the Dept. of Lands and Forests. Includes ms. notes and calculations.

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S20.

File consists of "S" correspondence, primarily E.F. Roberts working file prepared for Scully and Scully. Includes ms. and ts. trial balances, ts. copies of quarterly statements dated March 31 and June 30, 1952.

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Stencil record, 1946-1952 inclusive.

File consists of numbered pages representing stencils produced and copied by the GRCC from 1946 to 1952. Includes pages 1-15, 169-357. Includes reports, minutes, accounts in chronological order, of which the most recent are unnumbered..

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W24.

File consists of "W" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes correspondence with the City of Waterloo and others, as well as individual "Pay Records" forms relating to wages.

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Gauge reading, 1952.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and others relating to gauge charts, gauge reading and gauge stations. Includes two gauge-reading notebooks titled "Gauge Height Observations During Open-Water Season" kept by A. Wm. Bates for the Grand River at Marsville, one dated Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 1948 and the other dated Jan. 1-March 31, 1951.

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Authority.

File consists of correspondence to Wm. Philip as well as material relating to budgeting, precipitation, runoff, expropriation, and a visit from Melville V. Cohee of the of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. Includes itinerary, ms. original and draft correspondence.

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Executive.

File consists of material belonging to William Philip relating to GRCC executive committee meetings, to all aspects of business considered and carried out by the GRCC, including projects, operations, finances and personnel. Topics include the Luther project, hydrometric gauging stations and gauge reading, land, tenants, tree planting and forests,

Includes correspondence, agendas, minutes, financial statements, newspaper clippings and reports. Includes ms. notes, possibly for a speech or release, ms. draft Chairman's report for 1951, correspondence with federal and provincial and municipal governments, letters from companies in Galt reporting flood losses. Many items bear ms. annotations by Wm. Philip.

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B2.

File consists of "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes maps and ms. notes.

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W. Philip, 1952.

File consists of correspondence between E.F. Roberts and W. Philip, Chairman of the GRCC, and others. Includes ms. Chairman's report concerning gauges installed on Grand River.

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Gauge cards, 1952.

Weekly and daily gauge cards. Weekly cards: The weekly cards are titled "Observations of Water Height " and are present for the following: Grand River at Marrsville; Conestogo River at Conestogo; Luther Dam; Nith River at Canning. daily cards entitled "Daily Report" are present for the following: Galt Gauge Station; Brantford Gauge Station.

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