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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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Grand River Conservation Authority : Conestogo River : proposed channel improvements and composite bridge project in the Village of Drayton, Ont., 1968.

Consists a binder containing ts. materials relating to the construction of a composite bridge and the undertaking of channel improvement on the Conestogo River at Drayton, Ont. Includes correspondence to and from the Grand River Conservation Authority and provincial and municipal governments. Also includes photographs of the Conestogo River near Drayton, Ont., including views of the existing bridges.

Also present is a ts. (photocopy) report titled "Report on the Main Street Bridge over the Conestogo River, Village of Drayton, County of Wellington," by V.R. Astrop, Consulting Engineers, Ancaster, including blueline drawings of the proposed bridge. In addition, there are two blueline drawings of the channel improvement plan by an unidentified creator, possibly the GRCA.

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Cambridge Dike : building inventory : phase 1.

Consists of ts. inventory of houses and other buildings in the vicinity of the Parkhill Dam in the Water Street, Concession Street , Grand Avenue and Parkhill Road areas of downtown Cambridge, Ont. Includes photographs of the buildings and demolition dates.

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Shade's Mills Reservoir and Conservation Area, Township of North Dumfries, County of Waterloo, Ont. : appraisal report and addenda.

Consists of a ts. appraisal report regarding Shade's Mills Resevoir and Conservation Area, Township of North Dumfries, County of Waterloo, prepared for the Grand River Conservation Authority and the Government of Ontario, by L.J. Simmons, Senior Appraiser and R.T.C. Hilton, A.A.C.I, S.R.A, Ontario Land Economist, Manager of Appraisals, Associated Property Appraisers Limited, Don Mills, Ont.

The report includes site plans of the Shade's Mills Reservoir and Conservation Area; the addenda consists of 9 aerial photographs of the site and a report titled, "Forest product evaluation : Shade's Mills Conservation Area, Grand River Conservation Authority," by C.J.R. Wilde, R.P.F., Consulting Professional Forester for Associated Property Appraisers Limited.

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Plan for flood control and water conservation in the Grand River Watershed : submitted to the Government of Ontario represented by the Honourable J.R. Simonett, Minister, the Department of Energy and Resources Management, and the Government of Canada represented by the Honourable Arthur Laing, Minister of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources.

Consists of a ts.brief prepared by the Grand River Conservation Commission to demonstrate to federal and provincial authorities the need for proposed multi-purpose reservoirs and other control work the Grand River Watershed.

Includes four blackline maps of proposed reservoir catchment areas in Ayr and West Montrose, Ont. and flood stage maps of the cities of Brantford, Paris and Galt, Ont., prepared by J.M. Tomlinson & Associates Ltd, Consulting Engineers, January, 1964. Also present are photographs of floodwaters in the Grand River Watershed at Brantford, Galt and Paris, March 20-22,1948.

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Belwood Lake photos, Shand dam

Five copy prints of construction machinery clearing the lake bed, one photograph of Shand Dam, Aug. 14, 1940 and 16 col. snapshots of Belwood Lake in the 1960's. These latter have tape on the verso and have adhered to each other. Also includes a photocopy of the Aug. 8, 1942 Globe and Mail account of the opening of the Shand Dam.

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Conestogo Lake photos.

One b&w construction snapshot taken June 22, 1956 and 16 col. snapshots of Conestogo Lake in the 1960's. These latter have tape on the verso and have adhered to each other.

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Dunnville Flood, 1912.

Copy negatives and prints of the Dunnville flood, April 1912. Envelopes containing negatives and reference prints include location annotations:

  • Lower River (pp 18)
  • East of Dunnville Dam Looking Downstream
  • Dunvnille Dam (pp 18)
  • Bridge at Byng
  • Slingsby Mill - on Site of Present Arena
  • Intersection of Queen & Chestnut Streets (pp 19)
  • Queen St. - Queen's Hotel on Left
  • Looking West on Broad St. From Corner of Chestnut 1930 (pp 20)
  • Mill St. - Old Kohler Mil: Dunnville Dam in Background (pg 17)

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Galt flood, 1929.

Copy prints of the 1929 flood in Galt, and also in Blair. Also includes eight original photographs taken by [?] MacGregor accompanied by relevant correspondence.

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Shand Dam and Belwood Lake Conservation Area, also Conestogo Dam.

Three copy prints: one of construction machinery clearing the lake bed, one a group photograph of six men with a construction trailer[?] behind, and one of two men in a doorway, labelled Russell Faulkner, Sandy MacDonald. Includes 16 copy negatives, one dated 1939 of the GRCC members at Shand Dam, 1939, the others dated 1956 and 1957 of the Conestogo Dam construction.

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Miscellaneous, 1994.

File contains an assortment of images, including of the GRCA administration headquarters, cheque ceremony, recording gauges, etc. over a number of years

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