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Minutes, 1967.

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 : report, March 2, 1967;
  • Board of Directors : minutes of meetings;
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Flood Control and Water Conservation Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Forestry and Wildlife Advisory Board : minutes of meetings; and
  • Sub-Committee on Cottage Development and Administration : Belwood Lake and Conestogo Lake Conservation Areas : minutes of meetings.

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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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Grand River Conservation Authority : Conestogo River : preliminary report on proposed Arthur Dam and Reservoir : draft.

Consists of ts. first draft of a preliminary report regarding a proposed dam on the Conestogo River at Arthur, Ontario, prepared by Kilborn Engineering Ltd, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority. Includes 8 blueline drawings of the general location plan,dam and reservoir perpared by Kilborn Engineering Ltd.. Also includes 1 blueline drawing of soil profiles at the proposed Arthur dam site prepared by William Trow & Associates Ltd,

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Conestogo River : preliminary report on proposed Arthur Dam and Reservoir : revised draft.

Consists of ts. revised draft of a preliminary report regarding a proposed dam on the Conestogo River at Arthur, Ontario, prepared by Kilborn Engineering Ltd, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority. Includes 12 blueline subsoil profiles and charts prepared by William Trow & Associates and 6 blueline drawings of the general location plan, dam and reservoir prepared by Kilborn Engineering Ltd.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : water control, 1967.

Consists of a binder containing materials relating to the operation and maintenance of water control structures employed in the Grand River Conservation Authority flood control and low flow augmentation systems. The binder is divided into the following sections :

  • Work Programs, which includes photocopies of correspondence and budget statements regarding water control structures; Inspections, including reports and invoices for water control structure inspections for 1967;
  • Regulations including instructions from the Ontario Department of Energy and Resources Management; and
  • Reports, including photocopies of correspondence and reports on flood warning systems and water control structure maintenance.

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Visual : Slides : Historic : GRCC 1957-1966

Consists of "historic" original and duplicate slides belonging to the Grand River Conservation Commission, that depict various aspects of its operations including reforestation, flood regulation, general maintenance, nursery, and parks and recreation. A lined notebook with ms. entries listing the title and date of each slide by topic is included in the series.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Shade's Mill Dam : subsurface investigation report.

Consists of a ts. report to J.M. Tomlinson Associates, Consulting Engineers, Burlington, Ont., concerning subsurface conditions at the proposed Grand River Conservation Authority dam site at Shade's Mills, Township of North Dumfries, County of Waterloo, Ont., prepared by H.Q. Golder & Associates, Cooksville, Ont. Includes soil analyses and drawings of soil stratigraphy sections.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Nith River : preliminary report on the proposed Nithburg Dam and Reservoir : draft.

Consists of ts. report prepared by Kilborn Engineering Ltd., Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority concerning the proposed construction of a dam and reservoir on the Nith River at Nithburg, Ont. Includes blueline reservoir plans and drawings of proposed bridge and spillway. Also includes soil analysis charts by H.W. Trow Associates Ltd.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Shade's Mills Reservoir : general contract : instructions to tenderers, forms, and specifications.

Consists of ts. instructions to tenderers, forms, specifications and performance and payment bond information for the construction of a reservoir at Shade's Mills, Township of North Dumfries, County of Waterloo, Ont., prepared by J.M. Tomlinson & Associates Limited, Consulting Engineers, for the Grand River Conservation Authority.

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Minutes, 1968.

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, February 16, 1968;
  • Board of Directors : minutes of meetings;
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Water Control Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Conservation Services Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Forestry and Wildlife Advisory Board : minutes of meetings; and
  • Conservation Edcuation Committee : minutes of meetings.

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

Consists of a ts. appraisal report regarding the Shade's Mills Reservoir and Conservation Area, Township of North Dumfries, County of Waterloo, prepared for the Grand River Conservation Authority by Associated Property Appraisers Limited, Don Mills. The document includes site plans.

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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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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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Incorporation : Acts and Bills

Series consists of records relating to the incorporation and organization of the Grand River Conservation Authority and its predecessors, the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. Includes originals and photocopies of acts, bills, and letters patent.

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Flood bulletin, 1966-68.

Consists of materials relating to flood emergency preparedness and warnings issued by the Grand River Conservation Authority. Includes ts.(mimeograph) flood advisory bulletins concerning spring run-off, issued by the Grand River Conservation Commission on April 8, 1964 and March 30, 1965, and ts.(photocopy) flood advisory bulletin issued by the GRCA on March 30, 1965. Also contains ts. (photocopy) list of emergency contact personnel and circular letter to municipalities issued by the Ontario Department of Energy and Resource Management concerning flood monitoring.

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Grand Valley Conservation Foundation.

File consists of one photograph showing members of the Grand River Conservation Foundation.

Left to right: Betty Schneider, Laverne Asmussen, James Sare, Donald Noble, Hector Stewart, Robert Haworth, Jim Robinson, Jim Bauer. Identification from verso.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : flood damages at Galt, Ont.

Consists of a ts. report which concerns estimation of flood damages Galt, Ontario prepared by D. McLean for Ilmar Kao, Director of Operations, Grand River Conservation Authority. The purpose of the report was to determine the feasibility of a model of analysis for application in Galt and other cities subject to flooding. Includes blueline map of downtown Galt, Ont. Ats. estimate of direct industrial damages is inserted.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Whiteman Creek : small watershed management plan, February 17, 1969.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) report submitted to the General Manager, Grand River Conservation Authority from the GRCA Planning Department concering work to be undertaken as part of the Whiteman Creek Watershed Management Plan, South Easthope, East Zorra and East Oxford Townships, Ontario.

Includes a cover letter from Richard V. Patrick, Supervisor of Special Projects and W.Eric Lemp, Director of Planning, February 17, 1969. Also present is a ts.(photocopy) report titled : Evaluation of Phase 1-69 of the Whiteman Creek Watershed Management Programme, and a blueline map of the Whiteman Creek Watershed.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Whiteman Creek : work programme for Whiteman Creek Watershed Management Plan, February 17, 1969.

Consists of ts. report submitted to the General Manager, Grand River Conservation Authority from the GRCA Planning Department concering work to be undertaken as part of the Whiteman Creek Watershed Management Plan, South Easthope, East Zorra and East Oxford Townships, Ontario. Includes a cover letter from Richard V. Patrick, Supervisor of Special Projects and W.Eric Lemp, Director of Planning, February 17, 1969. Also present are blueline maps of the Whiteman Creek Watershed.

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Forestry and Wildlife : annual report, 1969.

Consists of a ts. annual report of the Forestry and Wildlife Branch of the Grand River Conservation Authority Operations Division. Includes black and white photographs of the Forestry and Wildlife Branch operations, which have been pasted onto the report.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : erosion control on the Nith River Watershed : original draft.

Consists of ts.draft student work report prepared by Harold A. Cockburn for the Department of Co-ordination and Placement, University of Waterloo. The report studies methods to control erosion along the Nith River Valley and is based upon the author's experience as a co-op student with the GRCA from August to December, 1969. Includes blueline contour and site maps and drawings of erosion control structures; also present are photographs of the Nith River

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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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A pollution study of the Grand River.

Consists of a ts. (photocopy) report titled : A pollution study of the Grand River, prepared by nine students in a Grade 12 Industrial Chemistry class at Cayuga Technical and Commercial High School, Cayuga, Ont. The student authors are identified by name.

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Minutes, 1969.

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 include Grand River Conservation Authority Annual Meeting : minutes, which provides details of elections and appointments of officers according to new procedures set out by the Conservation Authorities Act, 1968;
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Water Control Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Conservation Planning Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Development Advisory Board : minutes of meetings; and
  • Information and Education Advisory Board : minutes of meetings.

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Visual : Moving Images : Films : Hugh Templin

Series consists of films acquired from Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, which depict various stages of the Shand Dam construction as well as footage from Elora, Belwood and Fergus, Ontario during the 1940s and 1950s.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : personnel regulations and position descriptions, March, 1969.

Consists of a ts. manual of Grand River Conservation Authority Personnel Regulations and Position Descriptions. Includes regulations regarding employment and comportment of personnel, GRCA organization charts, salary and wage schedule, and position specifications(descriptions).

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Grand River Conservation Authority : general report on Mill Pond, Baden, Ontario : presented to Ilmar Kao, Director of Operations, Grand River Conservation Authority / by Harold P.A. Cockburn, November, 1970.

Consists of a ts.(original and photocopy) report regarding a survey of water levels and quality in the Baden Mill Pond. Includes blueline drawing of the Baden Reservoir prepared by the Grand River Conservation Authority.

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Environment : what is it? : lecture series, Burford District High School, Burford, Ont.

Consists of ts. lectures sponsored by the Grand River Conservation Authority, presented at Burford District High School, Burford, Ont., January 6, to February 24, 1970. The lectures include the following :

  • Lecture number 1 : "Remember when the creek was clear," by David E. Bradley, Planner, GRCA;
  • Lecture number 2 : "Where have all the flowers gone?," by Ray Smith, University of Waterloo graduate student;
  • Lecture no. 3 : "Grass and Hills : Where?," by Norman Pearson, Chairman, Centre for Resources Development, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont.; and
  • Lecture number 4 : "What's that bulldozer doing in my backyard?," by Victor Rudik, Conservation Authorities Branch, Department of Energy and Resources Management, Toronto, Ont.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Nith River erosion study.

Consists of a ts. report concerning erosion of the Nith River Watershed prepared by Harold Cockburn for the Grand River Conservation Authority. The report includes black line drawings and photographs of the Nith River watershed. Also present is a cover letter from Ilmar Kao, Director of Operations, Grand River Conservation Authority to G.M. Coutts, General Manager, GRCA, concerning the creation and distribution of the report.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : review of accounting systems and administrative organization, 1970.

Consists of ts. report prepared by Woods, Gordon & Co., Management Consultants, London, Ont. in December, 1970. The report analyzes and provides recommendations concerning the organization, accounting systems and reporting systems of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. Includes a covering letter.
Also present are organizational charts showing the reporting structure of the Grand River Conservation Authority administration as implemented in May, 1966 and as it evolved by November, 1970.

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Minutes, 1970.

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 include Grand River Conservation Authority Annual Meeting : minutes, February 19, 1970;
  • Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
  • Water Control Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Information and Education Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Conservation Planning Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
  • Development Advisory Board : minutes of meetings; and
  • Miscellaneous Committees which includes the following : Chicopee Area Sub-Committee : minutes of meetings; Chairmen's Committee : minutes of meetings; and Land Acquisition Committee : minutes of meetings.

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