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Mechanical and Maintenance Department : H.A. Cameron, 1960.
File consists of material maintained by I. Kao relating to Mechanical and Maintenance Dept. operations supervised by H.A. Cameron. Includes correspondence to and from suppliers, product information, etc.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Motor Pool mileage reports, 1960.
File consists of completed "Vehicle Mileage and Maintenance" reports.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Motor Pool service reports, 1960.
File consists of completed "Machine Maintenance Record" forms for vehicles Includes ts. summary in table form.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of completed payroll and benefits sheets and completed summary sheet with title "Work report".
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material relating to acquisition of uniforms for GRCC personnel. Includes correspondence to and from I. Kao, ephemera, ms. notes and calculations.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of invoices from suppliers of goods and services to the GRCC for the year 1960. Includes correspondence, invoices, ephemera, ms. notes and calculations.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Belwood cottage rentals, 1961.
File consists of correspondence to and from I. Kao, the GRCC and individuals regarding cottage lots, leases and payments. Includes lists of cottage lots, ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Committee of the Chairmen of the Conservation Authorities.
File consists of material relating to meetings of the Committee of Chairmen of Conservation Authorities. Includes minutes and correspondence. Some minutes are annotated with notes from G. Fisher, Chairman GRCC, to Ilmar Kao. Includes ms. notes and drafts.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of Brownline Daily Journal for 1960 belonging to H.A. Cameron. Daily entries are used to record climactic information such as lake level, temperature, wind, precipitation, incidents, etc. Also recorded are details of work done by the writer and others, in the office and on the property: construction, lumber mill, machinery, incidents, etc. Includes a list of vehicles. Not all days have entries; information recorded varies.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Anemograph charts, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1960 : Shand Dam.
File Consists of daily charts recording wind speed and direction.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Annual meeting, Brantford, Ont., Feb. 19, 1960.
File consists of annotated agenda, minutes, supporting documents and related correspondence. Working file includes ms. notes and calculations, draft budget, draft meeting notes and minutes by I. Kao.
Grand River Conservation Commission
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 Waldemar; Nith River at Canning. Daily cards entitled "Daily Report" are present for the following: Galt Gauge Station; Brantford Gauge Station.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Rainfall charts, May 1-July 31, 1959 : Shand Dam.
File Consists of daily charts recording rainfall.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 21, April, May, June 1959.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital accounts for the second quarter of 1959, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of quarterly statements by Scully and Scully for March, June and Sept., 1959, with ts. carbon cover letters by E.F. Roberts.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo operating : R. Osgathorpe, 1959.
File consists of material maintained by I. Kao relating to Conestogo Dam operations supervised by R. Osgathorpe, such as supplies, equipment, maintenance, vehicles, personnel, lessees, signage, etc. Includes correspondence forwarded and notes to I. Kao by E.F. Roberts for his handling, ms. notes, sketches, memoranda and inter-office correspondence to and from I. Kao and R. Osgathorpe. Includes legal correspondence and 4 b&w photographs of signs advising danger due to flooding.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo rental list : re Kumpfville Area, 1959.
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, Ilmar Kao and others relating primarily to rental of cottage lots at Conestogo lake. Includes hand drawn sketch maps of the owners of land lots, ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Luther operating : W. Townsend, 1959-1960.
File consists of material maintained by I. Kao relating to Luther operations supervised by W. Townsend. Includes correspondence forwarded and notes to I. Kao by E.F. Roberts for his handling, ms. notes, sketches, memoranda and inter-office correspondence.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Rents and leases correspondence, 1959 and 1960.
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, I. Kao, the GRCC and individuals regarding cottage lots, GRCC properties, leases and payments. Includes ms. notes. and instructions by E.F. Roberts concerning replies.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Union Gas Company of Canada Ltd., 1959-1960.
File consists of material relating to gas pipelines. Includes correspondence to and from the GRCC and E.F. Roberts, accompanied by blueline prints: pipe line crossing the Grand River in Galt, 1960; Grand River bridge at Freeport (general layout), 1959; proposed location of gas pipeline in Brantford, 1959; Waterloo Township Bridge No. 12 over the Grand River, 1959. Includes ms. notes from Marcel Pequegnat to E.F. Roberts.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material relating to deductions from pay, including income tax, unemployment insurance, etc. Includes correspondence to and from Ilmar Kao, ms. notes and tax deduction tables.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Luther : boating control : Coroner's jury, June 12, 1962.
File consists of material relating to an inquest into boating fatalities on Luther Lake. Includes correspondence, inquest report, published shipping regulations, etc.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence, warranties, insurance certificates, vehicle registration slips, receipts and reports relating to vehicles owned by the GRCC. Includes ms. by Ilmar Kao containing a list of vehicles and general rules and regulations.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Insurance correspondence, 1963-1964.
File consists of correspondence to and from Ilmar Kao regarding insurance policies, coverage schedules, payments. Includes tables of policies.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo : elevator service contract.
File consists of correspondence (E.F. Roberts), contract and elevator inspections reports.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Rentals for mechanical equipment, 1959.
File consists of ts. and ms. monthly summary sheets for Mechanical Dept. mechanical equipment rentals, April to Dec. 1959, initialled by I. Kao. The summary sheets are maintained on payroll ledger pages.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand Dam : lake level : rain, 1959.
File consists of completed monthly "Gauge and Flow" records for the Shand Dam, recording rain amounts and lake levels.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Vehicle mileage and maintenance reports, 1959.
File consists of completed "Vehicle Mileage and Maintenance Report" forms submitted to and initialled by I. Kao.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 22, July, August, September 1959.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital accounts for the third quarter of 1959, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 100 , April, May and June 1959.
File consists of material relating to the Shand operating accounts for the second quarter of 1959. Includes summaries of amounts passed at meetings, accompanied by correspondence (signed E.F. Roberts, Treasurer), receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 101A , July, August and September 1959.
File consists of material relating to the Shand operating accounts for the third quarter of 1959. Includes summaries of amounts passed at meetings, accompanied by correspondence (signed E.F. Roberts, Treasurer), receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 102A , October, November and December 1959.
File consists of material relating to the Shand operating accounts for the fourth quarter of 1959. Includes summaries of amounts passed at meetings, accompanied by correspondence (signed E.F. Roberts, Treasurer), receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Forestry Department : P.M. Rogers, 1959.
File consists of material maintained by I. Kao relating to forestry department operations supervised by P.M. Rogers. Includes correspondence and inter-office memoranda between I. Kao and P.M. Rogers, correspondence to and from suppliers and others, correspondence forwarded by and notes from E.F. Roberts to I. Kao. . Includes ts. "Notes on Lake Belwood forest tree nursery procedure," Sept. 15, 1959, material relating to the reforestation programme, including a ts. carbon report on the first season on planting, dated June 10, 1959.
Grand River Conservation Commission
L. Meteorology records : information and invoices, 1959.
File consists completed requisitions and invoices for forms and equipment from the Dept. of Transport, Meteorological Division for recording environmental conditions.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material relating to a flood warning system. Includes Shand Dam operating record March-April 1959 (date, lake level, precipitation, etc.), correspondence to and from Ilmar Kao in regards to telephone lists for warning purposes, a telegram warning of Hurricane Gracie, circular letter from W.M. Nickle, Ontario Minister of Planning and Development containing instructions for action to be taken re flood warning and control. Ilmar Kao's file (Manager); contains his ms. notes and calculations.
Grand River Conservation Commission
The Grand Valley Conservation Authority.
File consists of information booklet about the GVCA.
Grand River Conservation Commission
The Bell Telephone Company general correspondence, 1959-1960.
File consists of correspondence with the bell telephone Company relating to phone numbers, easements, cable laying and service to GRCC headquarters. I. Kao signs as manager.
Grand River Conservation Commission
H.G. Acres and Co. Ltd. : general correspondence, 1959-1960.
File consists of E.F. Roberts and Ilmar Kao copies of H.G. Acres and Co. correspondence, relating primarily to operation of the Conestogo Dam. Roberts signs as Chief Engineer, Kao signs first as manager, then as of July 1960, as Secretary-Treasurer.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo area logging operations, 1960-1961.
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and then Ilmar Kao relating to logging and sawmill operations. Includes lumber stock and other lists, quotes, ms. notes and calculations and product ephemera.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Recording precipitation gauge : monthly reports.
File consists of precipitation gauge forms recorded at the Fergus Shand Dam station, most by observer H.A. Cameron.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand office building, 1958-1959.
File consists of material relating to the construction of a field office building at the Shand Dam, including correspondence to and from I. Kao, lists of and quotations for drawings, supplies required, and product ephemera.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Commission meeting, Brantford, Ont., May 22, 1959.
File consists of minutes, supporting documents and related correspondence. Includes ms. notes, draft minutes and an Agreement between Grand River Conservation Commission and Grand Valley Conservation Authority.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital accounts : gauge stations no. 3, April, May, June 1959.
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital accounts : gauge stations no. 4, July, August, September 1959.
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital accounts : gauge stations no. 5, October, November, December 1959.
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Administration : Financial : Accounts : Shand
Series consists of material relating to Shand Dam operating accounts, including expenditures for taxes, insurance, operation and general maintenance, cottage lots, equipment, saw mill, nursery, reforestation, woodlot management and uniforms. Each folder contains quarterly financial statement accompanied by correspondence, receipts, invoices, tax notices, ms. notes, etc.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 101 , July, August and September 1959.
File consists of material relating to the Shand operating accounts for the third quarter of 1959. Includes summaries of amounts passed at meetings, receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 102 , October, November and December 1959.
File consists of taxation notices, reports and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Belwood Lake cottage lots rental and miscellaneous correspondence, 1959.
File consists of correspondence to and from I. Kao, the GRCC and individuals regarding Belwood Lake cottage lots, leases and payments. Includes correspondence addressed to E.F. Roberts and copies of replies. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material relating to farm leases, including short form land leases with attached drawings, correspondence from E.F. Roberts and Ilmar Kao and list of lessees.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo : rental list re camps, service clubs, 1959.
File consists of material relating to leasing land for service clubs and camps. Includes correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and Ilmar Kao from organizations and individuals.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Quotations for equipment etc., 1959.
File consists of material related to the acquisition of equipment and supplies for GRCC operations. Includes correspondence to and from Ilmar Kao, notes from E.F. Roberts, quotations, blueprints and product ephemera. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Vehicle service reports, 1959.
File consists of completed "Vehicle Maintenance Report" forms from Dec. 2, 1958 to Dec. 29, 1959. Includes ms. notes and calculations by I. Kao.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo operating accounts : no. 6, April, May, June 1959.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo operating accounts for the second quarter of 1959, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo operating accounts : no. 8, October, November, December 1959.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo operating accounts for the fourth quarter of 1959, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices. Includes tax notices for the Township of Peel, 1959.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of manager Ilmar Kao's working papers re text for signs for conservation areas. Includes correspondence with E.F. Roberts, suppliers and with A.H. Richardson, Chief Conservation Engineer, Ontario Department of Planning and Development, Conservation Branch.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine correspondence and forms relating to banking. I. Kao signs as Manager.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Commissioners and staff telephone numbers, 1959-1961.
File consists of ts. and ms. lists of Commission members and employees, maintained by Ilmar Kao.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Marcel Pequegnat's annual report, 1958.
File consists of two ts. reports (carbon draft and final): "Grand River Conservation Authority : chairman's report for the year ending Dec. 31st, 1958" dated Feb. 20, 1959.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Payroll copies, June 1-December 31, 1959.
File consists of weekly work reports submitted by supervisors for payroll purposes. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo petition re parks, 1960.
File consists of correspondence to and from I. Kao, the Township of Maryborough and Ballachey and Moore relating to a petition for park areas. Includes petition.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of budget estimates for 1959. Includes ms. and ts. notes and drafts, etc. Includes review of work done since 1938.
Grand River Conservation Commission
One bound volume with no title.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital accounts : gauge stations no. 2, January, February, March 1959.
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 20, January, February, March 1959.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital accounts for the first quarter of 1959, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 23, October, November, December 1959.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital accounts for the fourth quarter of 1959, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 99 , January, February and March 1959.
File consists of material relating to the Shand operating accounts for the first quarter of 1959.. Includes summaries of amounts passed at meetings, accompanied by correspondence (signed I. Kao, Assistant Secretary), receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 103 , January, February and March 1960.
File consists of material relating to the Shand operating accounts for the first quarter of 1960. Includes summaries of amounts passed at meetings, accompanied by correspondence (signed E.F. Roberts, Treasurer), receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Belwood cottage lots rentals, 1959.
File consists of information about cottage lot leases at Belwood maintained on a ts. table sorted by lot number on oversize ledger pages. Includes ms. corrections and additions.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo cottage lots : hydro deposits and correspondence, 1959.
File consists of correspondence to and from Ilmar Kao and the Listowel area office of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario concerning hydro service to cottage lots of Conestogo Lake.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo cottage lots rentals, 1959 : "B".
File consists of correspondence to and from I. Kao, the GRCC and individuals regarding Conestogo lake cottage lots, leases and payments. Includes ts. list of 1958 and 1959 rentals.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Holiday pay : January 1 - December 31, 1959.
File consists of ms. monthly payroll information relating to individuals.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Motor Pool daily record, 1959.
File consists of completed motor vehicle "daily record" forms from Nov. 23 to Dec. 31, 1959, submitted to Ilmar Kao and authorized by him.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating : H.A. Cameron, 1959.
File consists of material maintained by I. Kao relating to Dam operations supervised by H.A. Cameron, such as supplies, equipment, maintenance, vehicles, personnel, etc. Includes correspondence forwarded and notes to I. Kao by E.F. Roberts for his handling, ms. notes, sketches, memoranda and correspondence to I. Kao from H.A. Cameron.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence to and from Ilmar Kao relating to a bronze plaque for the Shand Dam. Includes correspondence and tenders from manufacturers, product ephemera and ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of weekly work reports submitted by supervisors for payroll purposes, Jan. to May, 1959.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Wilson Drain : Township of West Garafraxa, 1959.
File consists of one piece of correspondence to Mr. N.R. Drimmie, Secretary, GRCC from The Township of West Garafraxa, concerning the "Herbert Wilson Municipal Drain", accompanied by a report prepared by E.P. Bowman, Ontario Land Surveyor.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Commission meeting, Galt, Ont., Oct. 6, 1958.
File consists of minutes, supporting documents and related correspondence, some original, for a special meeting held to "inform the Commission concerning the results of the Special Committee's meeting with the Minister, Department of Planning and Development, subsequent correspondence and a personal meeting the Chairman had with the Minister regarding the use of lands owned by the Commission in the Conestogo Area."
Includes correspondence between Chairman M. Pequegnat and W.M. Nickle, Minister of the Dept. of Planning and Development, concerning the Commission's legal authority to lease cottage lots. At this meeting Ilmar Kao was appointed as Manager and Assistant Secretary as of Oct. 15, 1958. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital accounts : gauge stations no. 1, December 1958.
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 16, January, February, March 1958.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital accounts for the first quarter of 1958, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material relating to farm leases, including short form land leases with attached drawings, correspondence from E.F. Roberts and list of lessees.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo Lake : cottage lots : rental and miscellaneous correspondence, 1959 : "A".
File consists of correspondence to and from I. Kao, the GRCC and individuals regarding Conestogo lake cottage lots, leases and payments. Includes correspondence addressed to E.F. Roberts and copies of replies. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo operating accounts : no. 1 : January, February, March 1958.
File consists of material relating to the Conestogo operating accounts for the first quarter of 1958. Includes summaries of amounts passed at meetings, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes and drafts.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo operating accounts : no. 4, October, November, December, 1958.
File consists of material relating to the Conestogo operating accounts for the fourth quarter of 1958. Includes summaries of amounts passed at meetings, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices. Includes tax notices for properties owned by the GRCC in the Township of Peel, accompanied by a ts. summary list. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material relating to gauge station supplies required to report readings, including correspondence and master chart of supplies at each station.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Land transfers to Township of Peel.
File consists of material relating to transfer of GRCC lands to the Township of Peel for road purposes. Includes carbon copies of legal land descriptions and two road survey maps. Includes handwritten notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand Dam superstructure decking : P&R [i.e. Philips and Roberts Ltd.] no. 511, 1958.
File consists of material relating to the steel decking installed on the Shand Dam superstructure. Includes correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, H.A. Cameron and others, blue-prints and ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Vehicle maintenance report, 1958.
File consists of completed "Vehicle Maintenance Report" forms. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of weekly work reports submitted by supervisors for payroll purposes, Jan. to Dec. 1958.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo Area : list of buildings.
File consists of lists of buildings owned by the GRCC, prepared for insurance purposes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo farm leases : inactive, obsolete.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material belonging to Ilmar Kao. Includes a mimeograph copy of the minutes of the GRCC meeting held Oct. 6 1958 at which Ilmar Kao was appointed Manager and Assistant Secretary. Includes a 1959 GRCC staff list and payroll records for Jan. 1960.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Belwood area : list of buildings.
File consists of lists of buildings owned by the GRCC, prepared for insurance purposes. Includes correspondence and annotated draft. File was begun by E.F. Roberts.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 97 : July, August, September, 1958.
File consists of correspondence, invoices and receipts for July 1958 to accompany quarterly financial statement found in Shand operating accounts file 97A. Includes Township of West Garafraxa tax notices and summary ts. list.. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 98 : October, November, December, 1958.
File consists of correspondence, invoices and receipts from Jan.-Dec. 1958 to accompany quarterly financial statement found in Shand operating accounts file 98A. Includes Township of West Luther tax receipts and summary ts. list.. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo project : domestic water system, 1958.
File consists of material relating to the acquisition of a pressure filter for the domestic water system at the Conestogo Dam. Includes correspondence and product catalogues. Includes ms. note by H.A. Cameron dated 1962.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Commission meeting, Kitchener, Ont., April 15, 1958.
File consists of agenda and ms. meeting notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo Project land clearing contract : paid accounts no. 9-11, January, February and March 1958.
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Marcel Pequegnat's annual report, 1957.
File consists of correspondence between E.F. Roberts and Marcel Pequegnat, as well as a mimeograph and a carbon ts. of "Grand River Conservation Commission Chairman's report for year ending Dec. 31, 1957," dated Feb. 21, 1958.
Grand River Conservation Commission
P.M. Roger's annual report, 1958.
File consists of one report: "Forestry department report, year 1958, Grand River Conservation Commission", with cover letter by P.M. Rogers, Chief Forester, dated Dec. 31, 1958.
Grand River Conservation Commission