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Grand River Conservation Authority : Grand River : report on Caledonia Dam : part I : appraisal of existing structures : part II : design of new dam : draft.

Consists of ts. draft report concerning the appraisal of the existing Caledonia Dam and design of a proposed new dam on the Grand River in the Town of Caledonia, Ont., prepared by Kilborn Engineering, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority. Includes photocopies of photographs of the Caledonia Dam site, blueline drawings of the Caledonia Dam prepared by Kilborn Engineering and blueline soil stratigraphic charts prepared by William Trow & Associates.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Conestogo River : report on the main street bridge over the Conestogo River, Village of Drayton, County of Wellington, Ont.

Consists of a ts. report prepared by V.R. Astrop Ltd., Consulting Engineers, Ancaster, Ont. [on behalf of the Grand River Conservation Authority] for submission to Mr. A.R. Holmes, County Engineer, County of Wellington. The report concerns the feasibility of creating a new composite bridge over the Conestogo River at Drayton, to replace two existing bridges. Includes blueline plan, profile and elevation drawings prepared by V.R. Astrop Ltd.,

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Columbia Street West Dam, Waterloo, Ontario : reinforced concrete culvert and dam fill : tender.

Consists of ts. completed tender documents submitted by E.and E. Seegmiller Limited to the Grand River Conservation Authority regarding the construction of a reinforced concrete culvert and dam fill on Columbia Street West, Waterloo, Ont. Inserted are estimates of project costs by Ilmar Kao, GRCA and ts. (photocopies)correspondence and invoices.

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

Consists of a spiral binder enclosing a blueline topographical property and an aerial photograph of the Shade's Mills Reservoir and Conservation Area, Township of North Dumfries, County of Waterloo, prepared by Peter E. Rhodes and Associates (Canada) Limited for inclusion with a property appraisal by Associated Property Appraisers Limited, Don Mills, Ont., for the Grand River Conservation Authority and the Province of Ontario.

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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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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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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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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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Luther Marsh slides : tray number 2.

Consists of slides of flora, fauna, farming and recreational activities at Luther Marsh and its surroundings, which were employed in a slide show. Identifications are provided on an ms. list on the interior lid of the slide tray; but many of those listed are not present. Includes slides of migratory birds, blue herons and their nesting grounds, various trees and plant life and crop harvesting.
According to the original GRCA listing, the slides were taken by Bill Miller.

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State of the Grand River CD Rom : working slides.

Contents:

  1. Elora Gorge (13 slides with code EG in hanging slide page);
  2. Flood : Guelph, May 1994 (17 slides with code FL in hanging slide page);
  3. Untitled [Boating] (19 slides with code BV in slide holder designed for 30 slides. Slides are individually numbered, 13 missing);
  4. Untitled (80 slides with assorted codes in 3 slide pages designed to hold 33 slides each; many missing);
  5. Untitled [Doon Pioneer Village] (20 slides in slide page designed to hold 21 slides);
  6. Suncor (13 slides in slide page designed to fit 15 slides);
  7. Elora Mill (7 slides in page designed to hold 12 slides);
  8. Ontario park (3 slides);
  9. Guelph (3 slides));
  10. Loose slides (2 slides: Belwood, Conestogo).

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Flood inquiry, May, 1974.

Consists of background materials assembled by the Grand River Conservation Authority for presentation at the hearings of the Ontario Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Grand River Flood, May, 1974. Primarily contains ts. (photocopy and original) correspondence between the Grand River Conservation Authority and federal, provincial and municipal governments concerning flood control programs and projects, including dams and reservoirs, on the Grand River and its tributaries. A large proportion of the correspondence is concerned with matters of funding.

Inserted in the file are : a Kitchener-Waterloo Record article titled : Flood wiped out pair's $10,000 dream, May 6, 1972; and a Regional Municipality of Waterloo pamphlet titled : Flood Warning System, amended March 20, 1980.

The following ms. note is inscribed on the folder : "Do not take apart: file assembled for Flood Inquiry, May, 1974."

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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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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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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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Damage studies found in various GRCA commissioned reports.

Consists of a binder of ts.(photocopy) materials relating to flood damage evaluation and control which is both generic and specific to the the Grand River Basin. Includes copies of reports on floodline mapping and water control structures commissioned by the GRCA, Province of Ontario studies of flood plain management, and GRCA reports on flood damages on the Grand River Watershed.

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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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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 : 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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Flood bulletin, 1969-71.

Consists of materials relating to flood emergency preparedness and warnings by the Grand River Conservation Authority. Includes ts. memoranda by the GRCA Division of Operations concerning spring run-off conditions; ms.(original) and ts.(original and photocopy) advisory bulletins issued by the GRCA, March 5, 1970 and March 15, 1971, respectively; and ts.(carbon copy) correspondence from the GRCA to the Ontario Water Resources Commission.

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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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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 : 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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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 : 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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