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Publicity : Articles and Essays 1936-1988

Series consists of spiral-bound volumes and scrapbooks of original and photocopies of newspaper clippings relating to the activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission, Grand Valley Conservation Authority and Grand River Conservation Authority. The materials are organized chronologically; scrapbooks of clippings devoted to particular events such as floods on the Grand River are present.

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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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William H. Breithaupt and Grand River Control.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) of what appears to be a chapter section transcribed from the book History of Kitchener by William V. Uttley. The material details William H. Breithaupt's early interests and activities in flood control and water regulation of the Grand.

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Flood control : special issue of The Engineering Journal, February, 1938.

Consists of an issue of the periodical, Engineering Journal, Vol. XX1, no. 2 (February, 1938), devoted to flood control measures and water flow issues in southwestern Ontario, including the Grand River Water Basin. Accompanying the periodical is an Ontario Department of Planning Development memorandum from A.E.K. Bunnell to A.H. Richardson, Conservation Branch.

Also present is a photocopy of an obituary of A.H. Richardson, December 27, 1971 and a periodical article by P.C. Perry titled : "Stream Control in relation to droughts and floods," The Engineering Journal, June, 1939 : 269-274.

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Speech from Mr. Schneider and Press Clippings, 1942.

Consists of ms. notes for a speech given to the K-W Rotary Club, August 24, 1942 by Norman Schneider regarding water flow and flood control by the Grand River Conservation Authority. Also present is a newsclipping from the Daily Record, August 24, 1942 outlining the substance of the speech. Also includes a newsclipping from the Fergus News Record, August 6, 1942 regarding the Shand Dam, and the Globe and Mail, August 20, 1957 concerning the Conestoga dam.

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A report concerning the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of a ts. student paper titled "A report concerning the Grand River Conservation Authority," prepared by Melanie Forrest, Sharon Holder, Jeff Long, Sherry Moulton, James Canale-Parola and Harold Snider, [University of Waterloo] Planning students, contained in a binder. The report reviews the history, mandate and development of the Grand River Conservation Authority and examines its performance in the areas of water and land and resource management. Includes maps of the Conestoga, Elora Gorge, and Luther Marsh Conservation Areas, respectively.

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Publications

Series consists of records relating to the planning, history and accomplishments of conservation work on the Grand River watershed. Includes publication files and a working file for a publication issued by the GRCC and the GRCA between 1936 and 1989.

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Conserving the waters of the Grand River : a necessary public work, June, 1936 / by Grand River Conservation Commission.

Consists of a published booklet titled, Conserving the waters of the Grand River : a necessary public work, by the Grand River Conservation Commission, June, 1936. The booklet reviews the GRCC's general plan for conservation of waters of the Grand River, particularly its proposals to establish reservoirs upon the upper reaches of the Grand River and its tributaries. Accompanying the publication is a cover letter from William Philip, Chairman, Grand River Conservation Commission to an unidentified recipient, dated August 19, 193

Inserted in the booklet are :

  • printed itinerary titled, "Route of Trip Along Grand River," by the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, Thursday, September 24, 1931, which lists proposed dam sites from Kitchener, Ont. to Grand Valley, Ont. to be visited by the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade members;
  • ts.(photocopy) [draft?] of a periodical titled, Our Valley : Grand Valley Conservation Authority, Vol.1, no.2 (June, 1954): 1-4; and
  • Department of Planning & Development pamphlet titled Conestogo Dam and Reservoir, which includes background information and map of the proposed dam site. The words, Turning of the first sod, May 30, 1955 have been handwritten on the pamphlet.

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Memo re Grand River Watershed, November 17, 1949.

Consists of a ts. memo by an unidentified author regarding the history and development of conservation and water management in the Grand River Watershed. The memo appears to have been prepared for public distribution and focuses primarily upon the activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission in regard to dam construction and water flow control.

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Grand River parks and recreation sites : maps and photographs of present and proposed sites.

Maps and proof pages of photographs with captions, in an envelope from the Ontario Dept. of Planning and Development. Sites include: Whiteman Creek; topographic regions of the Grand River Valley; Elora Gorge Park; picnic site of the Grand River Valley; parks of the lower Grand River; Spottiswood Lake Park and Pinehurst Lake Park; Byng Island Park; Doon Park; Rockwood Park.

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Grand River reflections : working file.

Consists of materials related to the research and publication of the Grand River Conservation Foundation book, Grand River Reflections (Erin, Ont., 1989). Includes ts. corrected draft of the manuscript (which according to information provided by the GRCA on the box survey list is the first typed copy of the manuscript), correspondence and research notes. Also contains photocopies of excerpts from books, press clippings and a printed booklet titled : Church of Our Lady, Guelph, Ontario, 1867-1967. File folder cover contains ms. notes. The file probably belonged to Ralph Beaumont, Grand River Conservation Authority, who wrote the text for the publication.

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Resources : GRCA Library

Contents Works in the GRCA library deemed to be "unpublished". Topics include Watershed Studies (01), Channel Improvements (02), Dykes (03), Erosion Control (04, Stream Flow Data (05), Water Quality (06), Reservoirs (07), Conservation Areas (11), Master Plans and Studies (13), Recreation (16), Floodline Studies (21), Special Events (32), Nature Centres (33), Meetings (42), Water Resources Planning and Management (W01), Engineering Reports (W02), Environmental Studies (W04), Reference Books (W08), Land Resources Planning and Management (W09).

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Grand River conservation lands study : first draft.

Consists of a ts. (carbon copy) corrected draft report on the existing state and future development of conservation lands managed by the Grand Valley Conservation Authority / [by] C. Edward Spearin, August 21, 1964. Includes photographs and blueline maps of GVCA conservation lands in the Paris-Brantford, Kitchener and Galt-Preston areas.

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Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario : Engineering Department : memorandum : Grand River Conservation project, June 16, 1938.

Consists of a ts. (photoreproduction) of a memorandum of an investigation by the Hydro-Electric Commission concerning alternative dam sites on the Grand River above Fergus, Ont. Includes a covering letter by O. Holden, Chief Hydraulic Engineer, Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, Engineering Department.

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Report on Grand River improvement scheme.

Consists of ts.report by H.G. Acres, Hydraulic and Hydro-Electric Engineer, Niagara Falls, Ont. dated February 8, 1940 for the Grand River Conservation Commission concerning preliminary study and exploratory work on the proposed Luther-Shand water control structure on the upper Grand River. The report summarizes investigatory work performed in 1938-1939.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : brief on flood control and water conservation measures for the Grand River Watershed : draft, 1966.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) draft of a brief titled : Brief on Flood Control and Water Conservation Measures for the Grand River Watershed to the Government of Ontario, represented by the Honourable J.R. Simonett, Minister of Energy and Resources Management and The Government of Canada represented by the Honourable Jean-Luc Pepin, Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys, submitted by the Grand River Conservation Authority, August, 1966.

The brief presents a case for the need for additional flood control, pollution abatement and water conservation on the Grand River and its tributaries.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Whiteman Creek Project : development project.

Photocopied report on the Whiteman Creek Development Project presented to the Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture, by the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, January, 1963. Also includes 2 blackline maps of the Whiteman Creek Watershed.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Advisory Board on Soils and Water : Luttrell's Creek Valley conservation report, 1953.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) report concerning conservation in Luttrell's Creek Valley submitted to the Grand Valley Conservation Authority by the Advisory Board on Soils and Water. The report is based upon a survey undertaken by the Ontario Department of Planning and Development; printed copies of the land use survey and forestry measures required are included.

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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 Valley Conservation Authority : Baden Creek : preliminary report on channel improvements.

Consists of ts. preliminary report prepared by Kilborn Engineering, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, regarding channel improvements to the Baden Creek, Baden, Ont. Includes blueline drawing of the Baden Creek channel improvements prepared by Kilborn Engineering Ltd., August, 1965.

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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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Grand River Conservation Commission : preliminary report on flood control measures for the City of Galt, Ontario, January 16, 1951.

Consists of ts. (carbon copy) preliminary report prepared by the Grand River Conservation Commission for submission to Hon. Wm. Greisinger, Minister of the Ontario Department of Planning and Development and A.H. Richardson, Chief Conservation Engineer, Ontario Department of Planning and Development, regarding flood control measures on the Grand River in the City of Galt, Ontario.

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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 : 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 Authority : Speed River : general contract for the construction of channel improvements on the Speed River in the City of Guelph, Ont. : Contract A : instructions to tenderers, forms and specifications.

Instructions to tenderers, forms of agreement, general conditions and specifications relating to the construction of channel improvements on the Speed River, Guelph, Ont., prepared for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority by R.K. Kilborn & Associates, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. Includes 2 blueline maps for the Speed River channel, Guelph, Ont., prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates Ltd.

Also present are the following inserts : correspondence from the Grand Valley Conservation Authority and R.K. Kilborn & Associates Ltd, to Mann Construction, Guelph, Ont.; insurance bond for Mann Construction; and form of tender and contract completed by Mann Construction.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River : contract documents for the construction of Edinburgh Road bridge on the Speed River in the City of Guelph, Ont. : information to bidders, forms and specifications.

Consists of ts. contract documents including information to bidders, forms of agreement, general conditions of the contract and specifications regarding the construction of the Edinburgh Road bridge on the Speed River, Guelph, Ont. prepared for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority by R.K. Kilborn Associates, Toronto, Ont.

Also present are the following inserts : 2 blueline maps of the Edinburgh bridge site and the Speed River Dam in Guelph, Ont., prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates; correspondence to contractors from the Grand Valley Conservation Authority and R.K.Kilborn & Associates; insurance bond for E. & E. Seegmiller Limited, Kitchener, Ont.; and completed form of tender by E. & E. Seegmiller, Limited.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River : general contract for the construction of channel improvements on the Speed River in the City of Guelph, Ont. : instructions to tenderers, forms and specifications.

Consists of ts.contract documents prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates Ltd., Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority regarding the construction of channel improvements on the Speed River in Guelph, Ont. Includes instructions to tenderers, forms of tender and agreement, general condtions, general conditions of contract, general clauses and specifications,

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River : general contract for the construction of channel improvements on the Speed River in the City of Guelph, Ont. : Contract B : instructions to tenderers, forms and specifications.

Consists of revised contract documents prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates,Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority regarding the construction of channel improvements on the Speed River in Guelph, Ont. Includes instructions to tender, forms of tender and agreements and specifications. Includes 5 blueline maps of the Speed River channel in the city of Guelph, Ont. prepared by R.K.Kilborn & Associates Ltd., June 28, 1957.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River : flood protection: general contract for the construction of concrete culverts on the Speed River in the City of Guelph, Ont. at Silver and Pond Creeks : information to bidders, forms and specifications.

Consists of ts. contract documents prepared by R.K. Kilborn, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, regarding the construction of concrete culverts for flood control on the Speed River at Silver and Pond Creeks, Guelph, Ont. Includes information to bidders, forms of tender and agreements, general conditions of contract and specifications. Also includes blueline plans of culverts at Silver and Pond Creeks, respectively, prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River : flood protection : general contract for the construction of concrete culverts at Silver and Pond Creeks and sewer extensions at Bristol Street on the Speed River in the City of Guelph, Ont. : information to bidders, forms and specifications.

Consists of contract documents prepared by R.K. Kilborn, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, regarding the construction of concrete culverts for flood control on the Speed River at Silver and Pond Creeks, Guelph, Ont. and sewer extensions on Bristol Street, Guelph, Ont. Includes information to bidders, forms of tender and agreements, general conditions of contract and specifications.
Includes 3 blueline plans (maps) of culverts at Silver and Pond Creeks, prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates. Inserted is a completed tender form by A. Mior Construction, Guelph, Ont.

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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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Cambrige Dike : building inventory : phase 2.

Consists of ts. inventory undertaken by the Grand River Conservation Authority concerning houses and other buildings in the vicinity of the Parkhill Dam in the Water Street and Grand Avenue areas of downtown Cambridge, Ont. Includes photographs of buildings. Also present are blueline and photocopy maps, and a draft copy of legal agreement concerning flood protection measures by the GRCA.

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Cambridge Dike : building inventory : phase 3.

Consists of ts. inventory undertaken by the Grand River Conservation Authority concerning houses and other buildings in the vicinity of the Parkhill Dam in the Concession Street, Water Street and Grand Avenue areas of downtown Cambridge, Ont. Includes photographs of buildings. Also includes correspondence between homeowners and the Mayor and City Council, Cambridge, Ont. and the Grand River Conservation Authority.

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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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