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Grand River Conservation Authority : Laurel Creek : summary of discussion paper on degradation of water quality in Laurel Creek Conservation Area.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) summary of discussion paper prepared by P. Mason, Water Management Division concerning the deteriorating quality of Laurel Creek water which led to the closure of the swimming area in August, 1977.

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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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A quick and handy reference to : Regional Muncipality of Haldimand-Norfolk environmentally sensitive areas / by Chris Hart, Policy and Planning, March 10, 1990.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) reference manual to environmentally sensitive areas in the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont. The manual is divided into 16 sections which include official plans of Haldimand-Norfolk Region and the Towns of Dunnville and Haldimand and the City of Nanticoke, Ont., and overviews of various environmentally sensitive areas.

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A quick and handy reference to : Hamilton-Wentworth Region environmentally sensitive areas / by Chris Hart, Policy and Planning, March 10, 1990.

Consists of a ts.(photocopy) reference manual to environmentally sensitive areas in the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, Ont. The manual is divided into sixteen sections which include official plans of the Hamilton-Wentworth Region and the Towns of Ancaster and Flamborough, and overviews of various environmentally-sensitive including wetlands.

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A quick and handy reference to : Regional Municipality of Halton environmentally sensitive areas.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) reference manual to environmentally sensitive areas in the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ont., by Chris Hart, Policy and Planning. The manual is divided into ten sections which include copies of the official plans of Halton Planning Area and Milton, Ont. and overviews of various environmentally sensitive areas.

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Biological impacts of the proposed Ayr Dam.

Consists of a ts.(photocopy) student paper by Barb Anderson, Barb Corkery, John Gusdorf, John McCormick, Gregg Sheehy, Gary Williams and Roberta Winger prepared for a fourth year Man-Environment course at an unidentified University, possibly University of Waterloo. The paper considers the possible effects of a proposed dam at Ayr, Ont. upon vegetation, wildlife, water quality and landscape.

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Grand River Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Program : prepared for peer review, Grand River Conservation Authority.

Consists of a ts. proposal report prepared by Jennifer Wright, Aquatic Biologist/Biological Assessement, Grand River Conservation Authority, for peer review. The report details the background and objectives of a monitoring program regarding bottom living organisms inhabiting lakes, streams and rivers. Includes maps, sketches and photocopies of photographs. Also present is an ms. note to the author.

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Grand River Conservation Commission : report on improvement of the Grand River : part one : covering surveys and exploratory work, possible storage concentrations, recommended initial developments, low water flow, flood flow and supplementary storage capacity.

Consists of 1 volume ts.(carbon copy) report prepared by H.G. Acres, Chief Engineer, [H.G. Acres & Company Limited?] for the Grand River Conservation Commission concerning the investigation of dam sites on the upper Grand River. Includes a cover letter from H.G. Acres to F.P. Adams, Secretary-Treasurer of the Grand River Conservation, February 15, 1939.

Also present are blackline maps of the Grand River Valley and Luther Marsh Area, and blackline plans of Shand, Belwood and Pilkington Dam Sites. Also contains photographs of [core samples?] from the Shand, Belwood and Pilkington sites. A blueline drawing of the Conestogo Dam Foundation , No. 5, 1954 by H. Barnett, H.G. & Acres Co., Ltd., is inserted.

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In the wake of Hurricane Hazel : a review of flood problems.

Consists of ts. paper entitled "In the Wake of Hurricane Hazel : a review of flood problems," by R.L Clinch and H.J. Saaltink, H.G. Acres & Company Ltd., presented at the Engineering Institute of Canada, May 11, 1955. The paper deals in part with the Grand River. Includes blackline storm tracking diagram, and isoheytal maps and flood hydrographs of the Grand River prepared by H.G. Acres & Company Limited, May 1955. Also includes a cover letter from A.W. F. McQueen, Vice-President, H.G. Acres & Company Ltd.

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Proposed Grand River Conservation Authority policies, guidelines and procedures for wetland management : staff report to the Land Use Water Management Advisory Board : discussion paper / prepared by B. Veale, Policy and Planning Division, and W. MacMillan and A.F. Smith, Water Management Divisions, December 6, 1989.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) staff discussion paper regarding Grand River Basin wetland management by the Grand River Conservation Authority.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Guelph Dam : conservation and recreation area : project outline : draft, October, 1974.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) brief providing a frame of reference and planning guidelines for the recreation and conservation area to be associated with the Guelph Water Management Project. Includes photocopies of blackline maps of the regional environment, and existing and proposed conservation area site.

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Visual : Moving Images : Films

Series consists of 8mm and 16mm films accumulated by, and produced for the Grand River Conservation Authority. The majority of these films have been transferred to videocassette and DVD, which are also found in the GRCA fonds. Also contains masters and working prints of a number of films produced for the Grand River Conservation Authority by Summit Film Productions. These films depict scenes along the Lower, Mid and Upper Grand; dam construction outside Guelph, Ontario; GRCA conservation areas; and also contain footage of Grand River flooding.

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Special recognition awards, 1991.

Consists of videocassette recordings of slide-show presentations of the annual Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards. The slide-shows provide background on the recipients and highlight the environmental activities which led to their selection

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Special recognition awards, 1998.

Consists of videocassette recording of slide-show presentation of the annual Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards. The slide-show provides background on award recipients and highlights the environmental activities which led to their selection.

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Chicopee archival footage.

Consists of videocassette transfer of a 16 mm movie of skiers at the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ontario in the 1940s. According to information provided on the original GRCA box listing, the film was made by Norman Schneider and narration was added later by Herb Schneider, and Ralph Beaumont and Jim Bauer; of the Grand River Conservation Authority.

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Shand Dam construction : edited version.

Consists of a videocassette transfer of edited film footage of Shand Dam near Belwood, Ont. during its construction and after its completion. Also appears to include scenes from the opening ceremony of the Shand Dam. The film was made by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, Fergus, Ont.

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Chicopee archival footage.

Consists of DVD transfer of a videocassette of a 16 mm movie of skiers at the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ontario in the 1940s. The film was made by Norman Schneider and narration was added later by Herb Schneider, and Ralph Beaumont and Jim Bauer of the Grand River Conservation Authority.

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Elora footage, 1950s.

Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of an 8 mm promotional film of Elora, Ontario by the Elora Chamber of Commerce. Includes scenes of local industries, railways and the Grand River.

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Shand Dam construction, 1937-1939.

Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of 8 mm film footage of the construction of the Shand Dam, near Belwood, Ont. The footage was probably taken by Hugh Templin, GRCA commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record.

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Shand Dam construction and royal visit, 1939.

Consists of DVD transfer of videocassette of 8 mm film footage of the construction of the Shand Dam near Belwood, Ont. and of the disembarking of HRH George VI and Queen Elizabeth from the royal train at Guelph, Ont. in 1939. The film was made by Ron Muller.

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Shand Dam construction : edited version.

Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of edited 8 mm film footage of the Shand Dam near Belwood, Ont. during its construction and after its completion. Also appears to include scenes from the opening ceremony of the Shand Dam. The film was made by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, Fergus, Ont.

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Visual : Negatives

Series consists of binders of negatives and contact strips: 14 numbered volumes contain 596 pages, each page holding seven 6-frame strips of 35 mm negatives. On the front of each sleeve is taped the corresponding 35 mm contact strip (page 596 contains only 1 strip). One unnumbered volume contains negatives in a variety of sizes. Includes an index maintained on rolodex cards.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : personnel policy.

Consists of a corrected ts. policy statement concerning Grand Valley Conservation Authority personnel matters. Includes regulations and position descriptions. Also present are three ts. (thermal copy) organizational charts of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. Inserted : ms.(original) and ts.(carbon copy) salary schedules.

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Project SWEEP : report, 1973.

Consists of a ts. (thermal copy) report prepared by the Grand River Conservation Authority regarding the activities of students employed by the GRCA in the Conservation Areas Branch, Central Services Division, Biological Services Branch and Resource Planning Division, under the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Project SWEEP student employment program in the summer of 1973.

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Project SWEEP : report, 1974.

Consists of a ts. (photocopy) report prepared by the Grand River Conservation Authority regarding the activities of students employed in the Administrative, Community Relations, Resource Planning, and Land Management Divisons, under the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Project SWEEP student employment program, in the summer of 1974.

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Experience '77 : year end report.

Consists of a ts. report produced by the Grand River Conservation Authority regarding the activities of students employed in the GRCA Administration, Community Relations, Water Management, and Land Management Divisions, as part of the Ontario Experience '77 employment program.

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Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario : Engineering Department : memorandum and report.

Consists consists of a ts. (photoreproduction) of a memorandum of an investigation by the Hydro-Electric Commission dated June 16, 1938, 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.

Also includes a ts.(photoreproduction) report by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, Engineering Department, showing yearly minimum flow levels measured at various points on the Grand River, 1914-1936. The report is accompanied by a covering letter by O. Holden dated August 13, 1938.

Also present is a letter from the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests Surveys Branch to the Grand River Conservation Commission, dated February 23, 1939 concerning cost allotment by municipality for improvements to the Grand River.

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Conference on river valley development.

Consists of records relating to a conference titled Conference on River Valley Development in Southern Ontario, sponsored by the Ontario Department of Planning and Development, held in London, Ontario, October 13 and 14, 1944. Includes printed conference programme, newsclipping, ts.[drafts and final?] conference paper on Grand River conservation prepared by E.F.Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer, Grand River Conservation Commission, October 13, 1944, and ts. conference resolutions.

Also present are : an advanced proof of a publication titled, Flood Control in Southwestern Ontario, containing papers presented at the annual meetings of the Institute in London, Ont., February 2, 1938; and an article from The Star Weekly, March 18, 1939, titled, "Battling Old Man River," by R.C.Reade, concerning plans to build the Shand Dam on the Grand River.

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Clippings.

Consists of news clippings relating to activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission, and the Grand River Conservation Authority. Also present are the covering letters accompanying clippings: letter from Hugh Templin, Fergus, Ont. to E.F. Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer, Grand River Conservation Commission, April 14, 1954, ; letter from Geo. W. Rayner, Rayner Construction Limited, Leaside, Ont. to E.F.Roberts, December 30, 1954.

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Guelph dam site : topographical map and articles.

Consists of a topographical map produced by the Geographical Section, Department of National Defence in 1939. The map has been annotated to show the Guelph and Eramosa damsites. The annotations may have been made at the design phase of the Guelph dam ca. 1971. Includes a reprint and mockup of an article titled, "Guelph Dam and Reservoir, Ontario," The Canadian Architect, (June, 1977), and an article titled "Guelph Micro-Hydro System," Your Valley (Spring, 1983).

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Forestry and Wildlife : annual report, 1972.

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 operations of the Forestry and Wildlife Branch, which have been affixed to pages in the report.

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Publicity : Clippings : Originals : Large Scrapbooks 1932-1971

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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