Map of the Grand Valley Watershed, created November 16, 1950 by Grand Valley Conservation Authority.

Consists of a printed copy of Province of Ontario Statute 1946, Ch. 11, An Act to Provide for the Establishment of Conservation Authorities for the purposes of the Conservation, Restoration and Development of Natural Resources, other than Gas, Oil, coal and Minerals and for the Prevention of Floods and Water Pollution (short title : Conservation Authorities Act, 1946), with 1947 mimeograph revisions tipped in.

Several 9 page tss. (thermal copy) booklets describing the organization, purpose and activities of the Grand Valley Conservation authority. Includes the master copy.

Consists of a ts. (photocopy) information package probably distributed in conjunction with an information meeting of the Grand River Conservation Commission, March 20, 1964 concerning the proposed Ayr and Montrose dams and reservoirs. The package provides an overview of the purpose and responsibilities of the Grand River Conservation Commission together with statistical information and maps.

Contents : consists of a ts.(carbon copy) circular letter dated Sept., 1931 issued by Fred I. Grobb, Secretary, The Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, announcing a meeting to be held at Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener, Ont. on Sept. 24, 1931.

Consists of a ts.(photocopy) report submitted to the President of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade by the Development Committee, probably for presentation at a Grand River Valley Boards of Trade meeting on August 30, 1933 The report is in the form of an unsigned letter; Committee reports normally accompanied the GRVBT minutes of meetings. The report concerns river flow and sewage disposal on the Grand River.

Consists of ts.minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1946-1949.
Also present are GRCC membership lists for 1947 and 1948, correspondence, reports, and audited financial statements.

Consists of ts.minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1950-1954.
Also included are correspondence and reports. Enclosed are : annual audited financial statements of the GRCC for the years ended December 31, 1949-1953.

Contains ts.(mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1961-1962.
Also present are a list of executive officers and commissioners for 1962, correspondence, reports, and audited financial statements.

Contains ts. (mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1965- 1966. Also includes booklet titled Annual Reports 1965 containing ts. annual reports of the chairman, secretary-treasurer and chief forester.
Also present are memoranda, reports and audited financial statements.

Series consists of minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission Executive Committee. Also includes copies of legislation from the Province of Ontario, correspondence and memoranda.

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission, pasted into a bound volume.

Consists of ts.(mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission, pasted into a bound volume. Also present are memoranda, and notes of meetings between members of the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Grand Valley Conservation Authority.

Contains ts.(mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume.
Also present are copies of a press release dated August 31, 1965 concerning the amalgamation of the Grand River Conservation Commission and Grand Valley Conservation Authority; budget estimates; organizational chart dated January 1, 1964 showing the administrative and organizational structure of the GRCC; and staff list.

Series consists of minutes of the general meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority (GVCA) together with minutes of the GVCA Executive Committee. Includes minutes of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority Advisory Boards, whose number and official names varied over time. The name order of these bodies also varied, e.g. the Advisory Board on Recreation also appears as the Recreation Advisory Board.

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume.

The volume is divided into the following sections :

• General Meetings : minutes, which includes Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Annual Meetings : minutes, April 17, 1950, April 26, 1951 and April 22, 1952;
• Executive Commitee : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Soils and Water : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Recreation : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Education and Publicity : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Farm Ponds and Small Dams minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Rules and Procedures : minutes of meetings; and
• Advisory Board on Reforestation : minutes of meetings.

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into the following sections :

• General Meetings : minutes (Annual Meeting is not specifically identified in this volume);
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Finance, Rules and Procedure : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Land Use : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Recreation : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Land Use: minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Education, and Publicity : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Speed Flood Control : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Reforestation : minutes of meetings; and
• Miscellaneous which includes Advisory Board on Recreation, Advisory Board on Reforestation and Advisory Board on Soils and Water : minutes of joint meetings;
• Advisory Board on Pollution : minutes of meeting;
• Advisory Board on Nith Valley Flood Control : minutes of meeting; and
• Brant Flood Control Survey : minutes of meeting.

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into the following sections :

• General Meetings : minutes, which also includes a list of GVCA regulations made under the Conservation Authorities Act (Annual Meeting is not specifically identified in this volume);
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Finance, Rules and Procedures : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Land Use (includes Water Conservation Advisory Board) : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Education and Publicity : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Whiteman-Kenny-Horner Creek : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Speed Flood Control : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Recreation : minutes of meetings;
• Minutes of Joint Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Grand Valley Conservation Commission, February 8, 1962; and
• Advisory Board on Fish and Wildlife : minutes of meetings.

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into the following sections:

• Board of Directors : minutes of meetings, which include the inaugural meeting of the newly formed Grand River Conservation Authority, October 4, 1966 and provide details concerning the election and appointment of officers;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Flood Control and Water Conservation Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Services Advisory Board : minutes of meetings; and
• Forestry and Wildlife Advisory Board : minutes of meetings.

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 consist of Grand River Conservation Authority Annual Meeting : Minutes, February 27, 1974;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Hearings [empty section];
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Information and Education Advisory Board : minutes of meetings; and
• Miscellaneous, which includes the following : Ontario Pioneer Community Foundation : minutes of meeting; Award Selection Committee : minutes of meeting; Land Use Planning Conference : minutes of meetings; Chicopee-Natchez Hill meeting : record of attendance; and Long-Range Planning Policies : Special Committee : minutes of meeting.

Contents :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;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings [empty section];
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings [empty section];
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Information and Education Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous, which includes the following : GRCA Special Committee : list of attendees at Township of West Garafaxa Council meeting, October 7, 1974; Long Range Planning Committee : ms. certification of attendance, September 5, 1974 and October 10, 1974; and Personnel Committee : report.

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 consists of Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 25, 1976.;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Information and Education Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees which include the following : Environmental Assessment of Water Control Structures in the Grand River Watershed : Ad-Hoc Committee : minutes of meetings; Guelph Water Management Project : Opening Committee : minutes of meeting; Channel Improvements and Flood Plain Study for Grand River in Galt-Cambridge : list of attendees, April 21, 1976; Guelph Opening Committee : minutes of meetings; Kortright Committee : minutes of meetings; and Ad-Hoc Committee on Study of the Water Management Levy : minutes of meeting.

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 consists of the Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 23, 1977;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous, which includes the following : Subcommittees of the Environmental Assessment of Water Control Structures in the Grand River Watershed Committee : minutes of meetings; Chicopee Committee : minutes of meetings; Finance Committee : minutes of meetings; and Citizens Advisory Committee : minutes of meetings.

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;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board [empty section];
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Committee concerning the Waterloo Region Review Commission : minutes of meetings; Subcommittees of the Environmental Assessment of Water Control Structures in the Grand River Basin : minutes of meetings; Finance Committee : minutes of meetings; Cambridge Valley Land Committee : minutes of meetings; Committee for the Special Recognition of Individuals : minutes of meetings; Steering Committee on Land Use : minutes of meetings; and Audit Committee : minutes of meetings.

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 (the section tab is labelled Annual Meeting but consists of other general meetings only);
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board [empty section];
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Apps' Mill Advisory Committee : minutes of meetings; Audit Committee : minutes of meetings; Committee for the Special Recognition of Individuals and Historical Events : minutes of meetings; Special Committee on Water and Related Land Use : minutes of meetings; and Kortright Committee : minutes of meetings.

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 Membership : minutes of meetings, which include Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 25, 1981; and Executive Committee : minutes of meetings.

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 Membership : meetings, which include Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 22, 1989;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Cottage Lot Review Committee : minutes of meetings; Audit Committee : minutes of meetings; Joint meeting of the Land Use Advisory Board and the Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes, May 30, 1989; and Special Recognition Subcommittee.

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;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Special Recognition Subcommittee : minutes of meetings; Apps' Mill Committee : minutes of meetings; and City of Guelph : meeting regarding budgeting, November 26, 1991.

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 includes Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, February 26, 1992;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Orientation meeting for new members, February 11, 1992; Audit Committee : minutes of meetings; and Agroforest Committee : minutes of meetings, including supporting documentation.

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 Membership : minutes of meetings;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Special Recognition Subcommittee : minutes of meetings; Clean Up Rural Beaches (CURB) programme : report of tour, August 25, 1993; Luther Marsh Sub-Committee : minutes of meeting.

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 Membership : minutes of meetings;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Water Management Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Land Use Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Conservation Areas Advisory Board : minutes of meetings;
• Community Relations : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous Committees, which include the following : Membership Re-organization Committee : minutes of meetings; Clean Up Rural Beaches (CURB) Programme : report of tour, August 25, 1994; and Luther March Technical Working Committee : minutes of meeting.

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 Membership : minutes of meetings, which include Grand River Consevation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, January 15, 1999;
• Planning and Operations Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Administration, Finance and Personnel : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous, which include the following : Audit Committee : minutes of meetings; and Ad Hoc Committee for the 5th Anniversary of the Grand River as a Canadian Heritage River : minutes of meetings.

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 Membership : minutes of meetings;
• Planning and Operations Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Administration, Finance and Personnel : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous, which includes the following : Special Recognition Committee : minutes of meeting; and Ad Hoc Committee for the 5th Anniversary of the Grand River as a Canadian Heritage River : minutes of meeting.

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 Membership : minutes of meetings, which include Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, July 28, 2000;
• Planning and Operations Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Administration, Finance and Personnel Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous, which includes the following : Special Recognition Committee : minutes of meetings; and Membership Review Committee : minutes of meetings.

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 Membership : minutes of meetings, which include Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, January 12, 2001;
• Planning and Operations Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Administration, Finance and Personnel : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous, which includes the following : Audit Committee : minutes of meetings.

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 Membership : minutes of meetings, which include the Grand River Conservation Authority : Annual Meeting : minutes, January 11, 2002;
• Planning and Operations Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Administration, Finance and Personnel Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous, which includes the following : Audit Committee : minutes of meeting; By-Law Review Committee : minutes of meetings; and Insurance Review Committee : minutes of meetings.

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into sections which include :

• General Membership : minutes of meetings, which include a copy of the Grand River Conservation Authority 2004 budget booklet;
• Planning and Operations Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Administration, Finance and Personnel Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Miscellaneous, which includes the following : Audit Committee : minutes of meetings; Special Recognition Committee : minutes of meetings.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 27, 1974. Also includes agenda of the 1974 Annual Meeting and GRCA membership list.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 22, 1978. Also includes agenda of the 1978 Annual Meeting and list of GRCA members.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. budget information for the Annual Meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority, February 22, 1989. Includes agenda of the 1989 Annual Meeting, and list of GRCA members. Document has been briefly annotated, possibly by Mac Coutts, General Manager of the GRCA.

Series consists of records relating to long-term planning and strategy committees. Includes reports and background information.

Consists of ts. annual financial statements of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority for the years 1952-1954, and 1957-1965, prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson, Chartered Accountants, Toronto, Ont.

Consists of a ts. (carbon copy) audit report of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority for the period January 1, 1962 to December 31, 1962, prepared by T.H. Allan, Auditor, Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, on April 26, 1963.

Consists of a ts. financial statement of the Grand Valley Conservation Foundation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1974, prepared by Clarkson, Gordon Chartered Accountants, Kitchener, Ont. Includes covering letter.

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.

Consists of ts. materials produced by the Grand River Conservation Authority for use by teachers. An accompanying set of 19 slides titled : An Introduction to Resource Management, is present.

Consists of ts. materials relating to the opening of a micro-hydro demonstration project on the Speed River at the Guelph Dam, near Guelph, Ont. Includes correspondence, agenda, minutes of meetings held in preparation for the opening, ts. corrected draft of text for opening ceremony and a printed opening ceremony leaflet. The file probably belonged to Ralph Beaumont who at the time served as Information Supervisor of the GRCA Communications Division. The front of the file folder contains ms. notes concerning the opening.

Consists of materials relating to flood emergency preparedness and warnings by the Grand River Conservation Authority. Includes ts.(carbon copy) flood advisory bulletin, issued by the GRCA, March 22, 1972; ms. draft and ts.(photocopy) correspondence between the GRCA and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources regarding flood control on the Grand River; ts. list of operators of GRCA water control structures; graphs of Shand Dam lake levels and inflow values, April, 1972; and ts. recommendations of the GRCA Water Management Advisory Board, June 16, 1972.

Also contains newspaper clippings.

Consists of materials relating to Grand River Conservation Authority flood emergency management planning and procedures. Contains correspondence to and from the GRCA concerning flood emergency preparedness, including notices of meetings of the GRCA with representatives of member municipalities, provincial flood co-ordinators and regional and provincial police forces.

Also includes ms. and ts. test messages, and actual flood warning advisories issued during a period of rising water levels on the Grand and its tributaries, March 21-23, 1980. Also present : newspaper clipping, and computer print-out of flow projections at various sites on the Grand River.

Consists of ts. and ms. river watch reports and transcripts of telephone calls regarding ice, water flow and flood conditions on the Grand River and its tributaries. Also includes ms.and ts.(original and photocopy) test and actual flood warning advisory messages issued by the Grand River Conservation Authority to member municipalities and police forces.

Consists of ms. transcripts of telephone calls received from observers of river levels. Also includes ms. and ts.(photocopy and original ) flood warning messages issued by the Grand River Conservation Authority to the Waterloo Regional Police Force.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 176 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [3], Appearances; [i]-iii Index; [668]-839.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearing, 212 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; i, Index; 1401-1610.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 67 pages (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; i, Index; 1612-1676.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 196 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; i, Index; 2173-2366.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 207 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [2] Appearances; [1], Index; 3875-4079.

Consists of ts. transcripts of hearings, 199 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; [1] Index; 4082-4278.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 218 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [1], Index; 4280-4496.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 218 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [1], Index; 5006-5222.

Conists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 108 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [1], Index; 5675-5781.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 198 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [1], Index; 6000-6196.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 296 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [2], Appearances; i-ii, Index; 6251-6543.

Consists of 1 volume of ts. transcripts of hearings, 229 pages, (photocopies). Pagination : [1], Appearances; [1], Index; 6545-6719.

Series consists of sundry GRCA personnel policies, regulations, position descriptions, staff guidelines and procedures.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Series consists of records accumulated and used by Ilmar Kao, Secretary, Grand River Commission.

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.

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.

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.

Consists of ts. correspondence and reports accumulated by Ilmar Kao in his capacity as Assistant General Manager of the Grand River Conservation Authority concerning GRCA flood control operations and warning systems prior and subsequent to the Grand River flood, May, 1974.

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).

Consists of ts. fact sheet concerning the history and development of the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Series consists of several pieces of correspondence extracted from the correspondence files of the Grand River Conservation Commission.

One letter, ts. carbon.

One letter (6 leaves), ts. mimeograph, signed.

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.

Consists of a ts.(photocopy) annual report of the Forestry and Wildlife Branch of the Grand River Conservation Authority Land Management Division.

Consists a ts.(photocopy) annual report of the Forestry and Wildlife Branch of the Grand River Conservation Authority. Appendices contain information regarding reforestation, nursery stock maintenance and wildlife, including waterfowl managment.

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.

Also present are June, 1969 editions of the Gorge Park News and the Conservation Clarion.

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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.

Consists of ts.draft contract documents for the construction of a dam and reservoir on Laurel Creek in the Township of Waterloo, Ont., prepared by Kilborn Engineering Ltd. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. Includes instructions to tenderers, forms of tenders and agreements, contract conditions, and specifications. Also contains photocopies of soil stratigraphic graphs and charts of the Laurel Creek Dam site.

Inserted are : blueline drawings of the Laurel Creek Dam, prepared by Kilborn Engineering Ltd.; and cover letter from Kilborn Engineering to the Grand Valley Conservation Authority.

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.

Consists of ts. contracts documents prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority concerning the removal of silt from the Wellesley Pond, Wellesley, Ont. Includes form of tender, specifications, contract form, general conditions. A blueline drawing of the Wellesley Reservoir prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates, Ltd., December 21, 1954 is inserted.

Consists of ts. contract documents prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority regarding the construction of a footbridge and road culvert at the Byng Island Conservation Area near Dunnville, Ont. Includes instructions to tenderers, forms of tender and agreement, general conditions and specifications. The form of tender has been completed by Doly Construction Ltd., Galt, Ont., July 10, 1959. Includes a blueline drawing of the Byng Island footbridge by R.K.Kilborn & Associates.

Folder containing material relating to the Rockwood Mill. Includes a report with tile "Preservation Plan for the Rockwood Mill" by Elizabeth Kruse dated July 4 1977, that contains 33 b&w photographs pasted in. Also includes a pamphlet entitled Rockwood Conservation Area : Times Past to Times Present, ca. 1975; a Harris Woolen Mill floor plan and number key, 1974; a topographical view; two original sketches.

Consists a ts. (photocopy) resource management plan for the Caledonia Conservation Area prepared by the Grand River Conservation Authority Division of Planning. Includes blueprints drawn by D.E. Bradley, Division of Planning, of development proposals for the Caledonia Conservation Area.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) reference manual to floodplain mapping on the Grand River and its tributaries, prepared by Chris Hart, Grand River Conservation Authority, Policy and Planning Department. The manual is divided into 27 sections which include the Grand River floodplain and the floodplains of its various tributaries.

Inserted : a ts. (photocopy) joint Province of Ontario and Government of Canada publication titled, Canada-Ontario Flood Damage Reduction program : Amending agreement number 1 to an agreement respecting flood risk mapping and other flood damage reduction measures in the Province of Ontario, March 31, 1978, rev. November 5, 1982, amended November 14, 1985.

Consists of a binder containing ts.(photocopy) proceedings of public participation meetings held at Kitchener, Cambridge, Elora and Brantford, Ontario, during May, 1977. The proceedings concern environmental assessment of water control structures on the Grand River. Also includes briefs submitted by individuals and organizations involving environmental issues related to water control structures on the Grand.