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Shand operating paid accounts : no. 93 : July, August, September 1957.
File consists of correspondence, invoices and receipts for July-Sept. 1957 to accompany quarterly financial statement found in Shand operating paid accounts file 93A. Includes tax notices for the Township of West Garafraxa, accompanied by a ts. summary. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Special committee meeting, Guelph Ont., March 6, 1957.
File consists of one ts. note concerning late preparation of minutes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Braund D.C. : correspondence, 1957-1958.
File consists of correspondence addressed to E.F. Roberts, the GRCC and D.C. Braund, with replies from D.C. Braund. Includes correspondence relating to supplies, operations, leases and rentals, etc. Includes ts. carbon weekly reports from D.C. Braund to E.F. Roberts, May to August 1957, including Conestogo clearing and fencing reports.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Correspondence : Conestogo farm leases, 1958.
File consists of material relating to farm leases, including short form land leases with attached drawings, correspondence from E.F. Roberts.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence and memoranda to and from E.F. Roberts and P.M. Rogers and others relating to forestry operations of the GRCC. A few 1959 letters are from I. Kao.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts :no. 12, January, February, March 1957.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital accounts for the first quarter of 1957, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 13, April, May, June 1957.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital accounts for the second quarter of 1957, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo Project land clearing contract : paid accounts no. 5-11, January, February and March 1957.
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Annual meeting, Feb. 21, 1958.
File consists of agenda, minutes, supporting documents including financial statements, and related correspondence . Includes and ms. carbon copy of By-Law #1 and ms. Notes. Secretary Treasurer's report for 1958 is also in this file, signed by E.F. Roberts, Chief Engineer and Treasurer and N.R. Drimmie, Secretary. Secretary Treasurer's report for 1957 signed by E.F. Roberts.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo project : roads and bridges.
Mimeograph copies of two documents: 1.) letter to Hon. J.N. Allan, Minister, Dept. of Highways, Ontario from E.F. Roberts, Secretary Treasurer, GRCC, re: "Conestogo Project, Roads and Bridges," dated May 2, 1957; 2.) Announcement by James N. Allan, May 23, 1957, with title "Re the Roads and Bridges Scheme of the Conestogo Project ... ."
Grand River Conservation Commission
Rents and leases general correspondence, 1958.
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, I. Kao, the GRCC and individuals regarding cottage lots, GRCC properties, leases and payments. Includes ms. notes. and instructions by E.F. Roberts concerning replies.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material relating to Conestogo Dam operations supervised by R. Osgathorpe, such as supplies, equipment, maintenance, vehicles, personnel, lessees, forestry, etc. Includes correspondence and memoranda to and from E.F. Roberts.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo service club rentals : Emira Lions Club, Elmira, Ont., 1958.
File consists of correspondence addressed to E.F. Roberts and replied to by him and by I. Kao concerning lease of land for a camp on Conestogo Lake. Includes lease agreements and newspaper clippings.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "L" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts concerning suppliers' accounts, labrador retriever field trials and an inquiry construction of small bridges on the Grand River..
Grand River Conservation Commission
Logging operations, Damascus, Jan. 1956.
File consists of detailed ts. carbon list of timber found on the Damascus property woodlot, with pen and ink map.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "V" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and a supplier.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo service club rentals : Wellington Deanery : Rev. D.D. Ferguson, Palmertson, Ont., 1958.
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts concerning lease of land for a camp on Conestogo Lake.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Miscellaneous equipment, 1957-1958.
File consists of material related to the acquisition of equipment and supplies for GRCC operations. Includes correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, D.C. Braun and suppliers. Correspondence to E.F. Roberts is forwarded to D.C. Braun with EFR's notes and instructions. Includes quotations, product ephemera and catalogues.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "T" correspondence to and from D.C. Braund, signing of behalf of E.F. Roberts, concerning government taxes and cottage lot rentals .
Grand River Conservation Commission
Contents :File consists of "I" correspondence to and from from E.F. Roberts. Correspondents include Imperial Oil and Imperial Bank of Commerce; most replies are issued by D.C. Braund.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 9, April, May, June, 1956.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo Dam capital account for the second quarter of 1956, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo Project land clearing contract : paid accounts no. 1-11, January 1, 1956-March 31, 1956.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital account for the first quarter of 1956, accompanied by receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material relating to determining equipment rental rates. Includes ms. notes by I. Kao and ts. lists of rates from 1956 and 1959.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Minutes, May 10, 1956 to July 16, 1958.
Consists of ts. (mimeographed) minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission, pasted into a bound volume.
Grand River Conservation Authority
File consists of the Forester's Report of 1956, by P.M. Rogers.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Anemograph charts, Jan. 19-Dec. 30, 1957 : Shand Dam.
File Consists of daily charts recording wind speed and direction.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence: one letter to and reply from E.F. Roberts re enumeration for census purposes on lands owned by the GRCC..
Grand River Conservation Commission
Correspondence re rents and leases, 1956.
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the GRCC and individuals regarding cottage lots at Belwood Lake, leases and payments.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 87 : Jan., Feb., March 1956.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for Shand operating accounts for the first quarter of 1956, accompanied by correspondence, invoices and receipts.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Commission project : land leases.
File consists of material relating to properties owned by the GRCC and leased by individuals. Includes completed short form land leases with attached drawings, correspondence and list of lessees.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo service club rentals : Kinsmen's Club, Listowel, Ont., 1958.
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts concerning lease of land for a camp on Conestogo Lake. Includes sketch map.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of one mimeograph document.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 8, January, February, March, 1956.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo Dam capital account for the first quarter of 1956, accompanied by receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 11, October, November, December, 1956.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital accounts for the fourth quarter of 1956, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices. Includes tax notices for the Township of Maryborough and ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo Project land clearing contract : paid accounts no. 3-11, July, August and September 1956.
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo Project : work orders : extra copies : C.A. Pitts General Contractor Limited.
File consists of copies of completed H.G. Acres "Monthly Progress Estimate" forms (oversize sheets).
Grand River Conservation Commission
Consists of photocopies of clippings.
Grand River Conservation Authority
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.
Grand River Conservation Authority
Consists of a letter from J.P. Bruce, Hydrometeorologist, Ontario Department of Planning and Development to E.F. Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer, Grand River Conservation Commission concerning rain gauging stations in the Grand basin. Included with the letter is a seminar paper titled, "Hydrometeorology in Ontario," by J.P. Bruce, presented at the University of Toronto, October 9, 1956.
Grand River Conservation Authority
Weekly and daily gauge cards. Weekly cards: The weekly cards are titled "Gauge and Weather Report" and are present for the following: Conestogo River at Conestogo; Grand River at Waldemar; Nith River at Canning. Daily cards entitled "Daily Report" are present for the following: Galt Gauge Station; Brantford Gauge Station.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo Project land clearing contract : paid accounts no. 2-11, April, May and June 1956.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital account for the second quarter of 1956, accompanied by receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes carbon cover letters for distribution of a Brief re. water resources and regulation in the Grand Valley Watershed as well as a letter, survey and notice of a public meeting held by the Ontario Water Resources and Supply Committee, March 15, 1956.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Grand River Conservation Commission : special meeting, Kitchener, Ont., April 5, 1956.
File consists of material relating to a special meeting held to discuss and finalize plans for new roads, bridges, etc., in the Conestogo Area. Includes correspondence, agenda and report "Roads and bridges, Conestogo project. signed by E.F. Roberts. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 89, Jul., Aug., Sept.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for Shand operating accounts for the third quarter of 1956, accompanied by correspondence, invoices and receipts, ms. calculations, ms. notes, etc.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "R" correspondence to and the GRCC. Includes printing requests and income tax form request from an employee.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Correspondence : re rents, leases (file 2 of 2).
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "E" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including with the Village of Elora.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Etobicoke-Queensway Lions Club : Lake Belwood. 1958
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and others relating to the lease of property by the Etobicoke-Queensway Lions Club, and construction of buildings thereon. Includes outline specifications, blue-prints, drawings and ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of "F" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including suppliers, individuals and the Village of Fergus. Includes product catalogues.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Grand River run-off records, 1956-1958.
File consists of correspondence and monitoring records, ms. and ts. Includes reports from H.A. Cameron to the GRCC, such as "Report on May flood record, Shand Dam" , dated July 4, 1956.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Material relating to activities of P.M. Rogers, Forester, GRCC, including reforestation projects, Lake Belwood woodlands policies and reports, Conestogo land clearing project, employees hired, etc. Includes correspondence, Luther Lake reforestation and woodlot map, newspaper clippings, reports. Includes newspaper article "Men restore Shand forests after 150 years of abuse," Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Thursday June 28, 1956, Section 2, p. 25. Also includes J. Lynton Martin article concerning GRCC reforestation: "Trees and water go together," Forest and Outdoors (April 1957): 16. Includes handwritten notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts relating to purchase of and repairs to tractors and other large equipment. Includes purchase orders, invoices and John Deere catalogues and operator's manuals.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, Ilmar Kao and D.C. Braun. Correspondents include suppliers, the City of Brantford, Bell Telephone re installation of submarine cable under Grand River near Doon, ,
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of "G" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondence include the City of Guelph concerning a sanitary sewer, City of Galt, Globe & Mail, GRCC and individuals. Includes sketch map for beach and boathouse at Belwood and blueline plans for City of Guelph flood control.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "H" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts relating to wages, accounts, supplies, etc..
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "S" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes requests for timber, gravel removal, nursery stock orders, draft quarterly accounting records for the Conestogo Dam project.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Rainfall charts, April 3-Nov. 9, 1956, May 24-Nov. 8, 1957 : Shand Dam.
File Consists of daily charts recording rainfall.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 10, July, August, September, 1956.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo Dam capital account for the third quarter of 1956, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Annual meeting, Brantford, Ont., Feb. 15, 1957.
File consists of annotated agenda, minutes, supporting documents and related correspondence. Includes ts. carbon Chairman's report signed by Marcel Pequegnat, ms. draft financial statements.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "E" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts concerning leases and blasting at the Elora Quarry.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "M" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts relating to a farm rental.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Special meeting : Kitchener City Hall, April 13, 1956.
Contains minutes and meeting notice. Secretary on letterhead is listed E.F. Roberts.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Tractor : re. purchase of, 1956.
File consists of material related to the acquisition of a tractor for GRCC operations. Includes correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and suppliers, quotations, invoices and product ephemera. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Correspondence : re rents, leases (file 1 of 2).
File consists of correspondence relating to properties owned by the GRCC and leased by individuals. Includes ms. notes and drafts. Includes envelope with stamp.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "K" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondents include the City of Kitchener, R.K. Kilborn & Associates, Professional Engineers and the K-W Record.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "Mc" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts concerning leases, employees, etc.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "U" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts as well as carbon copies of letters issued to employees concerning unemployment insurance books.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Grand River Conservation Commission : Conestogo Dam : regulating valve : form of tender.
Consists of ts. tender submission documents prepared by Dominion Engineering Company Limited, Lachine, P.Q. for the Grand River Conservation Commission. Includes completed form of tender, specifications and blueline drawings prepared by the Dominion Engineering Company.
Grand River Conservation Authority
Consists of ts.(carbon copy and mimeograph) tender submission document prepared by the Dominion Bridge Company Limited, Lachine, Quebec for the Grand River Conservation Commission regarding the construction of sluice gates for the Conestogo Dam near Glen Allan, Ont. Includes copy of specifications from the Grand River Conservation Commission.
Grand River Conservation Authority
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.
Grand River Conservation Authority
Automatic rain gauge : monthly report, May-November 1955, April and August 1956 : Shand Dam.
File Consists of monthly charts recording rainfall.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Commission meeting, Brantford, Ont., Jan. 11, 1955.
File consists of minutes, meeting notice and ts. mimeograph list of tenderers for the Conestogo Project.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts; with some replies by J.K. Woodyatt, Assistant Secretary, GRCC. Includes invoices and ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Commission meeting, Brantford, Ont., April 1, 1955.
File consists of a meeting notice.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Commission meeting, Brantford, Ont., January 27, 1956.
File consists of E.F. Roberts file containing agenda and some supporting documentation for a meeting relating to the Conestogo Project. Includes "Miscellaneous steel schedule 1" and "Discharge pipe for regulating valve." Includes ms. note.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of "D" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including the Dept. of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Engineering and Water Branch, concerning gauge charts and gauge recorder sites.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of "E" correspondence to E.F. Roberts: three letters from the Village of Elora.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Inventory of fire equipment : Shand and Luther Areas.
File consists of ts. inventory of all "fire fighting equipment owned by the Grand River Conservation commission", as of June 28, 1955.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "Mc" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts primarily with tenants of GRCC properties.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of "R" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts Correspondents include suppliers and individual inquiries re cottage rentals.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of "A" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts concerning building or bridge parts for sale; also concerning hiring policy for the Conestogo Project. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo Project : work orders 1956-1957 : C.A. Pitts, Dominion Bridge Co. and S. Morgan Smith.
File consists of material relating to work done on the Conestogo Project by general contractors. Includes correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes many reports and graphs of progress, scheduled and actual, by H.G. Acres, also reviews of claims. Includes work orders and invoices as well as ms. notes and annotations.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of payroll sheets.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo Project : contract approval applications.
File consists of correspondence between E.F. Roberts and the Ontario Dept. of Planning and development relating to approval of expenditures for the Conestogo dam project. Includes also I. Kao correspondence, at that time manager of the GRCC.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Grand River Conservation Commission : general file.
File consists of routine correspondence to and from both Ilmar Kao and E.F. Roberts, GRCC Secretary-Treasurers. Correspondents include suppliers and city clerks.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 6, July, August, September, 1955.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital account for the third quarter of 1955, accompanied by receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 7, October, November, December, 1955.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital account for the fourth quarter of 1955, accompanied by correspondence receipts, and invoices. Includes tax notices for the Township of Maryborough and ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Dominion Public Weather office official forecasts.
Official weather forecasts in the form of telegrams, received by the GRCC.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "L" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, relating to land rental
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "N" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, relating to a rental and to Conestogo Project labour.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material relating to activities of P.M. Rogers, Forester, GRCC, including planting, insects, reforestation, etc. Includes correspondence and memoranda between E.F. Roberts and P.M. Rogers, reports, seed catalogue, ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Re-elevations, discharge at Shand.
File consists of E.F. Roberts notes amd memoranda concerning orders for discharge adjustments at the Shand Dam.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 86 , October, November, December 1955(cont'd).
File consists of quarterly financial statement for Shand operating accounts for the fourth quarter of 1956, accompanied by correspondence, invoices and receipts.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Town of Paris : dykes and channel improvements.
File consists of correspondence and cost estimates. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "I" correspondence to and from from E.F. Roberts, concerning farm sale and hiring of labour for Conestogo project.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo Project, Jan. 1, 1955- : C.A. Pitts, General Contractor Ltd..
File consists of correspondence between C.A. Pitts, General Contractor Ltd. and the GRCC relating to all aspects of the former's work done as the general contactor chosen for the Conestogo Dam project. Includes also contracts, blueprints, photographs (damaged), ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo Project : farms and/or buildings sold, 1955-1958.
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, D.C. Braun, the GRCC and others relating to the sale of barns and building to individuals. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine "H" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, relating to land purchases, rentals, and a proposed sewer in Guelph.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Consists of photocopies of clippings.
Grand River Conservation Authority