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Annual meeting, Brantford, Ont., Feb. 15, 1946.
File consists of agenda, minutes, supporting documents including financial statements, and related correspondence. Includes ms. meeting notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Meeting, Brantford, Ont., April 10, 1946.
File consists of annotated agenda, minutes and related correspondence. Includes newspaper clipping.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Meeting, Galt, Ont., Sept. 18, 1946.
File consists of agenda, minutes and meeting notice. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Annual meeting, Galt, Ont., Feb. 21, 1947.
File consists of minutes, annotated agenda, supporting documents including financial statements, and related correspondence. Includes ts. originals of Chairman's address and Secretary Treasurer's reports.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Meeting, Galt, Ont., April 22, 1948.
File consists of annotated agenda, minutes and related correspondence.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Meeting, Grand Valley Dam, Sept. 17, 1948.
File consists of ts. mimeograph and ms. minutes and related correspondence. This was a Special Meeting called to consider a report on low flow regulation .
Grand River Conservation Commission
Annual meeting, Brantford, Ont., Feb. 4, 1949.
File consists of minutes, annotated agenda, supporting documents including financial statements, and related correspondence. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Grand River Conservation Authority [i.e. Grand Valley Conservation Authority] , 1949.
File consists of material relating to the Grand Valley Conservation authority. Includes correspondence to and from the Authority and the GRCC. Includes an agenda for a meeting of representatives of Conservation authorities and O.C.R.A. to discuss forming an Association of Conservation Authorities, with ms. comments from Wm. Philip to E.F. Roberts opposing such an association. Includes ts. mimeograph list of invitations sent for Nith Valley Tour, Aug. 17, 1949. Includes also an undated ts. mimeograph "Brief on conservation submitted by the Grand Valley Conservation Authority to the Select Committee of the Ontario Legislature appointed to gather information on matters pertaining to conservation."
Grand River Conservation Commission
Annual report and Secretary-Treasurer's report, 1952.
File consists of annotated agenda, ts. mimeograph Chairman's and Secretary Treasurer's reports dated Feb. 22, 1952 (for 1951), financial statements dated Dec. 31, 1952 and ms. draft Secretary Treasurer's report, prepared for the Annual meeting, Feb. 17, 1953. Includes annotated agenda for the latter.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Commission meeting, Kitchener, Ont., July 3, 1958.
File consists of minutes and related correspondence.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Commission meeting, Brantford, Ont., May 22, 1959.
File consists of minutes, supporting documents and related correspondence. Includes ms. notes, draft minutes and an Agreement between Grand River Conservation Commission and Grand Valley Conservation Authority.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Commission meeting, Shand Dam, June 17, 1960.
File consists of agenda, minutes, supporting documents and related correspondence. Includes ts. original memorandum re "Conference with the Hon. Alvin Hamilton, Minister Northern Affairs and National Resources" held in Ottawa, March 25, 1960. Includes ms. notes and draft minutes by I. Kao.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of ts. mimeograph and ts. carbon minutes of meetings, including executive meetings, for 1960.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Annual meeting, Feb. 17, 1961.
File consists of agenda, minutes, supporting documents and related correspondence. Includes memoranda from I. Kao to E.F. Roberts accompanied by ms. budget check list for 1960, draft 1961 budget, expenses and revenues re logging and sawmill operations 1959-1960. Includes "Inventory values of buildings and equipment" and ts. carbon report to the Commission by Chairman Geo. F. Fisher. Includes ms. notes and calculations by Ilmar Kao.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of ts. mimeograph and ts. carbon minutes of meetings, including executive meetings, for 1961. Includes third and fourth quarterly financial statements,.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Secretary-Treasurer's report for 1961.
File consists of a copy of the agenda for the annual meeting held Feb. 16, 1962 annotated by I. Kao, accompanied by ts. mimeograph copies of the Chairman's and the Secretary-Treasurer's reports.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Commission meeting, Brantford, Ont., July 5, 1962.
File consists of minutes, supporting documents and related correspondence. Contains ms. notes and calculations by I. Kao.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of ts. mimeograph operating budget for 1963.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Meeting, Kitchener, Ont., June 14, 1963.
File consists of annotated agenda, supporting documents, minutes and related correspondence. Includes Executive Committee material containing extensive ms. notes by I. Kao.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Annual meeting, Galt, Ont., Feb. 21, 1964.
File consists of annotated agenda, supporting documents and minutes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Minutes of Commission meetings, 1964.
File consists of minutes, quarterly financial statements, thermofax copies of memorandum re and minutes of a meeting called by the Minister of Energy and Resources Management concerning the possible amalgamation of the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Grand Valley Conservation Authority.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Annual meeting, 1946 : agenda.
File consists of W. Philip's copy of the agenda for the 1946 annual meeting, marked.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence to Wm. Philip as well as material relating to budgeting, precipitation, runoff, expropriation, and a visit from Melville V. Cohee of the of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. Includes itinerary, ms. original and draft correspondence.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of letter to Wm Philip from F.P. Adams re replies to assessments made to municipalities, dated Sept. 14, 1938.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of Wm. Philip's copies of two letters signed by E.F. Roberts re insurance and an agreement with the CPR re relocation of the railway in its Elora subdivision.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence copies to and from E.F. Roberts re funding for Conestogo Project from provincial and federal governments. .
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material belonging to William Philip relating to GRCC executive committee meetings, to all aspects of business considered and carried out by the GRCC, including projects, operations, finances and personnel. Topics include the Luther project, hydrometric gauging stations and gauge reading, land, tenants, tree planting and forests,
Includes correspondence, agendas, minutes, financial statements, newspaper clippings and reports. Includes ms. notes, possibly for a speech or release, ms. draft Chairman's report for 1951, correspondence with federal and provincial and municipal governments, letters from companies in Galt reporting flood losses. Many items bear ms. annotations by Wm. Philip.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material belonging to William Philip relating to GRCC executive committee meetings, to all aspects of business considered and carried out by the GRCC, including projects, operations, finances and personnel. Topics include Conestogo Dam soil exploration, engineering firm contracts, land acquisition and rental, trees, agreements and relations with federal and provincial governments, Galt hydrographic station, and an ice-jam flooding complaint. Includes correspondence, agenda, minutes, financial statements and legal agreements. Includes Wm. Philip ms. notes and drafts. Includes letter to Wm. Philip expressing regret at his resignation as Chairman, Feb. 23, 1953
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of legal correspondence between Sims, McIntosh, Schofield & Sims and C.C. Fairchild, Ontario Land Surveyor, relating to lands acquired by the GRCC. Includes descriptions of properties and ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Grand River and Tebbutt Estate.
File consists of correspondence between Sims, McIntosh, Schofield & Sims and C.C. Fairchild, Ontario Land Surveyor, relating to lands acquired by the GRCC. Includes descriptions of properties, and C.C. Fairchild signed correspondence copy.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Grand River and William Rodger.
File consists of legal correspondence between Sims, McIntosh, Schofield & Sims and C.C. Fairchild, Ontario Land Surveyor, relating to lands acquired by the GRCC. Includes description of property and ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Reforestation : abstracts from Secretary Treasurer's report, 1957 and 1958.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand and Conestogo operating accounts for quarter ending Sept. 30, 1961.
File consists of mimeograph pages prepared by Scully and Scully
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence (originals and carbons) to and from W.M. Philip, Chairman, GRCC and as well E.F. Roberts, Secretary Treasurer, GRCC, re water flow and level in the Grand River watershed.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Cash journal, 1947 to 1953 inclusive.
One bound volume with title on label pasted to the cover.
Grand River Conservation Commission
One bound volume with title on label pasted to the cover. Contents actually are for 1957, Jan. to June.
Grand River Conservation Commission
One bound volume with running caption title.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Cheque register: operating, 1947 January to Dec. 31st 1951, capital March 1947 to Dec. 31st 1951.
One bound volume with ms. title on flyleaf.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Grand River Conservation Commission
Ledger sheets removed Dec. 31, 1958 : Luther 1950-1954.
One bundle of "balance ledger" sheets.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital accounts : gauge stations no. 3, April, May, June 1959.
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital accounts : gauge stations no. 4, July, August, September 1959.
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital accounts : gauge stations no. 5, October, November, December 1959.
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 2, January to June 30, 1953.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo Dam Project capital account for the first and second quarters of 1953, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes and annotations.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 3, July to December 31, 1953.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo Project capital account for the third and fourth quarters of 1953, accompanied by, receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes and annotations.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 14, July, August, September 1957.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital accounts for the third quarter of 1957, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 15, October, November, December 1957.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital accounts for the fourth quarter of 1957, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices. Includes tax notices for the Townships of Maryborough, Peel.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo capital paid accounts : no. 17, April, May, June 1958.
Contents :File consists of quarterly financial statement for the Conestogo capital accounts for the second quarter of 1958, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
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
Conestogo Project land clearing contract : paid accounts no. 7-11, July, August and September 1957.
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo Project land clearing contract : paid accounts no. 10-11, April, May and June 1958.
File consists of summaries of amounts passed at executive meetings.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Salvage account : no. 5 : accounts paid 1964, July, August, September.
File consists of summaries of salvage account amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Salvage account : no. 6 : accounts paid, 1964, October, November, December.
File consists of summaries of salvage account amounts passed at executive meetings, accompanied by receipts and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 101 , July, August and September 1959.
File consists of material relating to the Shand operating accounts for the third quarter of 1959. Includes summaries of amounts passed at meetings, receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 102 , October, November and December 1959.
File consists of taxation notices, reports and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 105 , July, August and September 1960.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for Shand operating accounts for the third quarter of 1960, accompanied by correspondence (signed E.F. Roberts, Treasurer), receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 106A , October, November and December 1960.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for Shand operating accounts for the fourth quarter of 1960, accompanied by correspondence (signed E.F. Roberts, Treasurer), receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 108 , April, May and June 1961.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for Shand operating accounts for the second quarter of 1961, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 111 , October, November and December 1961.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for Shand operating accounts for the fourth quarter of 1961, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices. Includes tax notices for Townships of East and West Luther paid in 1961.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 111A , October, November and December 1961.
File consists of material relating to the Shand operating accounts for Dec. 1961. Includes summaries of amounts passed at meetings, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no 113, April, May, June, 1962.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for Shand operating accounts for the second quarter of 1962, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices. Includes tax notices for the Township of West Garafraxa.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no 115, October, November, December, 1962.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for Shand operating accounts for the fourth quarter of 1962, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices. Includes tax notices for the Township of West Luther.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no 116, January, February, March, 1963.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for Shand operating accounts for the first quarter of 1962, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Belwood Lake cottage lots rental and miscellaneous correspondence, 1959.
File consists of correspondence to and from I. Kao, the GRCC and individuals regarding Belwood Lake cottage lots, leases and payments. Includes correspondence addressed to E.F. Roberts and copies of replies. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of cancelled insurance policies.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material relating to farm leases, including short form land leases with attached drawings, correspondence from E.F. Roberts and Ilmar Kao and list of lessees.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo operating accounts : no. 2 : April, May, June 1958.
File consists of material relating to the Conestogo operating accounts for the second quarter of 1958. Includes summaries of amounts passed at meetings, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, and invoices. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Conestogo : rental list re camps, service clubs, 1959.
File consists of material relating to leasing land for service clubs and camps. Includes correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and Ilmar Kao from organizations and individuals.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Forestry Department reports, 1959.
File consists of material relating to history and operation of the forestry Department. Includes abstracts from Chairman's and Secretary-Treasurer's reports on reforestation from 1943 to 1958; information about forest policy, planting in East Luther, insects and diseases.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of routine correspondence to and from the Ilmar Kao and to and from E.F. Roberts but handled by I. Kao. Includes correspondence with suppliers, municipalities and service providers. Includes requests for information, a "Developed Water Power Inventory" for the Grand River Watershed dated 1954
Grand River Conservation Commission
Head office correspondence, 1959.
File consists of correspondence to and from I. Kao and E.F. Roberts, the GRCC and others relating to Commission business and operations. Includes inter-office memoranda, I. Kao notes and calculations.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Quotations for equipment etc., 1959.
File consists of material related to the acquisition of equipment and supplies for GRCC operations. Includes correspondence to and from Ilmar Kao, notes from E.F. Roberts, quotations, blueprints and product ephemera. Includes ms. notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 95 : January, February, March 1958.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for Shand operating accounts for the second quarter of 1958, accompanied by correspondence, invoices and receipts.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Shand operating paid accounts : no. 97A : July, August, September, 1958.
File consists of quarterly financial statement for Shand operating accounts for the third quarter of 1958, accompanied by correspondence, invoices and receipts for Aug. to Sept. 1958.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Vehicle service reports, 1959.
File consists of completed "Vehicle Maintenance Report" forms from Dec. 2, 1958 to Dec. 29, 1959. Includes ms. notes and calculations by I. Kao.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Cohen, Abraham, K.C., Toronto.
File consists of correspondence relating to legal matters dated July 16 to Oct. 31 1938 between Abraham Cohen, Barrister, Solicitor, and F.P. Adams, Secretary Treasurer of the GRCC, specifically to drainage of property owned by Beverly Holdings Corporation Ltd.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence between F.P. Adams and Mr. William P. Creager, Hydraulic Engineer, Buffalo, N.Y. re consulting. Includes mention of W.H. Breithaupt.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence between the Village of Fergus and F.P. Adams, Secretary Treasurer of the GRCC relating to assessment of costs to Fergus.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Hydro Electric Power Commission : O. Holden and J. Mackintosh.
File consists of correspondence between the GRCC and the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario. Includes material relating to assessment of costs and subsequent appeals, services and expenses of Hydraulic Dept. staff, report by the HEPC on investigation into alternative dam sites on the Grand River above Fergus dated June 15, 1938.
Grand River Conservation Commission
James, Proctor and Redfern, Consulting Engineers.
File consists of correspondence between James, Proctor and Redfern and F.P. Adams, relating to an application by the former to be retained as consulting engineers on the Grand River conservation project.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Land options : East Garafraxa.
File consists of "Option to Purchase" documents, lists of owners and properties, correspondence copies and ms notes.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Lazier, F.S., Consulting Engineer.
File consists of correspondence to F.P. Adams from F.S. Lazier, Consulting Engineer, re potential service to the GRCC.
Grand River Conservation Commission
McArthur, F., B. Sc., M.E.I.C., Consulting Engineer.
File consists of correspondence from F. McArthur to F.P. Adams and the GRCC proposing himself as chief engineer for the Commission.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence from F.P. Adams to the Mayor of Galt re expenses and Commission meetings.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of one letter to F.P. Adams from the Provincial Secretary declining the invitation to be present at the turning of the first sod on the Grand River Conservation Project at the site of the Shand Dam, July 11, 1939.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material relating to 1941 taxes for property owned by the GRCC. Includes ms. list of buildings by R.H. Smith, ts. carbon lists of properties and taxes, ms. list of land purchases, ts. list of options passed at Commission meetings and one insurance agreement.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of "R" correspondence to and from F.P. Adams. Includes requests for employment, land purchases, supplies etc.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence to and from Rayner Construction Ltd., F.P. Adams and the GRCC relating to all aspects of the former's construction work done at the Shand Dam site. Includes tender documents and lists of men employed on the dam.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of , ts. carbon agreements and specifications relating to test pits and testing at the Shand Dam by G.F. Sterne and Sons Ltd. Includes original and carbon copies of GRCC financial statement for 1938
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of "W" correspondence to and from F.P. Adams, in this case with potential suppliers Chas. Warner and Co. Ltd. and Waterous Ltd.
Grand River Conservation Commission
Young, C.R., Consulting Engineer.
File consists of material relating to soil analysis investigation work on the Shand Dam site to be carried out by C.R. Young. Includes correspondence with F.P. Adams. Includes also an 8 page ts. carbon set of specifications for digging test pits at the dam site,.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of application letters for the post of Resident Operator of the Shand Dam and further correspondence with H.A. Cameron who was awarded the position.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of ms. list of employees and pay rates for 1941 and 1942.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of index to and lists of land purchase. Includes ms. and ts. drafts.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and H.A. Cameron and others relating to GRCC business and operations, including personnel, land, leases, services, water and weather, equipment and vehicles.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of material removed from original files at some later date for an unknown purpose, also material found loose as a result of file box damage. Contains clippings, product ephemera for a fire pump, ts. list of cottage lots leased, one piece of correspondence concerning leasing. The item of correspondence contains Anti-Semitic and racist rhetoric.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of "A" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with Amalgamated Electric Corporation re circuit breakers at the dam, also with H.G. Acres.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts on a variety of topics, with construction equipment supplier W.L. Ballentyne Co. Ltd.; A.A. Baddley re Elora development (mentions of Dana Porter); City of Brantford and with individuals.
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of E.F. Roberts correspondence relating to his own routine Commission business. Includes expenses summary, invitation to the opening of the Kiwanis Club Camp on Lake Belwood, sketch, news clipping re hunting at James Bay, pamphlet from the Izaak Walton League of America dated July 1945, "A National Water Policy: Water the Orphan: a Discussion of the basic factors involved in All River Developments," and an ms. fisherman's grace, "offered at this season by W. P." [William Philip].
Grand River Conservation Commission
File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and H.A. Cameron and others relating to GRCC business and operations, including personnel, land buildings, leases, services, water and weather, equipment and vehicles. Includes a report on the tree planting machine by H.A. Cameron, Sept. 26, 1945.
Grand River Conservation Commission