Some identifications provided on the verso.

Duplicates 22 of the original 100 slides.

Duplicates 18 of the original 81 slides.

Ms. notes listing film contents are found in film canister.

Consists of 2 ts.(mimeograph and photocopy) letters dated March 13, 1962 and May 4, 1962 concerning proposed dams at Ayr and [West] Montrose, Ont.

Duplicates 19 of the original 36 slides.

Duplicates 7 of the original 39 slides.

Series consists of materials relating to the Forestry and Wildlife Division of the GRCA, including materials created by the GRCA and submitted to the GRCA. Includes a report on a tree planting machine and an Annual Report submitted to the GRCA from the Department of Lands and Forests, Lake Huron District.

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

Consists of ts. correspondence and application forms submitted to the Grand Valley Conservation Authority concerning the construction of ponds on farm properties.

Series consists of three oversize sketches.

File consists of Annual Reports to Grand Valley Conservation Authority from the Department of Lands and Forests, Lake Huron District.

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.

Consists of snapshots and negatives of Hollen Bridge and 6th Line Bridge dated March 1959.

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 (includes Water Conservation) : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Education and Publicity : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Speed Flood Control : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Whiteman Creek : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Recreation (referred to as Conservation Areas Advisory Board on section tab) : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Kitchener-Waterloo Conservation Development : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Reforestation : minutes of meetings; and
• Advisory Board on Dunnville Dams and Weirs : minutes of meetings.

Consists of a clipping from The Telegram [Toronto], concerning flooding on the Grand and other rivers in southwestern Ontario: "Families flee homes as raging rivers rise," Telegram, March 27, 1963,.

Oversize sketch (copy), 23 x 41 cm, tears.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) background documentation and statistical materials which appear to have accompanied a tour of Grand River Conservation Commission sites, conducted on July 10, 1963. The materials include a map which shows reservoirs and member municipalities of the Grand River Conservation Commission.

Consists of a ts. financial statement for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority for the year ended December 31, 1963, prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson Chartered Accountants, Toronto, Ont.

Consists of a ts.brief prepared by the Grand River Conservation Commission to demonstrate to federal and provincial authorities the need for proposed multi-purpose reservoirs and other control work the Grand River Watershed.

Includes four blackline maps of proposed reservoir catchment areas in Ayr and West Montrose, Ont. and flood stage maps of the cities of Brantford, Paris and Galt, Ont., prepared by J.M. Tomlinson & Associates Ltd, Consulting Engineers, January, 1964. Also present are photographs of floodwaters in the Grand River Watershed at Brantford, Galt and Paris, March 20-22,1948.

File consists of a ts. (photocopy) report on projects and activities of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority.

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.

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

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

Some identifications provided on the verso.

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

File consists of one list of members of the Grand River Conservation Commission.

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, 1963-1964.
Also present are correspondence, reports, audited financial statements and site and architectural drawings of the GRCC headquarters at the Shand Dam site, January 15, 1963.

Consists of a ts.brief (iii, 48 p.) prepared by the Grand River Conservation Commission to demonstrate to federal and provincial authorities the need for proposed multi-purpose reservoirs and other control work the Grand River Watershed.

Includes blackline maps of proposed reservoir catchment areas in Ayr and West Montrose, Ont. and flood stage maps of the cities of Brantford, Paris and Galt, Ont., prepared by J.M. Tomlinson & Associates Ltd, Consulting Engineers, January, 1964. Also present are photographs of floodwaters in the Grand River Watershed at Brantford, Galt and Paris, March 20-22,1948.

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 Meeting : minutes, February 27, 1964;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Finance, Rules and Procedure : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Education and Publicity : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Speed Flood Control : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Land Use (includes Water Conservation) : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Recereation : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Kitchener-Waterloo Conservation : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Reforestation : minutes of meetings; and
• Advisory Board on Dunville Dam and Weirs : minutes of meetings.

Consists of a ts. financial statement for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority for the year ended December 31, 1964, prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson Chartered Accountants, Toronto, Ont.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) preliminary study of subsoil and foundations conditions on the site of the proposed Hespeler Conservation Dam on the Speed River, Township of Guelph, Wellington County, Ont., prepared by William A. Trow & Associates Ltd., Weston, Ont. for R.K. Kilborn & Associates, Toronto, Ont. on behalf of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority.

Includes photographs of the damsite which have been pasted into the study and 1 blueline drawing prepared by William A. Trow & Associates Ltd., titled : Inverted Subsoil Stratigraphy, which includes a site plan of the proposed Hespeler conservation dam,

Consists of ts. draft contract documents prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, regarding the construction of the Courtnage Mill Dam on MacKenzie Creek in the Township of Townsend, Ont. Includes information for tenderers, forms of tender and contract agreements, general conditions and specifications. Also includes blueline soil stratigraphic charts prepared by William A. Trow & Associates Ltd.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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 Meeting : minutes, February 16, 1965;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings, which includes an Amalgamation Proposal for the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Grand Valley Conservation Commission ;
• Advisory Board on Finance, Rules and Procedure : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Planning : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Speed Flood Control : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Conservation Services : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Whiteman Creek : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Conservation Areas : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Kitchener-Waterloo Conservation Development : minutes of meetings; and
• Advisory Board on Forestry and Wildlife : minutes of meetings.

Group portraits. Some identifications provided on the verso of one print.

The majority of the slides do not include identifications.

Photographs taken by Hugh Templin of the construction of the Shand dam in 1939-1940 and of the surrounding area. Includes a series of identified snapshots starting with the first day of construction June 20, 1939 to Nov. 1939. Includes individual and group portraits of people.

Series consists of minute books, copies of memoranda, reports and correspondence.

Consists of a ts. financial statement for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority for the year ended December 31, 1965, prepared by Thorne, Mulholland, Howson & McPherson Chartered Accountants, Toronto, Ont.

Includes slides of duck hunter control at Luther Marsh.

File consists of four photograph postcards showing Elore Gorge Park with James Bauer in the foreground wearing a red shirt.

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

Also present are following inserts : blueline drawings of the Laurel Creek Dam site prepared by Kilborn Engineering Ltd., and completed form of tender submitted by Len Ariss and Company Limited, Guelph, Ont.

Consists of ts. contact documents prepared by Kilborn Engineering Ltd., Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority concerning the construction of the Victoria Mill Dam on McKenzie Creek, Township of Townsend, Ont. Includes information for tenderers, forms of tender and agreements, genderal conditions and specifications. Also contains blueline soil stratigraphic charts prepared by William A. Trow & Associates. Inserted photocopies and carbon copies of a contract change order completed by Tidey Construction Co., Hamilton, Ont.

Consists of ts.draft report prepared by Kilborn Engineering, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont for the Grand River Conservation Authority, concerning an appraisal of the Caledonia Dam, Caledonia, Ont. for rehabilitation or possible replacement. A history of the Caledonia Dam is included. Also present are photocopies of photographs and blueline drawings of the general plan of the Caledonia Dam.

Consists of ts. tender procedures and materials and construction specifications prepared by R.E.Winter & Associates Ltd., Toronto, Ont., for the Breslau Hotel, Breslau, Ont. regarding the construction of a sewage stabilization pond and forcemain. Includes blank contract agreement forms and blueline drawings.

Consists of a ts. (photocopy) agenda, reports and supporting documentation for the organizational meeting of the Grand River Conservation Authority Board of Directors, held on October 4, 1966 at Kitchener, Ont.

Consists of a ts. manual of Grand River Conservation Authority Personnel Regulations. Includes organization charts, lists of regulations as they relate to the employment and comportment of personnel, and position descriptions.

Consists of ts.(original, photocopies and carbon copies) of correspondence, reports and briefs concerning projected land purchase and construction costs associated with GRCA proposed dams and reservoirs at West Montrose, Everton, Ayr, Guelph, and Hespeler, Ont.

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 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 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 photocopies of clippings.

Consists of ts. tender documents prepared by the Grand River Conservation Commission for distribution to tenderers, concerning the construction of a reinforced concrete culvert and dam fill on the Columbia Street Dam, in the area of Laurel Creek, Waterloo, Ont. Includes blank contract agreement, tender form, instructions to bidders and specification.

SCSA may refer to the Soil Conservation Society of America.

File consists of a handwritten list giving members of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority executive.

Consists of a printed booklet containing a Province of Ontario Statute titled : The Conservation Authorities Act, Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1960, Chapter 62.; includes amendments 1960-1966.

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 correspondence and staff list.

SCSA may refer to the Soil Conservation Society of America.

File consists of a hand written list of members of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority members.

Colour photocopy of document belonging to E. Kribs.

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

• Advisory Board on Administration (Finance) : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Conservation : minutes of meetings;
• Executive Committee : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Forestry and Wildlife : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Kitchener-Waterloo Conservation Development : minutes of meetings;
• Advisory Board on Speed Flood Control : minutes of meetings; and
• minutes of meetings to appoint Board of Directors to the Grand River Conservation Authority, June-July, 1966.

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

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

Consists of ts. draft report concerning the appraisal of the existing Caledonia Dam and design of a proposed new dam on the Grand River in the Town of Caledonia, Ont., prepared by Kilborn Engineering, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority. Includes photocopies of photographs of the Caledonia Dam site, blueline drawings of the Caledonia Dam prepared by Kilborn Engineering and blueline soil stratigraphic charts prepared by William Trow & Associates.

Consists of a ts. report prepared by V.R. Astrop Ltd., Consulting Engineers, Ancaster, Ont. [on behalf of the Grand River Conservation Authority] for submission to Mr. A.R. Holmes, County Engineer, County of Wellington. The report concerns the feasibility of creating a new composite bridge over the Conestogo River at Drayton, to replace two existing bridges. Includes blueline plan, profile and elevation drawings prepared by V.R. Astrop Ltd.,

Consists of ts. completed tender documents submitted by E.and E. Seegmiller Limited to the Grand River Conservation Authority regarding the construction of a reinforced concrete culvert and dam fill on Columbia Street West, Waterloo, Ont. Inserted are estimates of project costs by Ilmar Kao, GRCA and ts. (photocopies)correspondence and invoices.

Consists of a spiral binder enclosing a blueline topographical property and an aerial photograph of the Shade's Mills Reservoir and Conservation Area, Township of North Dumfries, County of Waterloo, prepared by Peter E. Rhodes and Associates (Canada) Limited for inclusion with a property appraisal by Associated Property Appraisers Limited, Don Mills, Ont., for the Grand River Conservation Authority and the Province of Ontario.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) preliminary report prepared by J.M. Tomlinson and Associates Limited, Consulting Engineers, Burlington, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Authority regarding channel improvements to Fairchild Creek above Brantford, Ontario. Includes blueline drawing of the Fairchild Creek relatocation site plan prepared by J.M. Tomlinson and Associates Ltd., September, 1967.