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Grand River Conservation Authority : footage : Pond construction, Elora ; Rockwood, Pinehurst, Byng ; Tree planting / Summit Film Productions [for the Grand River Conservation Authority.]

Notes on film contents are contained in canister. The film is a composite of original colour footage selected [in 1977] but not used by Summit Film Productions in the creation of a film titled : GRCA Prologue, May 12, 1978.

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Luther Marsh and Related GRCA movies.

File consists of one DVD transfer of films donated by Adolphos Ridzins. The films include Luther Marsh; Conestogo, Guelph and Woolwich dam construction; reforestation at Conestogo; spring floods; RCMP murder investigation at Luther.

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Shand Dam construction : edited version.

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

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Shand Dam construction / Hugh Templin.

Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of 8 mm film footage of various phases of the construction of the Shand Dam and Lake Belwood, near Belwood, Ont. The footage was taken by Hugh Templin, a commissioner of the Grand River Conservation Commission and editor of the Fergus News Record.

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Shand Dam construction and royal visit, 1939.

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

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Shand Dam construction, 1937-1939.

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

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Hugh Templin movies, no.2.

Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of 8 mm film footage including scenes of the CPR rail yards possibly in Elora or Fergus, Ont.; snow removal activities after a major snowstorm in an unidentified location, possibly Fergus, Ont.; and a building demolition. The footage was taken by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, Fergus, Ont.

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Elora footage, 1950s.

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

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Chicopee archival footage.

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

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Chicopee, 1935-36 and early 1940s.

Consists of a DVD transfer from a videocassette of a film of skiers at the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ont. as it appeared in 1935-36 and in the early 1940s. The maker of the film is identified as Norman Schneider on the original listing provided by the GRCA.

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Lake Erie & Northern : May 8, 1990 and last run, July 31, 1990.

Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette recording of train journeys filmed from the caboose of a train travelling on the Lake Erie & Northern (CPR) rail line from Cambridge to Brantford, Ontario on May 8, 1990 and on the last train run on the line, July 31, 1990. The film shows the track and the natural and constructed areas immediately surrounding it.

The track was subsequently removed and converted to the Grand River Conservation Authority Cambrdige to Paris Rail-Trail in 1994 and the SC Johnson Rail-Trail in 1996 according to information provided by the GRCA on the box listing supplied with the fonds.

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GRCA videocassettes transferred to DVDs.

Contents:

  • Disc A: 1. Grand Valley tornado damage : ground footage, June 4, 1985; 2. Grand Valley Tree Replacement, May 1986; Spring break-up, 1985; 3. Lake Erie shore damage survey, Dec. 3 and 6, 1985.
  • Disc. B: 1. Cambridge channel excavation, 1985; Three Centuries Festival, 1987; 2. Grand Valley tornado damage, 1986; 3. Flood footage : New Hamburg, Guelph Dam, Grand Valley, 1986; 4. Bank erosion : Brantford, March 13, 1986 ; High water, March 19, 1986 ; Bridge demolition, 11th Line, East Garafraxa, Aug. 5, 1986 ; Xmas party, 1986.
  • Disc. C: 1. Abandoned railway line, Cambridge to Brantford, 1988; 2. Abandoned railway line, Cambridge to Lynden, 1988; 3. Chilligo fish kill aftermath, Oct. 21, 1991; 4. Elora Gorge Conservation Authority : raw footage. Disc. D: 1. GRCA information night, Paris, June 5, 1981; 2. Weed harvesting, Pinehurst; stream rehabilitation, Galt Greek; 3. Guelph Dam : micro hydro opening ceremony, 1982. Disc E: 1. GRCA conservation areas : Winter footage, Jan 21, 1985; 2. Grand River, Cambridge to Brantford, Aerial, 1988; 3. Brantford to Middleport area, Aerial, 1988; 4. Middleport to Dunnville-Haldimand, Aerial, 1988; 5. Grand River : Conestogo to Elora, Aerial, 1989; 6. Grand River : Elora to Belwood Lake, Aerial, 1989. Disc. F: 1. Grand River : Belwood Lake to north of Grand Valley, aerial footage, 1989. Disc G: 1. Grand River, Brantford to Keldon, aerial footage, 1989.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : special recognition awards, 1998 to 2003 (disc 2 of 2).

Consists of DVD transfer from videocassette recording of slide-show presentations of the annual Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards, 1998-2003. The slide-shows provide background on award recipients and highlight the environmental activities which led to their selection.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : special recognition awards, 1989 to 1997 (disc 1 of 2).

Consists of DVD transfer from videocassette recording of slide-show presentations of the annual Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards, 1989 to 1997. The slide-shows provide background on award recipients and highlights the environmental activities which led to their selection.

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