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Grand River Conservation Commission fonds. File
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P.M. Rogers : weekly reports.

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.

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J10.

"J" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, in this case J.M. Jordan, County Engineer re the proposed new County Bridge at Blair, requesting comments and future flood crest information. Includes blue-line print plan of proposed bridge and road diversions. Includes map "Plan of proposed bridge and road diversions at Blair : lot 9 : Beasley's old survey, Township of Waterloo."

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Luther.

William Philip's copies of material relating to the Luther Marsh Dam project. Includes correspondence, reports, an agreement, map [Lake Superior showing northern Ontario, including Sault Ste. Marie, and northern Michigan] and minutes. Includes notes by William Philip on some correspondence.

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Maps: Two maps, one showing lands required in the Township of east Garafraxa, October 13, 1939, attached to a second map showing interference with roads, West Garafraxa Township, by the Grand River Conservation Commission for the Shand Dam, November 12, 1941.

Two oversized rolled maps attached to each other: map of interference with roads, West Garafraxa Township by the Grand River Conservation Commission for the Shand Dam, by Herbert Johnston, Ontario Land Surveyor, November 12, 1941, shows property ownership. Second attached map showing lands required in the Township of East Garafraxa, County of Dufferin, by C.C. Fairchild, Ontario Land Surveyor October 13, 1939. Includes the Belwood area.

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Maps: Two maps, one showing lands required in the Township of east Garafraxa, October 13, 1939, attached to a second map showing interference with roads, West Garafraxa Township, by the Grand River Conservation Commission for the Shand Dam, November 12, 1941

Two oversized rolled maps attached to each other: map of interference with roads, West Garafraxa Township by the Grand River Conservation Commission for the Shand Dam, by Herbert Johnston, Ontario Land Surveyor, November 12, 1941, shows property ownership, and is annotated in pencil with notes regarding incidents including an airplane crash and deaths due to drowning. Second attached map showing lands required in the Township of East Garafraxa, County of Dufferin, by C.C. Fairchild, Ontario Land Surveyor October 13, 1939. Includes the Belwood area.

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M. Pequegnat.

File consists of outgoing correspondence from E.F. Roberts to Marcel Pequegnat relating to expenses and taxes. Includes expense summaries.

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G7.

"G" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and others, primarily concerning the Village of Grand Valley and pollution of the Grand River there. Correspondents on this topic include the Ontario Dept. of Health and W. Philip. Includes a sketch map by H.A. Cameron of Grand Valley Village contamination plan. Also includes correspondence with the Dept. of Lands and Forests concerning fire hazards on the Commission tree planting around Belwood Lake. Also includes routine correspondence concerning gauge reading and insurance.

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Luther Marsh management plan : maps.

Two items - an aerial image of the Luther Marsh Wildlife Management Area compiled from aerial photography flown 1979-1980; it has markings in red and blue ink and is titled, "5 yr. plan." The other item is "Luther Marsh Wildlife Management Area," black-line map with title: "Wildlife swamps, non-forestry priority." Includes highlighting, annotations relating to tree information.

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Ontario Municipal Board : Grand River assessment appeals.

File consists of material relating to appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board from municipalities concerning costs assessed against them by the GRCC. Includes ts. copies of appeals from individual municipalities, and supporting documentation including:

  • "Summary assessment reports of Messrs. James Mackintosh and J. Morris", April 18, 1934 and Feb. 23, 1939;
  • "GRCC, Assessment of costs: details";
  • correspondence from the Ontario Dept. of Lands and Forests surveys branch concerning assessment costs dated Feb. 23, 1939,
  • Mackintosh and Morris' report dated April 18, 1934;
  • Copy of report on Grand River Conservation Project, prepared by T.H. Hogg ..., L.V. Rourke, Surveyor general of Ontario.

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Untitled file.

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.

  • Includes correspondence to and from P.A. Ballachey and E.F. Roberts, respectively secretaries of the GRCC.
  • Includes ts. carbon lists of farms and houses rented, correspondence concerning rents, catalogue of generators, ts. carbon copy of the minutes of the GRCC Nov. 5, 1942 announcing the appointment of E.F. Roberts as Secretary-Treasurer, pencil sketch of Con. V, lot 8 showing beach lots and bathing areas, list of invitees to the dam opening.
  • Includes correspondence with the C.P.R. and a telegraph re the first train to pass over the new location, March 18, 1942 (from 5B-23), list of accounts re track laying near Fergus, correspondence concerning insurance and a job application.

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Untitled file.

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.

  • Includes correspondence to and from P.A. Ballachey and E.F. Roberts, respectively secretaries of the GRCC.
  • Includes Wartime Prices and Trade Board "Notice of Disapproval of Application to Sell Farm Machinery and Equipment" concerning Beatty Bros. application to purchase a deep Well Pump for the GRCC. Correspondents include the R.C.A.F. re photograph use, individuals re road closures and properties, Wellington County Fish and Game Protective Association re conservation, from Hugh Templin re expenses incurred over a period of years on Commission business, Dept. of National Revenue re National Defence Tax.
  • Includes a letter about a road closure, Jan. 28, 1943.
  • Includes a publication: "Industrial Survey of Brantford, Ontario, Canada prepared by Brantford Industrial Commission with the co-operation of The Canadian National Railways, Sept. 1943; and documents as follows: 2 p. ts. carbon history of the Commission and the dam, dated June 22, 1943; ts. carbon minutes of Commission meeting March 25, 1943 (some of the correspondence comprises attachments to these minutes); ts. lists of properties (previous owner, purchase price etc.).
  • Includes clippings.

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E. F. Roberts, Brantford.

File consists of material relating to E.F. Robert's work as Secretary-Treasurer of the GRCC.

  • Includes correspondence concerning visits, meetings and presentations given by him on conservation.
  • Includes background research material including information received from the Ontario Dept. of Planning and Development in the form of reports on other conservation authorities, briefs and pamphlets concerning flood control and river valley development.
  • Includes also issues of periodicals, offprints and reprints, including "Conservation and post-war rehabilitation: a report prepared by the Guelph Conference on the Conservation of the Natural resources of Ontario, February 1942," Robert F. Legget "Conservation and sanitation: a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Institute on Sewerage and Sanitation ... 1943," "A plan to grow wealth and eliminate waste" by the Grand Valley group of Engineers,
  • Includes E.F. Roberts ms. and ts. notes for an address on conservation given to the Ontario Municipal Association, Aug. 28, 1947. Includes a 9 page mimeograph document dated Jan. 28, 1946: "Grand Valley Authority" that has an organization chart as a cover page.

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Department of Planning and Development, 1951.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the Dept. of Planning and Development on a variety of topics. Correspondents include

  • A.H. Richardson, Chief Conservation Engineer, Department of Planning and Development concerning elevation datum used at the gauge station at Brantford, work of the commission in general and discharge records for 1947 and 48 as a basis for storage need forecasting;
  • A.E.K. Bunnell, Consultant, Community Planning Branch, Dept. of Planning & Development concerning enforcement of the Grand River Act.

Includes a copy of an address by A.E.K. Bunnell "Introducing Seminar Town Planning Problems" at the Conference of the Federation of Canadian Mayors and Municipalities, London, Ont., June 12, 1951.

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