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Sound Recordings : Audio Reels

Series consists of sound recordings produced for internal and external use, for development, education and promotion, some meant to accompany slide shows. Also includes recordings of annual reports.

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Organization and Administration

Series consists of records concerning the organizational structure and functions of the Grand River Conservation Authority and its predecessors, the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Grand Valley Conservation Authority. Includes lists of organization members.

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Minutes, January to June, 2006 (file 1 of 4).

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Authority. The volume is divided into sections which include :

  • General Membership, containing minutes of meetings;
  • Planning and Operations Committee containing minutes of meetings;
  • Administration, Finance and Personnel Committee, containing minutes of meetings;
  • Miscellaneous, which includes the following: Audit Committee minutes and attachments, Special Recognition Committee minutes, GRCA and Belwood Lake Cottagers' Association and Conestogo lake Cottagers' Association joint meeting minutes, and Alternative Energy Ad Hoc Committee agenda.

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Minutes, July-December 2008 (file 1 of 4).

Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into sections which include: Committee of the Whole; General Membership; SPA Authority; Special Recognition; Audit Committee.

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Grand Valley Conservation Foundation.

File consists of one photograph showing members of the Grand River Conservation Foundation.

Left to right: Betty Schneider, Laverne Asmussen, James Sare, Donald Noble, Hector Stewart, Robert Haworth, Jim Robinson, Jim Bauer. Identification from verso.

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Maps and Plans

File consists of maps created by, or relevant to, the GRCA. Includes an historic conservation map, as well as a historic watershed act.

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Grand River Conservation Authority Library

The Grand River Conservation Authority Library was donated in 2005, accompanying the archival records of the Authority and its predecessors.

The Library was maintained at the GRCA headquarters for reference and research use and consists of works by and about the GRCA, including both internal and external reports and studies, periodicals, and monographs.

Unpublished library items are described as part of the GRCA archives while published items are catalogued as print material and are listed in the library catalogue.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Shade's Mill Dam : subsurface investigation report.

Consists of a ts. report to J.M. Tomlinson Associates, Consulting Engineers, Burlington, Ont., concerning subsurface conditions at the proposed Grand River Conservation Authority dam site at Shade's Mills, Township of North Dumfries, County of Waterloo, Ont., prepared by H.Q. Golder & Associates, Cooksville, Ont. Includes soil analyses and drawings of soil stratigraphy sections.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River Dam, City of Guelph, Ont. : contract documents for sluice gates : instructions to tenderers, forms and specifications, February, 1957.

Consists of ts.contract documents for the construction of sluice gates for the Wellington Street dam on the Speed River in the City of Guelph, prepared by R.K. Kilborn & Associates Ltd., Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority.

Includes instructions to tenderers, form of tender, general conditions and specifications. Also includes advertisement from the Daily Commercial News and Building Record, (undated) notifying prospective tenders of the closing date for bidding for the supply and installation of sluice gates for the dam, and a letter from Ardelt Industries of Canada Limited to the Grand Valley Conservation Authority.

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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : Speed River : general contract for the construction of a dam on the Speed River, in the City of Guelph, Ont. : instructions to tenderers, forms and specifications.

Consists of ts.contract documents prepared by R.K. Kilborn, Consulting Engineerings, Toronto, Ont., April 11, 1957 for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority regarding the construction of a dam on the Speed River, Guelph, Ont. Includes forms of tenders and agreements, and specifications. Two completed tender forms from C.A.Scharfe Limited, Toronto, Ont.are present.

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Apps' Mill Conservation Area : interpretive centre : tender specifications .

Consists of ts. (photocopy) tender specifications concerning work and materials for firms submitting tenders for the erection of an interpretive centre at App's Mills Conservation Area, Robinson Road, Brantford Township, Brant County, Ont. By Lingwood Robertson, Architects and Engineers, Kitchener, Ont. and Yuska & Wenzel Limited, Mechanical and Electrical Consultants, Kitchener, Ontario.

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Damascus Conservation Area : master plan : draft.

Consists of a ts. draft (photocopy) of a master plan for the Damascus Conservation Area, Damascus, Ontario, prepared by Wayne MacMillan, Research Biologist, Resource Planning Division, Grand River Conservation Authority, in January, 1980. Includes photocopies of maps of the site.

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Carolinian Canada : trees and shrubs.

Consists of a ts. report on trees and shrubs found in the Carolinian zone of southern Ontario, prepared for the Grand River Conservation Authority by Jim Roth, June 16, 1990. Includes photocopies of drawings of leaf specimens.

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Government of Ontario : recreation supply inventory.

Consists of a Government of Ontario computer print-out of a recreation supply inventory which displays the location of various recreational sites by municipality and/or county in southern Ontario. Also present is a blackline map titled, Grand River Basin : Water Management Study : Water Based Recreational Facilities.

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Grand River Conservation Commission : tour, July 10, 1963 : showing reservoirs and member muncipalities.

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.

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Land Use Planning Conference sponsored by the Grand River Conservation Authority, Waterloo Motor Inn, Waterloo, Ont., March 21, 1973 : staff presentation.

Consists of 4 ts. (original and photocopies) papers presented by Grand River Conservation Authority staff members at a Land Use Planning Conference sponsored by the GRCA at the Waterloo Motor Inn, Waterloo, Ont., March 21, 1973.

The papers are titled :

  • "Overview of the Authority," by N. Oldfield, Chief, Forestry and Wildlife;
  • "Water resource management in the Grand River Basin," by C.W. Stevens, Manager, Water Resource Engineering;
  • "The Authority's Regulations and Stream Valley Land Program, " by E. Lemp, Director of Planning; and
  • "Grand River Conservation Authority's Role in Municipal Planning," by D. Farley, Land Use Planner.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : water control, 1967.

Consists of a binder containing materials relating to the operation and maintenance of water control structures employed in the Grand River Conservation Authority flood control and low flow augmentation systems. The binder is divided into the following sections :

  • Work Programs, which includes photocopies of correspondence and budget statements regarding water control structures; Inspections, including reports and invoices for water control structure inspections for 1967;
  • Regulations including instructions from the Ontario Department of Energy and Resources Management; and
  • Reports, including photocopies of correspondence and reports on flood warning systems and water control structure maintenance.

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Damage studies found in various GRCA commissioned reports.

Consists of a binder of ts.(photocopy) materials relating to flood damage evaluation and control which is both generic and specific to the the Grand River Basin. Includes copies of reports on floodline mapping and water control structures commissioned by the GRCA, Province of Ontario studies of flood plain management, and GRCA reports on flood damages on the Grand River Watershed.

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A quick and handy reference to : GRCA fill lines : scheduled and pending.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) reference manual concerning fill line information within the Grand River Watershed prepared by Chris Hart, Policy and Planning Division, Grand River Conservation Authority for distribution to users. The manual is divided into 17 sections which include the Grand River and various tributaries. Includes blackline maps.

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Cambridge flood control, 1981 to 1982.

Consists of a binder of ts. (photocopy)materials concerning flood control on the Grand River in the City of Cambridge (Galt), Ont. The binder is divided into 5 labelled sections which include :

  • Brief on the channel improvements and flood control;
  • Regional Municipality of Waterloo and Corporation of the City of Cambridge resolutions;
  • Technical, including correspondence to and from the Grand River Conservation Authority from provincial and municipal governments and engineering firms;
  • Mill Creek including correspondence and minutes of meetings concerning improvements to Mill Creek; and
  • Miscellaneous including correspondence and newsclippings.

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Brief : re the Glen Allan Dam on the Conestogo River a tributary of the Grand River to the Honourable Alphonse Fournier, Minister of Public Works and the Honourable Robert Winters, Minister of Resources and Development, Government of Canada : from the Grand River Conservation Commission, Brantford, June 1, 1951.

Consists of a ts.(photocopy) brief regarding the necessity of building the Glen Allan Dam[Conestogo Dam] on the Conestogo River.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Ayr Ponds Dredging Study.

Consists of a binder containing materials relating to the dredging of the Ayr ponds. Includes photocopies, original photographs, and photographic negatives of the Ayr ponds and scenes from the town of Ayr, Ont. , photocopies of blackline maps of ponds and ms. notes. Also includes a blackline design for Watson Dam at the Ayr Community Pond, prepared by A. Shivas, October, 15, 1985.

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A quick and handy reference to : Brant County environmentally sensitive areas / by Chris Hart, Policy and Planning, March 10, 1990.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) reference manual to enviromentally sensitive areas in Brant County, Ont. The manual is divided into 47 sections which include official plans of Brant County and the Townships of South Dumfries and Onondaga and the planning areas of Burford and Oakland and overviews of various environmentally sensitive areas.

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A quick and handy reference to : Wellington County environmentally sensitive areas / by Chris Hart, Policy and Planning, March 10, 1990.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) reference manual to environmentally sensitive areas in Wellington County, Ont. The manual is divided into 41 sections which include official plans of Wellington County, the City of Guelph and other municipalities, and overviews of various environmentally sensitive areas.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Mosquito Monitoring Program, 1976-1977 / prepared by B. Hindley, R. Kellerman and P. Mason, Water Management Division, September, 1977.

Consists of ts. report. which provides an overview of and recommendations for the Mosquito Monitoring Program. Also present are statistics derived from sample collection in the Grand River watershed.

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The Association of Conservation Authorities of Ontario : response to a Review of the Conservation Authorities Program : final draft, 1988.

Consists of ts. materials concerning the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources review document entitled : A Review of the Conservation Authorities Program, which was tabled in the Ontario Legislature on June 29, 1988. Includes recommendations and amendments passed by the GRCA at a General Meeting on October 12, 1988. and copy of a final draft of a response issued by the Association of Conservation Authorities of Ontario, November 30, 1988, in regard to the provincial review. Insert consists of the Summer 1986 issue of Your Valley, published by the GRCA.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Woolwich Reservoir : forestry, fish and wildlife management plan.

Consists of ts.(photocopy) report by P.D. Mason, Operations Division, Forestry and Wildlife, concerning forestry, fish and wildlife management at the Woolwich Reservoir and Damsite, Township of Woolwich, Ont. Includes blueline site maps of the Woolwich Reservoir. Inserted is a GRCA internal memorandum dated April 19, 1973 concerning a management plan for the Woolwich Reservoir.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Ayr Reservoir Project, 1973.

Consists of ts. report concerning a proposed reservoir at Ayr, Ont. Includes photocopies of maps showing present land use, soil types and soil classification. Also includes a copy of a letter from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to the GRCA, dated July 10, 1974, regarding flood control benefits of the Ayr Reservoir. Also present are photoreproductions of Grand River Conservation Commission Graphs showing Mean Daily Flows in the Grand River for the Water Years ending 1948-September, 1973.

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Grand River Conservation Authority : Resource Planning Division : Paris Valley land acquisition : master plan : preliminary report, March 15, 1976.

Consists of ts. (photocopy) report concerning the acquisition, dvelopment and managment of valley lands in the vicinity of Paris, Ont. Includes maps of proposed areas for acquisition. Also includes copies of correspondence to and from the Grand River Conservation Authority concerning the preparation and distribution of the master plan.

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Visual : Moving Images : Films : Hugh Templin

Series consists of films acquired from Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, which depict various stages of the Shand Dam construction as well as footage from Elora, Belwood and Fergus, Ontario during the 1940s and 1950s.

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