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Insurance, 1949-1957.

File consists of material relating to insurance coverage of all sorts carried by the GRCC. Includes correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the GRCC, insurers and individuals. Includes ms. notes and calculations.

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E5.

File consists of "E" correspondence to E.F. Roberts: one letter from the Village of Elora.

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M13.

File consists of "M" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and I.C. Marritt, District Forester.

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E5.

File consists of "E" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to the Village of Elora, and the steam-pipe line and possible footbridge erected over the Grand River by John C. Mundell Co. Includes ms. notes and correspondence drafts by W.Philip (such as "Dec. 18/47. Dear Roberts, I have written to the editor Elora paper. Will get in touch with McDonald personally am in favour of a show down ... W.P.") and also ms. notes from Marcel Pequegnat. Also includes a small amount of general correspondence and correspondence to and from the Etobicoke River Conservation Authority.

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W. Philip, Galt.

File consists of outgoing correspondence from E.F. Roberts to W. Philip relating to Commission business such as leases, salaries, etc.. Includes replies from W. Philip and copies of expense summaries. A newspaper clipping concerning the failure to establish a Thames Valley Conservation Authority is accompanied by this comment by W. Philip, dated June 2, 1947: "Dear Roberts, With the supposed superiority of the organizing ability applied to the Thames Valley they do not appear to have been as successful as in our local effort. Our friend in Toronto should give this some thought. Yours, W.P.

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A1.

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.

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B2.

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.

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E. F. Roberts.

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].

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Paid file 47.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending June 30, 1946." Includes correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Paid file 49.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Dec. 31, 1946." Includes correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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R19.

File consists of "R" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and Muriel Ratigan re detailed information for a university course.

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F6.

File consists of "F" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including the Village of Fergus, and John Fowell and Son, Woodstock. Correspondence with the latter includes a catalogue of garden tractors.

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G7.

File consists of "G" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with the Village of Grand Valley and the City of Galt. Includes a hand-drawn map of Grand Valley.

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Income tax.

File consists of material relating to GRCC employee income tax. Includes completed T.D.2 forms, lists of employees and income tax deducted accompanied by "Deductions at Source" receipts.

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Dominion Water and Power Bureau.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, later the Water Resources Division of the federal Dept. of Resources and Development, and others relating to gauge readings, readers and gauge stations. Includes notes by W. Philip, completed discharge measurement forms for several locations, gauge height and flow records and ephemera relating to water level recorders.. Includes a copy of Norman Marr's "Surface run-off in the Thames and Grand River Basins in Ontario," reprinted from the Engineering Journal (Feb. 1938)

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D4.

File consists of "D" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to C.J. Drexel's farm lease. Other correspondents include the Dept. of Public Works and the Town of Drayton.

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F6.

File consists of "F" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the Town of Fergus and individuals.

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N15.

File consists of "N" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to Naugatuck Chemicals, Elmira, Ont., and their application to modify the channel of Canagigue Creek, accompanied by two blueline prints. Also includes one letter re purchase of pheasants.

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Paid file 46.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending March 31, 1946." Includes correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Administration : Financial : Accounts : Conestogo

Series consists of material relating to the capital and land clearing accounts for financing and construction of the Conestogo Dam Project, including gauge stations. Each folder contains quarterly financial statements for a particular account, accompanied by correspondence, receipts, invoices, tax notices, ms. notes, etc.

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Weather reporting gauges and equipment : correspondence.

Two pieces of correspondence relating to weather reporting equipment. The first, dated April 28, 1947, from E.F. Roberts to W. Philip, titled "Spring run off Grand River watershed 1947" describes the single recording gauging station for the entire watershed, located in Galt. The second, dated Jan. 11, 1955, is from E.F. Roberts to Marcel Pequegnat, concerns weather reporting stations to be established. Attached is a clipping describing this as Ontario's first "organized flood warning system".

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K11.

File consists of "K" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and others. Includes correspondence with the City of Kitchener and a letter, ms. and ts. copies, from W. Philip to the Ontario Minister of Public Health concerning pollution of Lake Belwood by the dump at Grand Valley "at the height of the polio alarm." Includes correspondence relating to and a blueprint of a proposed dam across the Eramosa River on property owned by the Boy Scouts Association at Everton.

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R19.

File consists of "R" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to rents.

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B2.

File consists of "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondents include the City of Brantford, Bell Telephone re services and a letter dated 1947 from John C. Klaehn, engineer, concerning designing a pumping plant near Doon.

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A1.

File consists of "A" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily Armco Drainage and Metal products.

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C3.

File consists of "C" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with the Canadian Red Cross Society requesting joint purchase of a pulmotor at Lake Belwood.. Includes completed copy of the "Companies Information Act Return to the Provincial Secretary, Information and Particulars as of March 31, 1947." This lists the commissioners, officers etc. of the GRCC.

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O16.

File consists of "O" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily with the Ontario Horticultural Society.

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Paid file 50.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending March 31, 1947", correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Paid file 53.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Dec. 31, 1947," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Correspondence.

File consists of correspondence copies to and from E.F. Roberts re funding for Conestogo Project from provincial and federal governments. .

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B2.

File consists of "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to insurance and matters concerning the City of Brantford.

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N15.

File consists of "N" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, Naugatuck Chemicals and the Dept. of National Revenue.

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P17.

File consists of "P" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondents include the Ontario Dept. of Planning and Development re the establishment of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority.

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Paid file 51.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending June 30, 1947", correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Paid file 52.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Sept. 30, 1947," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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W24. Correspondence

File consists of "W" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts on a variety of topics, including with Township of Woolwich, City of Waterloo, County of Waterloo, Township of West Garafraxa. Includes a letter from Eldon Weber accompanied by a letter copy to Dana Porter, then Minister of Planning and Development for Ontario; considerable correspondence to E.F. Roberts from Marcel Pequegnat, W. Philip and others re the Belwood Ball Park; a letter from Dana Porter to W. Philip re "prison labour." Includes ms. notes from W. Philip to E.F. Roberts, land deeds, blueprint, sketch maps, and product ephemera.

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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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Operations

Series consists of two pieces of correspondence relating to weather reporting equipment found loose, and material dating from 1971-1990 not obviously related to the other series in the fonds, including maintenance and operating manuals and information about the Water Management Division.

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D4.

File consists of "D" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, and others, primarily with the Village of Drayton and several government departments. Includes ms. correspondence written by Wm. Philip.

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Rents.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the GRCC and individuals regarding lots, leases and payments, primarily at Belwood. Includes lease forms and sketches. Includes correspondence with W. Philip.

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S20.

File consists of "S" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including with lawyers (Sims) and auditors (Scully). Includes correspondence to Wm. Philip from G.W. Smith, his ms. reply forwarded with instructions and comments to E.F. Roberts, and the final ts. carbon of the letter sent out, on the subject of the Dam used for opposing purposes.

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T21.

File consists of "T" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to a lease cancellation and including ms. correspondence on this topic from W. Philip. Also includes correspondence townships concerning the Luther Marsh project, with one reply from Hugh Templin.,

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Paid file 54, 1948.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending March 31st, 1948," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Rents, 1948.

File consists of correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the GRCC and individuals regarding lots, leases and payments, primarily at Belwood. Includes ms. and ts. summary tables, lease forms and sketches. Includes correspondence with and forms from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board re rental prices in the Village of Belwood.

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Run off Grand River watershed, 1947.

File consists of two pieces of E.F. Roberts correspondence: the first a report to W. Philip, Chairman, GRCC, dated April 28, 1947 with heading "Spring Run-Off, Grand River Watershed, 1947"; the second a letter to Marcel Pequegnat, Chairman, GRCC dated Jan 11, 1955 with heading "RE: Flood Reports", accompanied by a newspaper clipping. The clipping describes "Ontario's first organized flood warning system" as set up by the GRCC.

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B2.

File consists of "B" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Correspondents include the City of Brantford, Bell Telephone re services, Beatty Bros. re construction of a dam in Fergus, the Expositor in Brantford re official flood bulletins and one application to build a cottage, accompanied by a sketch.

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Income tax, 1948.

File consists of material relating to GRCC employee income tax. Includes completed T.D.2 forms, T4-1948 remuneration summary, lists of employees and income tax deducted accompanied by "Deductions at Source" receipts. Includes ms. tables.

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Paid file no. 57.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Dec. 31st, 1948," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes a summary of 1948 taxes accompanied by Township of West Garafraxa and Village of Belwood tax notices.

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S20.

File consists of "S" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and others, including working papers for auditors (Scully), as well as correspondence with Stamped and Enamelware Ltd. in Hespeler concerning work on the Speed river and granting permission to the Commission to erect a gauging station there.

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W. Philip, 1948.

File consists of outgoing correspondence from E.F. Roberts to W. Philip relating to Commission business such as leases, insurance, Galt gauging station report, etc. Includes replies from W. Philip and copies of expense summaries.

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L12.

File consists of "L" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, primarily relating to alteration of the C.P.R. bridge over the Grand River at Galt, accompanied by a blueline print and Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada Orders. Also contains correspondence relating to an agreement with the Lake Erie and Northern Railway Company concerning the gauging station at Brantford, as well as correspondence with the Lake Belwood Boat Club. Includes notes from W. Philip.

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H8.

File consists of "H" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes a letter to W. Philip from the Town of Hespeler dated March 25, 1948 requesting the Commission take action to prevent flooding such as had just occurred on the Speed river and W. Philip's letter to E.F. Roberts concerning a reply: "Dear Roberts, re attached Hespeler letter I have telephoned the town clerk stating the steps necessary to accomplish their objective. and suggesting they call a meeting of the interested municipalities to meet our Executive, when the matter can be thrashed out. We should encourage this."

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I9.

File consists of one piece of routine "I" correspondence from E.F. Roberts to the Imperial Bank of Commerce.

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L12.

File consists of "L" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, including individuals and the Dept. of Lands and Forests re "Fire Service Pumps."

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M13.

File consists of "M" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts. Includes correspondence concerning construction of a water tank by H.E. Mott Co., accompanied by a blueprint and ms. sketch. Includes material relating to a proposed by-law to provide for drainage work in the Township of Melancthon: clippings, Commission reaction to the by-law's impact on Luther Marsh plans, correspondence to and from the Hon. Dana Porter, notes by W. Philip and Hugh Templin.

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Mc14.

File consists of one piece of "Mc" correspondence from E.F. Roberts relating to gauge reading.

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Paid file 56.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending Sept. 30th, 1948," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Paid file, no. 58.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending March 31st, 1949." Includes correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Executive.

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.

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E.F. Roberts, 1948.

File consists of E.F. Roberts correspondence relating to his own routine Commission business. Includes expenses summaries, correspondence with Edward I. Wood, Landscape architect, accompanied by a copy of his address to "Men of the Trees," Feb. 23, 1948, "Regional Planning for Parks."

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F6.

File consists of "F" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, the Town of Fergus and individuals including W. Philip. The correspondence deals primarily with the subject of the Fergus P.U.C. re dumping acid residue after treating a well.

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Gauge reading, 1948.

File consists of material relating to gauge stations, gauge readers and reading and reporting water levels. Includes 1948 correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, lists of gauge stations and readers, ms. notes. Inserted in this folder is material dated 1959, correspondence to E.F. Roberts from the Dept. of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Water Resources Branch, and thermofax copies of discharge tables for several locations.

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H.A. Cameron, Fergus, Ont., 1948.

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 and equipment. Includes completed GRCC "Gauge and Flow Record" sheets for several locations.

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O16.

File consists of "O" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts and the Owen Sound Board of Trade re developing "scenic highways."

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Paid file 55, 1948.

File consists of quarterly summary for "Accounts payable for quarter ending June 30th, 1948," correspondence, invoices and receipts. Includes ms. notes.

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Run off report for year 1948.

Consists of material relating to 1948 spring run-off information. Includes E.F. Roberts report to W. Philip, Chairman, GRCC, dated April 3, 1948 with heading "Spring Run-Off, Grand River Watershed, 1948. Also contains correspondence to E.F. Roberts with lists of discharge data from various locations.

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T21.

File consists of routine "T" correspondence to and from E.F. Roberts, and contains one letter from him to the Dept. of Transport re damage caused by damage in Port Dover caused by fish tugs.

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