File contains several newspaper articles regarding control of the water level of the Moira River, the selection of officers of the Moira River Conservation Authority for 1962 and reforestation projects proposed for the MRCA watershed area. Also present are two printed booklets entitled respectively, : 'Moira River Conservation Authority : Progress and Achievements, 1947-1962' and a 1964 'Conservation Drive,' which outlines a self-guided auto tour through the Moira Valley.
File contains a typescript brief biography of Charles Hayes who was an early promoter of iron ore mining and smelting in Blairton, near Marmora, Ontario.
File contains a photocopied typescript report entitled 'Brief on Flood Control Measures for the Moira River Watershed,' submitted by the Moira River Conservation Authority to the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario ca. 1955.
File contains a photocopied hand drawn map of the Moira Conservation Authority watershed area, ca. 1958. Also included is a photocopied typescript report on a multi-use project for the proposed 'Colonel Roscoe Vanderwater Conservation Area' near Thomasburg, Ontario.
A newspaper article concerning pollution of the Moira River as stated in a Moira River Conservsation Authority report, as well as an article on a MRCA proposed dam in the City of Belleville.
One issue from a series of semi-annual bulletins published by the Ontario Dept. of Planning and Development, concerning Moira River Conservation Authority activities.
One issue from a series of semi-annual bulletins published by the Ontario Department of Planning and Development, concerning Moira River Conservation Authority activities.
One issue from a series of semi-annual bulletins published by the Ontario Dept. of Planning and Development, concerning Moira River Conservation Authority activities.
One issue from a series of semi-annual bulletins published by the Ontario Dept. of Planning and Development, concerning Moira River Conservation Authority activities.
File contains a colour geological map of the province of Ontario ca. 1958, displaying the rock composition underlying the soil throughout the province.
File contains a completed printed Deed of Sale of the Gatling Gold and Silver Mining Company lands in Marmora Township to the Hawkeye Gold and Silver Mining Company in 1880
File contains several microcopied editions of the Kingston Chronicle. 1810-1845. Articles concern topics including contracts for the Marmora Iron Works 1822 and the election of the Belleville School Board in 1816.
File contains a typescript transcript of a CJBQ Belleville Special Events Announcement concerning an annual tour of the Moira River Conservation Authority lands ca. 1956. Also included is a typescript news release of the Moira Conservation Authority concerning the regulations for the construction of farm ponds, and tree planting assistance. Also present are several newspaper articles concerning projects and flood control by the Conservation Authority in 1956; and two photocopied typescript booklets entitled respectively, 'Report to the Authority on the Proposed Park and Museum on # 7 Highway at Actinolite,” 13 June 1956, and 'Tour Guide and Meeting Agenda' 13 June 1956.
File contains a newspaper article from The Ontario Intelligencer, 17 February 1965 concerning methods used by the Moira River Conservation Authority to avert a threatened flood of the Moira due to the accumulation of ice in the river as it flowed through Belleville.
File contains several newspaper articles concerning flooding and related damages to property in Belleville during the flood of the Moira River in 1936.
File contains a newspaper account of a flood and attendant damages to businesses in Belleville during February, 1878 as Moira River waters crested during a rainstorm.
File contains a typescript circular letter to the members of the retail section of the Belleville Chamber of Commerce [BCC] from the BCC president J.C.R. Punchard concerning flood warning and watches established by the Moira River Conservation Authority [MRCA] during the winter of 1959. Also contains a printed flood warning statement issued by the MRCA, 14 April 1959. Also present are several newspaper articles concerning high waters and flooding of the Moira River in Belleville in March, 1959.
File contains a newspaper article concerning improvements to the dam and the creation of a small 'lake' on the Moira River opposite Riverside Park on Cannifton Road, Belleville in 1968.