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File contains a booklet and brochure published by the Ontario Water Resources Commission entitled "The Story of Water" exploring the water cycle as well as water treatment, how it occurs and its history in Ontario

File contains five newspaper articles and one brochure for Lake St. Peter Provincial Park. The brochure details the amenities of the park along with a map. The articles refer to local wildlife issues, timber, parks and a local first aid regional contest win.

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 photocopied manuscript history of Monteagle Township settlement, schools, and economic development by Mrs. J.P. McAlpine.

File contains a manuscript report, diary and field notes of J.S. Peterson concerning the extent and resources of Monteagle Township in 1858. Also includes a manuscript Report and Field Notes of Monteagle Township by J.J. Haslett, Provincial Land Surveyor, 1861. Also present are manuscript transcripts of sections of the two works.

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.

File contains several newspaper articles concerning attendance at public events in Moira Conservation Authority conservation areas in 1969, and engineering studies of the Moira Flood Plain in the Thurlow Township area.

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 several newspaper articles concerning the selection of officers for the Moira River Conservation Authority for 1961, reforestation projects, and accounts regarding the extent of lands under the administration of the MRCA in 1961. Also present is a printed booklet listing the officers, advisory boards and members at large of the Moira River Conservation Authority in 1961.

File contains printed minutes of meetings of the Moira River Conservation Authority, June-August, 1960. Also contains printed and photocopied announcements concerning the official opening of The Colonel Roscoe Vanderwater Conservation Area; several newspaper articles regarding Lingham Lake on the Moira River watershed area; and a photocopied printed paper entitled 'Modernising an Old Dam'/ by Bruce H. Smith, Chairman of the Moira River Conservation Authority, concerning the rebuilding of the dam at Lingham Lake, Grimsthorpe Township. Also present is a printed card listing the officers and advisory boards and members at large, of the MRCA for 1960.

File contains several newspaper articles concerning water levels, pollution and dams in the rivers and lakes controlled by Moira River Conservation Authority [MRCA]. Also contains photocopied printed news releases of the MRCA concerning tree planting and forest cover ca. November, 1956, and meetings to establish a rural museum, June, 1958. Also present are printed copies of 'Our Valley' 1956-1958, a bulletin concerning the activities of the MRCA; and two copies of a printed booklet entitled “The Official Opening of the O'Hara Mill Conservation Area at Madoc, Ontario” 24 June 1957.

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 newspaper articles concerning the history of mining in the Tweed area, and in Lennox and Addington County, including explorations for gold in the Flinton area in 1897.

File contains manuscript and completed printed indentures, typescript memoranda, and manuscript correspondence relating to the purchase and sale of mining lands and interests by William Nisbet Ponton in Lake Township. Also present is a printed poster concerning lands in Lake Township at public auction under power of sale at Belleville in June, 1886.