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Bill and Erica Marks Archive Room

Art Janse Fonds

Holland Marsh Scheme

Documents – Stack 10, Drawer 2

Council and Commission Minutes

Council Meeting Minutes

 May 1910 – July 1967

Joint Council and Drainage Committee Meeting Minutes

 December 1967 – December 1970

Drainage Committee Meeting Minutes

 January 1933 – August 2006  Includes “Soundings of the South Canal”, presented at the Drainage Committee Meeting on August 26, 1993

Central Committee Meeting Minutes

 1954 – 1955  Relating to Hurricane Hazel

Bylaws

Various Bylaws

 January 1924 – July 2005  Select Bylaws from Bylaw Number 592 – Bylaw Number 2005-063  Bylaws relating to the Holland River Drainage Scheme and the

Holland Marsh Reports Part One

McCubbin Report

 October 1929  Relates to the examination of the embankment of the Holland Marsh drainage works

Prof. Day Report

 December 1930  Professor W. H. Day’s report to ratepayers AJ 2

Some Things to Consider

 1970  Notes on things to consider given to the West Gwillimbury Council by Art Janse

Work Completed Overview

 Overview of work completed prior to the construction of a pumping station  Written by Art Janse

Canal Level Report

 March 2006 – February 2009  Discusses the canal factors as they relate to canal levels versus levels in  Includes a graph showing the levels at the South and North canal bridges in March 2006 and February 2009

Excessive Rain

 May 2000  Report on the large amount of rain May 11 & 12 and May 17 & 18  Written by Art Janse

Report on Maintenance

 February 1953  Engineer’s report on the maintenance of the Holland River

Geotechnical Investigation of the Holland Marsh - Job Number 78 F 84

 December 1978  Geotechnical investigation of the Holland Marsh dyke improvements for Marshall Macklin Monaghan Limited (consulting Engineers, Surveyors and Planners)  Bound pages that describe the stratigraphy and organic make-up of the area  Includes correspondence between parties involved in the investigation

Holland Marsh Reports Part Two

Report of the Committee

 1967  Report of the committee appointed for a drainage engineering study of the Holland Marsh area

Administration System

 April 1990 AJ 3

 Planning Department: Report on the Administration System of the Holland Drainage Scheme

Drainage Superintendent’s Report

 April & November 1982  Report for the Holland Marsh Drainage Committee meeting, with reference to dyke Level in relation to the level of canal  Includes November 1982 finance report  Written by Art Janse

Commissioner’s Report

 April & May 1980  Notes regarding the hydraulic systems and barge  Written by Art Janse

Drainage Scheme Report

 February 1979  Contains recommendations and concerns related to government legislation

Conservation Report

 March 1979  Report on attendance at South Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority Executive Committee meeting

Report of Special Committee

 October 1967  Investigation of drainage problems in the Holland Marsh  Headed by Professor Ross Irwin of the University of Guelph

Subsidence Report

 August 2007  Surface elevations of the research station to determine the current situation regarding the subsidence (Natural Loss of Elevation) of the U of Guelph Farm on the Holland Marsh, Kettleby

Holland Marsh Reports Part Three

Simcoe - Couchiching Basin Report

 1979  Draft copy of the Couchiching Basin Report  Contains the environmental strategy for the Lake Simcoe – Couchiching basin AJ 4

Calibration Summary

Technical Report A.4

 July 1985  Lake Simcoe environmental management strategy  Technical report with the calibration summary of Holland Marsh polder drainage pumps

Project Status Summary

 November 2005  Regional Municipality of York letter summarizing the status of the Schomberg water pollution control plant project  Includes a bound attached copy of the Schomberg water pollution control class environmental assessment environmental study report

Legal Cases Between Townships & Individuals

West Gwillimbury vs. Gaetano

 April 1980  Relating to storm damage to land

King Township vs. Gerald Eek

 February 1970  Relating to municipal drain repair

West Gwillimbury vs. Bodnarchuk

 May 1966  Supreme Court of case judgement

West Gwillimbury et al. vs. Land Owners

 1930s  Supreme Court case involving landowners (referred to as the Holland Marsh Syndicate and the Town of West Gwillimbury et al. (the other townships part of the Holland Marsh)

Issues Between Marsh Townships

West Gwillimbury vs. King Township

 March 1925  Ontario Drainage Court case before referee, George F. Henderson and judgement

Cleaning of the Canal

 September 1999 AJ 5

 Bradford West Gwillimbury & King Township  Concerns between the Holland Marsh Drainage Committee and King Township regarding cleaning the canals

Holland Marsh Drainage Scheme Funding

 February 1999  Proposal for funding to aid the Townships of Bradford West Gwillimbury and King with the costs of drainage work  Addresses legal and other issues between various municipalities and stakeholders Surrounding the Holland Marsh

Drainage Referee Decision

 January 2001  Between: Bradford West Gwillimbury, King Township, Caledon, Newmarket,

Minutes of Settlement

 June 2002  Between: Bradford West Gwillimbury, King Township, Caledon, Newmarket, East Gwillimbury

Office Memorandum

 November 2002  Relates to costs and the Town of New Tecumseth  Written from Art Janse to Mayor Frank Jonkman

Holland River Drainage Works

 1924  King Township Vs. West Gwillimbury  Appeal by King Township to abandon the Holland Marsh Scheme, as they believed it would not be effective

Notice of Appeal – Township of West Gwillimbury vs. Township of King

 December 1924  Filed in the Ontario Drainage Court  Notice of appeal to the referee

Holland Marsh and Phosphorous Loading

Strategy

 July 1985 AJ 6

 Lake Simcoe environmental management strategy relating to Phosphorus control by Duckweed harvest, including technical report  Holland Marsh polder drainage system

Press Release

 Undated  Response of the Holland Marsh Drainage Committee to Lake Simcoe environmental management strategy comments concerning the Holland Marsh and Phosphorus loading

Phosphorus Loading to Lake Simcoe

 May 2001  Addressed to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment from K. H. Nicholls  Highlights and preliminary interpretation in historical and ecosystem contexts for 1990-1998

Acts

Navigable Waters

 July 2004  Regarding the Navigable Waters Protection Act as it relates to the navigability of the Holland Marsh

Holland Marsh Roads Act

 1944  Copy of the Holland Marsh Roads Act and a copy of its interpretation

Drainage Commission Correspondence

County of Simcoe Study Committee

 August 1990  Submission by the Holland Marsh Drainage Commission to the County of Simcoe Study Committee  Response to a Study Committee discussion paper

Letter to Mayor Doug White

 February 2007  Letter regarding the role of the Holland Marsh Drainage Committee  Written by Art Janse

Holland Marsh Meeting

 November 1967 AJ 7

 Items discussed in response to a request for a report of drainage problems in the Holland Marsh  Written for the Department of Agriculture

Railway and Power Engineering

 January 1950  Correspondence regarding the specifications of a Byron Jackson Pump

Unsolved Engineering Problems

 December 1997  Correspondence regarding pump house and other engineering issues  Letter to Ross W. Irwin from Art Janse

Suggestions From Marsh Growers Regarding Water Problems

 1966  Suggestions received from marsh growers regarding water problems in the Bradford Marsh  Sent from the Ontario Department of Agriculture

Request for Changes to the Holland Marsh Drainage Act

 1990  Correspondence about making either changes to the drainage act or creating a private member’s bill relating to the Holland Marsh Drainage Scheme  Includes various copies of the Holland Marsh Drainage Act

Memo about How the Drainage Scheme Functioned/Operated

 Memo addressed to “Chris” from Art Janse  Explains roll, function and operation of the Holland Marsh Drainage Scheme

Holland Marsh Committee and Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Stand-Off

 December 2002  Letter addressed to the Ministry of Environment and Energy  Follow-Up to a conference call

Ontario Bi – Centennial Medal Information

 1984  Information about the medal presented to Charles Davis “In Appreciation for your Many Years of Faithful Service as ‘Commissioner’ on the ‘Holland Marsh Drainage Scheme’” in 1984

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Financing

Holland Marsh Subsidies

 September 1978  Letter requesting return of some grant funds allotted

Ontario Government Grant

 November 1954  Regarding $100,000 emergency grant from the Government of Ontario

Soil Borings

 January 1982  Relating to the cost of building a bridge to cross over Rupke Road (River Road)

Repairing the Holland Marsh Drainage Works

 November 1941  Estimates and specifications for repairing the Holland Marsh drainage works  George A. McCubbin & W. G. McGeorge

Debenture Number 14 (2)

 January 1950  West Gwillimbury 4.5% debenture in the amount of $834.82

Debenture Number 0

 January 1958  West Gwillimbury 5.75% debenture in the amount of $16,300

Drainage

Collapse of Municipal Drain Infrastructure

 Written to the Minister of Agriculture and Food by Art Janse  Outlines infrastructure issues

Ontario Agricultural College Bulletin Number 174

 December 1909  Farm Underdrainage: Does It Pay?  Written by W. H. Day, Professor of Physics

Irrigation Pipe Drawings

 February 2001 AJ 9

 Schematic drawings of the irrigation pipes installed under Highway 9

Indentures

Hydro Commission & Town of West Gwillimbury

 May 1927  Indenture between the Hydro Electric Commission of the Village of Bradford and the Town of West Gwillimbury  Contract related to the supply of electrical power to West Gwillimbury

Contract with Douglas Munshaw

 October 1970  Related to repairs and disposal of materials relating to repairs

Contract with Berend Devries

 November 1973  Related to dredged silt disposal on his property

Ownership of Canal Road

 2008, 2009  Correspondence regarding the county wanting to gain formal ownership of the canal road from landowners  Includes a list of important issues for landowners and a sample of an agreement

Canal Construction Contract

 May 1925  Indenture between the Corporation of the Township of West Gwillimbury and Oliver Frank Cummins & William H. Robinson, the contractor hired for the construction of the canals

Reclamation of the Holland Marsh

Review of Development

 Outlines Professor W. H. Day’s interest in the reclamation of the Holland Marsh and the formation of the Holland Marsh Syndicate in 1911  Obtained from the Special Collections of the University of Guelph

The Holland Marsh – E. Cavell

 February 1935  Association of Land Surveyors  Information on the history of the Holland Marsh AJ 10

Reclamation of the Holland Marsh – Robert B. Erwin

 February 1927  Information on draining marsh land to create fertile farmland

Reclamation of the Holland Marsh – W. H. Day

 February 1927  Ideas of W. H. Day on the Holland Marsh reclamation

A Study of the Holland Marsh

 August 1949  A Study of Holland Marsh: Its Reclamation and Development  Prepared by Evelyn Brownell and S. Gordon Scott  Immigration Branch of the Department of Planning and Development Ontario  Relating to the reclamation of the Holland Marsh, including problems encountered, legislation introduced, current issues at the time, successes and future possibility

The Holland Marsh Story

 Compiled and supervised by Mr. & Mrs. S. S. McKenzie, publishers & editors of the “Bradford Witness” newspaper  History of the Holland Marsh as it relates to agriculture

Reclaiming the Holland Marsh – Ross W. Irwin

 1986  Description of the difficulties in developing the largest commercially developed area of organic soil in Ontario  Written by a student attending the School of Engineering at the University of Guelph

Reclamation of the Holland Marsh, Bradford

 February 1927  Article by W. H. Day about the reclamation of the Holland Marsh in “The Canadian Engineer”

Bradford Small Scheme

Drainage Report

 July 1925  Bradford Village marsh drainage report on part of the South part of the Holland River Marsh  Written by Alexander Baird

Drainage Report AJ 11

 June 1924  Holland Marsh drainage report  Written by Alexander Baird

Pump House Information

New Pump House for the Holland Marsh

 Information on changes between old pump houses and newer pump houses

Procedures and Steps

 1993  Procedures and steps taken for the construction of the pumping station  Written by Art Janse

Art Janse Pumping Station Specifications

 April 1992  Specifications for the pump and electric motor for the pumping station

Wanda Street Pumping Station

 Installation in Schomberg branch of Holland River at Wanda Street  Pumping station proposal, not built

Work Completed Prior to Construction of Pumping House

 1993  Provides an overview of the work completed prior to the construction of the new pump house

Guidelines to Ensure Dyke Stability

 June 1982  Guidelines to ensure dyke stability for the Bradford pumping station in the Holland Marsh  Prepared for the South Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority  PETO MacCALLUM LTD., consulting engineers

Canal – Related Accidents

Road Revision Plan

 1962  Proposed plan to improve canal road safety, recommendations resulting from jury recommendations in the death of Victoria Berek

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Canal Improvement Project (2010)

Plan Approval

 February 2010  Approval of plans submitted for the Holland Marsh drainage system canal improvement project

Canal Improvement Project

 2009  Appeals to the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal in relation to the Holland Marsh drainage system canal improvement project slated to occur

Holland Marsh in the News

Toronto Star Article

 Rush Sandbags to Dykes

Holland Marsh Graphs and Diagrams

Various Holland Marsh Related Graphs and Diagrams

Stability Reading

 June 1981  Holland Marsh Dyke Project Stability Reading: Bradford Pumping Station  Results from monitoring program and site reconnaissance

Photographs

Various Photographs Relating to the Holland Marsh

 1955: Dragline after digging out the drain  1960: After road was dug  1975: Barge-Cummings, cleaning the drain by blowing the dirt  Hole in ice, hydrostatic pressure from pump house  Canal Road  Art Janse pumping station  1993: Pump house built in 1945, shows pumps  Pumping station equipment  aerial shot of the old & new pump house  1997: River Road buildings/green houses  Image indicating areas removed  Aerial shot of the start of Highway 400  Aerial shot with “X” Indicating where slope indicator was put in AJ 13

 1950: Road beside the canal, dug canal, dragline

Cleaning of the Canals and River

Report on Barges

 Holland Marsh drainage system report on barge as means of cleaning river  1978 & 1985 barges

Memorandum of Understanding

 May 1972  Understanding of the expectations and propositions in relation to cleaning the rivers & canals

Summary of Cleaning of the Canals

 August 2006  Provides a summary of the cleaning of the canals and considerations noted for Committee Members  Written by Art Janse

Department of Oceans & Fisheries (2)

 March 2007  Appeal to have the canals around the Holland Marsh cleaned

Cleaning the Canal Drainage System

 March 2003  Holland Marsh drainage scheme request for additional funds for cleaning the canal drainage system  Letter to Joe Tascona, M.P.P. from Art Janse

Barge Dredger

 February 1972  Proposal by Stephens–Adamson to provide a barge to clean the Holland River

Holland Marsh Water Volumes & Levels

Pipe Inlets and Capacities

 March 1969  Relating to pipes and pump volumes

Water Pumped

 2007 AJ 14

 Records of the depth of water pumped off the marsh in inches each year from 1979 – 2007

River Water Levels

 March 1968  Letter to A. Meredith, Clerk-Treasurer of the Township of West Gwillimbury from Victor G. Bardawill, consulting engineer  Discussion about the water level of the Holland River

Flood Information

Flood Protection of the Marsh (2)

 January 1987  Report on the flood protection of the Holland Marsh  Includes: backstory, highlights of previous reports, final study, committee’s response and summary & recommendations

Structural Flood Protection

 May 1986  A structural flood protection alternative analysis for the Holland Marsh  A report to the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, prepared by Cumming – Cockburn & Associates Ltd.

Flood Protection Study

 June 1975  Bound pages making-up a flood protection study of the Holland Marsh  Prepared for the South Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority by Marshall Macklin Monaghan

Flood Report for Discussion Purposes

 September 1976  South Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority Holland Marsh flood protection study, specifically a preliminary report for discussion purposes  Bound pages, prepared by Marshall Macklin Monaghan

General Public Information

Flyer

 April 2005  Flyer to advertise opposition to and meeting about the drainage canal system updates

Proposed Road from Bradford to King Township AJ 15

 Information on a proposed road that would cut through the reclaimed area in the vicinity of Simcoe Road in Concession 4, King Township

Ontario Drinking Water Standard

 June 2003  Ministry of the Environment Ontario  Technical support document for Ontario drinking water standards, objectives and guidelines  Bound pages