Alder Institute

December 3, 2001

The campus and community radio station of Memorial University has been following the Challilo dam proposal in Belize. So far 5 episodes have been broadcast. The radio program airs each Wednesday night at 9 pm NF time on CHMR 93.5 FM.

To hear these pieces go to the following website locations and listen in Real Audio from the Alder Institute’s website. The links below go directly to the audio pieces. To visit the larger website go to: Alder Institute’s website

A RIVER IN BELIZE RUNS THROUGH NEWFOUNDLAND

EPISODE 77: http://alder.nf.ca/smil/shows-76-80/show77-Challilo%20Part%201.smil
Challilo Part 1 54:06 A visit to the Macal River in Belize and the headquarters of Fortis Inc. in Newfoundland to check out Fortis’ plan to dam the Macal River. The proposed Challilo dam would flood habitat recognized internationaly for it’s importance to migratory birds and other wildlife.

EPISODE 78: http://alder.nf.ca/smil/shows-76-80/show78-Challilo%20Part%202.smil
Challilo Part 2 35:50 Memorial University biologist Ian Jones describes the importance to migratory birds of the Macal River area slated to be flooded if Fortis’ proposal to build the Challilo dam goes ahead. We also hear from Chris Minty of the British Natural History Museum, Belize government spokesman for the dam Norris Hall, Diedre Issacs of BACONGO, some anonymous Belizeans and Stanley Marshall, CEO of Fortis Inc.

EPISODE 79: http://alder.nf.ca/smil/shows-76-80/show79-Challilo%20Part%203.smil
Challilo Part 3 33:00 Fortis Inc., a Newfoundland company, proposes to build a hydro dam called Challilo on the Macal River in Belize. In this episode Janet speaks with Robert Derouin, Director of the America’s Program for CIDA’s Industrial cooperation program. This CIDA program has been funding the Canadian firm AMEC to produce the Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed Challilo dam. Roughly $466,000 out of a total project cost of roughly $580,000 is covered by CIDA. Tales from the Trail 20:50 Michael Crummey reads from his Giller Prize nominated historical novel, River Thieves.

EPISODE 80: http://alder.nf.ca/smil/shows-76-80/show80-chalillo%20part%204.smil
Challilo Part 4 28:11 Fortis Inc., a Newfoundland company, proposes to build a controversial hydro dam called Challilo on the Macal River in Belize. In this episode Janet speaks with Dr. Canton of Belize’s Public Utilities Commission . Part 4 of a meandering series we call A River in Belize runs through Newfoundland.

EPISODE 86 http://alder.nf.ca/smil/shows-86-90/show86-challilo-part5.smil
Duration 16.41 CEO of Fortis, Stanley Marshall discounts the potential environmental costs of building the Challilo dam by questioning the credibility of the British Natural History Museum, the consultants responsible for the Wildlife Component of the Environmental Impact Assessment funded mostly by CIDA.