(April 14, 2003) How can we know what
effects [the Chalillo dam] will have on our river, and potentially on
the safety of people, both those of us who live downstream and the
visitors we take up and down the river.

China’s SinoHydro Corporation signs on for its first project in Latin America.

(April 6, 2003) Belize court rules
Canadian power giant Fortis Inc. can build a dam in Belize’s upper
Macal River. The Belize Alliance of Conservation Non-Governmental
Organisations (Bacongo) to appeal.

Belize Times reporter Norris Hall accused Belize Zoo Director Sharon Matola of saying that Belizeans "are not capable of reaching the ‘right’ conclusion on the building of the Chalillo dam on the Macal River."

(April 2, 2003) Belize Times reporter
Norris Hall accused Belize Zoo Director Sharon Matola of saying that
Belizeans are not capable of reaching the ‘right’ conclusion on the
building of the Chalillo dam on the Macal River.

(March 31, 2003) It’s Q and A time for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Maclean’s magazine sits down with the high-profile environmental crusader to talk about war, profits, and Fortis Inc’s proposal to build a hydro dam in Belize’s Upper Macal River Valley.

(March 26, 2003) Steve Irwin speaks out against Fortis Inc.’s proposed Chalillo dam during a visit with Sharon Matola of the Belize Zoo.

(March 14, 2003) Sharon Matola, Director of the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, talks to
National Geographic about the campaign to stop Newfoundland’s Fortis
Inc. flooding the Macal River Valley with its proposed Chalillo dam.

Fortis shareholders are at risk, Kennedy warns.

On March 13, 2003, people on all sides of the Chalillo dam controversy will discuss the legal actions in Belize and the implications for Canadian public policy and governance of Canadian companies investing outside Canada.