Canadian power company Fortis Inc.’s controversial plan to build a hydro dam in one of Central America’s last undisturbed rainforests has been stalled due to legal action by local environmental groups.

(June 11, 2002) In this petition, which is a follow-up to petition No. 41A, Probe International sought further information about the Canadian International Development Agency’s (CIDA) involvement in a proposed hydro dam project in Belize, Central America. The organization also sought clarification on CIDA’s policies related to environmental assessments for foreign projects, particularly hydro dams. The organization submitted 12 detailed questions.

(May 31, 2002) Au Belize, la compagnie canadienne Fortis construit un barrage qui met en péril la dernière forêt vierge d’Amérique centrale.

(May 16, 2002) A small group of protesters stood in the rain outside a hotel in St. John’s Wednesday morning, speaking out against the Chalillo hydro dam project in Central America.

BACONGO’s case will be heard by Belize’s Supreme Court this summer. Whatever its outcome, the lawsuit sends an unmistakable message to Fortis, writes NRDC’s Robert Kennedy Jr. and Probe International’s Gr inne Ryder in a letter to Telegram editor.

Dr. Keith Martin, M.P. writes to Foreign Affairs Minister with grave concerns about the proposed Chalillo Dam in Belize.

Critics slam the dam that a Canadian company wants to build in Belize’s valley of the scarlet macaw.

Tacit Canadian support for a Central American dam project could destroy a "cradle of biodiversity," but the concerns of a group of environmentalists may well prevail.