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	Churchill Falls
		Churchill Falls is one of Canada's great waterfalls and the source of one of the world's largest electric power developments (photo by J. Kraulis).
		The massive hydroelectric potential of the falls was realized early on, but it was not until the completion of the QUEBEC, NORTH SHORE AND LABRADOR RAILWAY in 1954 and the development of long-distance electric-power transmission technology by HYDRO-QUÉBEC that exploitation became feasible.
		With the dramatic rise in ENERGY costs in the 1980s, Hydro-Québec has reaped huge profits from the resale of the power from Churchill Falls, and the terms of the contract were a source of acrimony between the governments of Newfoundland and Québec.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&TCE_Version=A&ArticleId=A0001623&mState=1 (405 words)

	Keller: Winston Churchill Falls from Political Power in 1922
		The public view that portrayed Churchill as a warmonger, due to the reports of his handling the situation in Turkey, and the already faltering Coalition government caused Winston Churchill to be forced out of political power for the second time in his career in the public arena.
		Churchill stated that it was "vital to have real forces to meet the Turkish challenge" and that he was "wholly opposed to attempt to carry a bluff without force" (James 158).
		Churchill was still down from having his appendix removed, but fought the accusations from bed in a statement, describing the Law Ministry as "the Government of the Second Eleven," declaring that he would "never stifle myself in such a moral and intellectual sepulcher"(James 163).
	www.iusb.edu /~journal/2001/keller.html (3885 words)

	Churchill Falls, Labrador - A Scoff an' Scuff
		In August, 1949, Joseph R. Smallwood, Premier of Newfoundland, had the opportunity to see Grand Falls (Churchill Falls) for the first time and it became his obsession to turn the roaring falls into a hydroelectric plant.
		By the mid 1950s Brinco had determined that the Churchill Falls hydroelectric plant was feasible and practical.
		Churchill Falls went into full-time production on December 6, 1971, with the delivery of the first consistent power to Hydro-Quebec.
	www.ascoffanscuff.com /lab/cf/cfstart.html (180 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Churchill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Churchill CHURCHILL [Churchill] 1 River, c.600 mi (970 km) long, issuing as the Ashuanipi River from Ashuanipi Lake, SW Labrador, N.L., Canada, and flowing in an arc north, then southeast through a series of lakes to Churchill Falls and McLean Canyon.
		Churchill Falls CHURCHILL FALLS [Churchill Falls] spectacular waterfalls of the upper Churchill River, 245 ft (75 m) high, SW Labrador, N.L., Canada; known as Grand Falls until renamed (1965) in honor of Sir Winston Churchill.
		Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, duchess of MARLBOROUGH, SARAH CHURCHILL, DUCHESS OF [Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, duchess of] 1660-1744, confidante of Queen Anne of England.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Churchill (573 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
		The Labradorian community of Churchill Falls seems to exist for one purpose: to maintain a hydroelectric plant in the middle of nowhere, which is, to say, the middle of Labrador.
		Churchill Falls has a population of about 700, which is almost exactly what it takes to maintain a hydroelectric plant in the middle of nowhere.
		One, of course, is the Churchill Falls Inn.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A442865 (666 words)

	Churchill Falls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Churchill Falls are waterfalls, 245 ft (75 m) high, on the Churchill River in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
		The Churchill Falls power station has the second largest hydroelectric-generating capacity in North America (5,248 MW installed, expandable to about 6,300 MW) and is also the second largest underground power station in the world, after the Robert-Bourassa generating station in northern Quebec.
		Churchill Falls power plant is the second largest hydroelectric plant in North America, with an installed capacity of 5,248 MW.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Churchill_Falls (1617 words)

	Churchill Falls - History
		The Twin Falls hydro plant on the Unknown River, a tributary of the Churchill River, was constructed in the early 1960's.
		Utilizing this water at the Churchill Falls plant enabled approximately three times as much electricity to be produced from the same volume of water In July, 1974 the Twin Falls plant was closed and the water diverted into the Smallwood Reservoir.
		At this point first commercial deliveries of Churchill Falls power were scheduled for spring, 1972 and by the end of 1971, installation of the first two of eleven units was to be completed.
	www.ewh.ieee.org /reg/7/millennium/churchill/cf_history.html (1308 words)

	N-JAN97
		Smallwood's abdication of the public trust so amply illustrated in the Churchill Falls frenzy was to be his justly deserved downfall.
		In Cabot Martin's excellent article in the Globe and Mail on November 23,1996 (The truth behind the Churchill Falls deal) Smallwood is quoted defending himself from charges that it was his incompetence or stupidity that led him to approve the deal.
		Churchill Falls was to have been Newfoundland's Jerusalem.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/bstagg/n-jan97.htm (748 words)

	CHURCHILL FALLS,
		The cataract was a spectacular sight until most of the river water was diverted to drive the turbines of the great Churchill Falls underground hydroelectric plant, Canada’s largest hydroelectric facility when it was completed in the mid-1970s.
		The first European to visit the falls (1839) was John McLean (1799–1890), an official of the Hudson’s Bay Co. The cataract was known as Grand Falls until 1965, when it was renamed for Sir Winston Churchill.
		In the years before World War I, Winston Churchill, a military hero and M.P. from Oldham, rose rapidly in the ranks of the British government.
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?articleId=205696 (663 words)

	Churchill Falls - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		CHURCHILL FALLS [Churchill Falls] spectacular waterfalls of the upper Churchill River, 245 ft (75 m) high, SW Labrador, N.L., Canada; known as Grand Falls until renamed (1965) in honor of Sir Winston Churchill.
		The falls were first explored (1839) by John McLean, a trader of the Hudson Bay Company.
		Churchill Falls has one of the largest hydroelectricity-generating capacities (5,225,000 kW) in the world.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-churchlfls.html (347 words)

	Labrador, Part 2: Trans Labrador Highway
		On the TLH I was constantly aware of the road itself, of the process of its construction and its impact on the land.
		The Churchill River was diverted underground here (leaving the natural Churchill Falls nearly bone dry) to create the largest hydroelectric facility in North America, supplying power primarily to the northeastern United States.
		West of Churchill Falls the landscape becomes flatter, with patches of wet, boggy sub-arctic tundra, and the road is much better.
	www.amxfiles.com /stoneji/97trip/tlh.htm (970 words)

	Churchill Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Churchill Falls is a small town (population around 850) in central Labrador.
		In this case, the "company" is the Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation, or CF(L)Co. CF(L)Co is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the largest underground and sixth largest capacity hydro-electric generating station in the world.
		Churchill Falls The Largest Underground Powerhouse In The World (A lot of GREAT information).
	www.qsl.net /ve3fu/vo2ac_6m/churchill_falls.htm (161 words)

	Churchill Falls: Our Labrador
		Beginning in 1967 and continuing throughout the Construction years, the community of Churchill Falls consisted of rows of trailers and metal buildings designed to meet the needs of approximately 3000 construction workers.
		Of course Churchill Falls is famous for the second largest hydro electric development in the world and if you are passing through the region it is well worth the visit.
		The Twin Falls hydro plant on the Unknown River, a tributary of the Churchill River, was constructed in the early 1960 s.
	www.ourlabrador.ca /member.php?id=39 (727 words)

	Another chunk of Churchill
		The $12-billion hydroelectric project will be two-thirds owned by Newfoundland who has tried for years to overcome what it considers a bad contract negotiated with Quebec in the first Churchill Falls deal, signed in the 1960s.
		The new power projects centre on an addition to the Churchill Falls generating station, a new generation facility downstream on Gull Island and a proposal to examine a site at Muskrat Falls for possible power generation.
		At Churchill Falls, two new generators will be built with that water, which will add a further 1,000 MW of power.
	www.canoe.ca /che-mun/churchill.html (839 words)

	Community Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The power from this project was used during the construction of the power plant at Churchill Falls and by the Iron Ore Company of
		Construction of a channel to bring the water from the Falls to underground turbines began in 1967.
		Churchill Falls Labrador Corporation Limited became a subsidiary of the
	labrador.crrstv.net /newlab/Churchill_Falls.htm (821 words)

	Safety improvements at Churchill Falls Airport - April 9, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT CHURCHILL FALLS, LABRADOR - Lawrence O’Brien, MP (Labrador), on behalf of Transport Minister David Collenette, today announced federal funding of $786,000 for a safety improvement project at Churchill Falls Airport under the Government of Canada's Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP).
		“The Churchill Falls Airport provides air transport to the residents of the Town of Churchill Falls and is essential to the operation of the Churchill Falls Power Generating Facility,” said Mr.
		Churchill Falls Airport is owned and operated by the Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited.
	www.tc.gc.ca /mediaroom/releases/atl/2003/03-a005e.htm (414 words)

	Trans-Labrador highway
		The Churchill Falls waterfall, once a spectacular sight named the Grand Falls of the Hamilton River, is now reduced to a mere trickle by the demands of the power development.
		The town of Churchill Falls was established by the company to build and service the hydroelectric project that required the diversion of the Churchill River and the flooding of the Smallwood Reservoir.
		At Muskrat Falls on the Churchill River, a high knob of Early Proterozoic pink gneissic granite has resisted the erosional force of the post-glacial river, and severely restricted the course of its flow.
	www.wordplay.com /geology/labhighway.html (2968 words)

	TD Economics - Current Developments - Special Reports
		The Lower Churchill project comprises both the proposed generation facilities at Gull Island and Muskrat Falls and the associated transmission infrastructure.
		In short, while this hydroelectricity development would be smaller than its counterpart in Churchill Falls, it would still mark one of the largest of its kind in Canadian history.
		Another tailwind blowing in favour of the Lower Churchill development has been the increasing interest of the federal government in the power file, and notably, in assisting the development of an east-west power grid.
	www.td.com /economics/special/churchill05.jsp (1548 words)

	Churchill Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Churchill Falls, formerly known as Hamilton Falls and Grand Falls, has been speculated over since the first HBC trader saw it cascading over a spectacular 1,060 ft. descent in 1839.
		Two geologists from Bowdoin College chartered the river and falls on a hazardous journey in 1891.
		They left a note in a mason jar at the falls to commemorate their trip and encouraged others who came by to do the same.
	www.hvgb.net /~themdays/churchillfalls2.html (71 words)

	Construction of the Island Falls Churchill River Powerhouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Three natural reservoirs are formed: Reindeer Lake, the largest, covers an area of 2,300 square miles; the second, a number of inter-connected lakes, draws water from 29,000 square miles of the upper basin of the river; the third, Lac La Ronge, drains some 5,700 square miles of country.
		Work on the camp began in September 1928 and with the approach of winter, two problems faced the project engineers: materials, machinery and supplies had to be transported the 72 miles from Flin Flon, and a camp of sufficient size to house 23,000 tons of freight and 500 men had to be built.
		Island Falls operating personnel and their families were relocated in Flin Flon, and by March 26, 1967, camp life at the Falls had ceased.
	www.islandfalls.ca /construction.htm (1355 words)

	AllRefer.com - Churchill Falls, Labrador, Canada - (falls) - Facts and Information
		Churchill Falls, spectacular waterfalls of the upper Churchill R., 245 ft/75 m high, SW Lab., NE Canada; known as Grand Falls until renamed (1965) in honor of Sir Winston Churchill.
		Four mi/6 km above the falls, the Churchill R. narrows to 200 ft/61 m and negotiates a series of rapids before dropping into McLean Canyon, from which sheer cliffs rise several hundred feet on either side.
		The total drop from the rapids above the main falls to the end of McLean Canyon is 1,038 ft/316 m.
	reference.allrefer.com /gazetteer/C/C07649-churchill-falls.html (264 words)

	Churchill Falls. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The falls were first explored (1839) by John McLean, a trader of the Hudson Bay Company.
		Four miles (6.4 km) above the falls, the Churchill River narrows to 200 ft (61 m) and negotiates a series of rapids before dropping into McLean Canyon, from which sheer cliffs rise several hundred feet on either side.
		Churchill Falls has one of the largest hydroelectricity-generating capacities (5,225,000 kW) in the world.
	www.bartelby.com /65/ch/ChurchlFls.html (217 words)

	Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This is where all of the youth between the ages of 13 and 19 in Churchill Falls go to hang out.
		This is what the falls once looked like before most of the water was diverted and held back.
		This is the Churchill Falls when the water is held back by the dykes.
	www.k12.nf.ca /eglambert/town.htm (884 words)

	Rivers of Canada: Churchill River - Mega water
		The Churchill River has the greatest hydroelectric potential of any river in North America because of its volume and steep descent to the sea.
		The main obstacle to constructing the station was the distance of Churchill Falls from the network of transmission lines that could deliver the power to towns and cities.
		The big increase in energy prices, that has made Churchill Falls such a bad deal for Newfoundland, could make it possible for the province to develop the rest of the river's hydroelectric potential on its own.
	www.rcgs.org /ccge/english/Resources/rivers/tr_rivers_CRmegaWater.asp (546 words)

	Churchill Falls Labrador Corporation Limited - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation [CF(L)Co] was originally formed in 1958 as a subsidiary of British Newfoundland Development Corporation (BRINCO) and known as the Hamilton Falls Power Corporation, it built and operated the Churchill Falls hydro electric complex.
		In 1961 the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador granted the Hamilton Falls Power Corporation a 99 year lease to the 67,340 square kilometers watershed of the Upper Churchill.
		The Hamilton Falls Power Corporation became to be known as the Churchill Falls Corporation in 1965 when the name of the falls was changed to commemorate the life of Sir Winston Churchill.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Churchill_Falls_Labrador_Corporation_Limited (301 words)

	Churchill Falls - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Churchill Falls - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Churchill Falls, cataract of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 75 m (245 ft) high, on the Churchill River in western Labrador.
		- falls on the Churchill River, western Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada, situated 362 km225 mi from Lake Melville.
	encarta.msn.com /Churchill+Falls.html (88 words)

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