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Leslie Kennedy

A sudden rush of massive artificial intelligence data centre projects is catching Saskatchewan communities off guard, sparking calls for provincial intervention as local leaders struggle to manage Big Tech’s massive appetite for energy and water.

At least two major developments have landed in the province over the past six months, headlined by Bell Canada’s massive 300-megawatt AI campus under construction south of Regina in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood. Nearby, Aztec AI Health has approached the City of Moose Jaw with plans for a 150-megawatt facility, while Saskatoon city council recently voted to study the impacts of potential builds proposed for the surrounding Rural Municipality of Corman Park.

 

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