Nearly 200 people gathered at the provincial legislature in Regina Saturday to protest Bell Canada’s planned AI data centre and the lack of community consultation for the project.
“If this is truly a wonderful opportunity for our area, then there’s nothing to lose by slowing things down,” said Regina Ward 8 Coun. Shanon Zachidniak.
Zachidniak said she attended the rally because it was her opportunity to share her concerns around the planned 300MW facility on the outskirts of Regina, in the rural municipality of Sherwood.
The development agreement for the project, which is set to be Canada’s largest AI data centre, will be considered by the RM of Sherwood’s seven-member council on Monday.
Regina mentioned ‼️ I was there at the protests! Was a lot of energy there, I think they basically ran out of petition papers for people to sign. Not a surprise though, the whole process for the data centre getting approved is blatantly and nakedly corrupt.
Daily reminder: fuck the Sask party, Scott Moe murdered someone and is a drunk driver.
(edit: we don’t know that he was drunk right when he killed Joanne Balog.)
Those are two separate incidents.
Joanne Balog, who was killed in a 1997 car collision with Moe
Moe revealed previously undisclosed stayed charges from a 1994 incident for impaired driving and leaving the scene of a crash or a collision
Fair correction to make. But in my opinion, that doesn’t make it better that he’s had multiple incidents.
You’re right, it doesn’t make it better. It simply gets the facts straight.
Hold your horses here! Let’s see exactly how it fails in usa before adopting it here in Canada.
Just as an fyi Regina is one of the very few major cities NOT built on a major water source.
Wascana Lake was created by damning Wascana Creek in order to create a watering hole for cattle stock.
Yeah and if they drain Wascana where is the Jolly Roger going to dock?
Wascana Lake has been drained twice …
Wascana Lake was drained and deepened in the 1930s as part of a government relief project. 2,107 men widened and dredged the lake bed and created two islands using only hand tools and horse-drawn wagons.
During the fall and winter of 2003-2004, Wascana Lake was again drained and dredged to deepen it by an average of about 5 metres (16 ft). The Big Dig, was primarily to decrease aquatic weed growth, improve water quality, and allow more competitive and recreational rowing, canoeing and paddling during the summer months.
Jolly Roger was not around in the 1930’s stealing the wheat and barley and all them other grains.
Jolly Roger would have been down in New Mexico for that winter for the plunder down there.
