Electricity costs, environmental effects top of mind for British Columbians opposed to AI data centres
British Columbians are fairly evenly split on whether building AI data centres in Canada is a "good thing" or a "bad thing."
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British Columbians are fairly evenly split on whether building AI data centres in Canada is a "good thing" or a "bad thing."
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New Westminster, the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver have all unanimously endorsed Surrey's request.
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