Chief of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation raises concerns with Wonder Valley Data Centre project
The Chief of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has concerns regarding the Wonder Valley AI data centre project to be built on his nation’s land.
The project was announced in December as part of a partnership between the MD of Greenview and O’Leary Ventures and is expected to be the largest data centre of its kind in the world.
Sturgeon Lake Chief Sheldon Sunshine says they were not consulted on or informed about the project and they have questions regarding the resources used to power the data centre and its potential impact on the environment.
“The amount of gas they’re talking about to power the facility. You know, you start doing research on the amount of water that these AI data centres are going to utilize, and you’re talking significant resources that are going to impact my nation now and in the future.”