Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is calling for a federal environmental impact assessment on Kevin O’Leary’s Wonder Valley project after a study suggests the 9 GW data centre and power plant could release massive amounts of heat in an area already struggling with drought.

The scientist who did the study called the new class of hyperscale AI data centres “Gigascale AI Smelters, smelting data and material strip-mined from people and planet.”

The report was released just as the first Wonder Valley open house was held near Grande Prairie and dozens of people showed up with questions and concerns.

The project was announced in December of 2024 but has been stalled since then. Now, it appears to be moving forward, despite concerns of local First Nations.

Read more about this AI mega-project that's the size of 130 West Edmonton Malls in my breaking news story for The Energy Mix.

https://www.theenergymix.com/breaking-olearys-data-centre-will-be-one-of-earths-largest-heat-sources-physicist-warns/

#AIDataCentres #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #drought #environment #AIDataCenters #WonderValleyAlberta

Amen

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/06/04/Open-Letter-Alberta-Referendum-Division-Dignity/
#abpoli #ableg

Meanwhile in Manitoba...

https://youtu.be/Tq0RDXJhan0?si=yCC7sGLhSTiunBYp

#ableg ##abpoli #cdnpoli #AIDataCentres

Utah is a case study in how NOT to announce and build a hyperscale data centre.

Opposition is so significant that lawmakers who once supported the project are backtracking, with one politician even demanding Kevin O’Leary scale the project back by 75%.

Here’s an updated summary of what’s been going on in Utah, with some updates on Alberta’s Wonder Valley project ahead of an open house planned for this evening in a small hamlet near Grande Prairie.

The MD of Greenview still won’t answer my questions. O’Leary’s proxy in Alberta also did not answer my questions…and oh yeah, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner is officially now investigating whether the Premier’s office fulfilled its duties with my Access to Information request.
💣 🐚

Read my latest! Keeping secrets about massive projects just never goes well.

https://www.theenergymix.com/olearys-ai-data-centre-projects-face-backlash-on-both-sides-of-the-border/

#AIDataCentres #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #Utah #Stratos #AIDataCenters #WonderValleyAlberta

Has the UCP enacted legislation that has benefited you?

#ableg #abpoli #alberta