CARLA BECK’S TEAM TO HOLD SASKATOON OPEN HOUSE TO GATHER PUBLIC QUESTIONS, CONCERNS ON AI DATA CENTRE RUMOURED FOR RM OF CORMAN PARK

Thousands Have Signed Petitions Opposing Project In Moose Jaw, Another Near Regina
SASKATOON – Carla Beck's team will host an open house in Saskatoon in September to hear directly from residents about concerns and questions surrounding AI data centres as reports emerge of another potential project near the city.

The open house will take place Sept. 9 from 6-8 p.m. at The Two Twenty, 220 20th St W. The event comes amid growing speculation about a large AI data centre proposed for land in the Rural Municipality of Corman Park near Saskatoon. Public reporting has identified an industrial property being marketed as suitable for a "large scale, secure data centre," while community leaders and experts have raised questions about land use, power demand, water consumption, environmental impacts and the long-term economic benefits of these facilities.

“Saskatchewan people are demanding a voice, especially on such a potentially large-scale project like this,” said Brittney Senger, Shadow Minister for Tech, Innovation & AI. “What they're asking for is honesty and transparency — and the Sask. Party has failed so badly to deliver that on similar projects in Moose Jaw and another in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood, near Regina.”

Thousands have signed petitions expressing concerns about the data centres in Moose Jaw and Sherwood. Just this week, Scott Moe’s handpicked replacement Reeve in Sherwood — who was appointed after the elected council resigned — admitted, “It was clear the general public was not aware of what was going on,” when it came to the data centre being pushed ahead in Sherwood.

The Sask. Party has endorsed that project every step of the way while refusing any form of public consultation.

In Moose Jaw, one Sask. Party MLA has endorsed the data centre for the Valley View area, attending and speaking at a ribbon cutting for the project, while the other has said it will not proceed.

"People have watched one project approved with little public consultation and another — possibly — rejected after widespread public backlash," Senger said. "Saskatchewan people deserve to understand the rules. They deserve to know why one project moves ahead while another doesn't, and they deserve confidence that decisions are being made in the public interest."

Beck’s team has already held an open house concerning the Sherwood project and is planning another in August in Moose Jaw.

“After 20 years of pandering to their friends and insiders, it’s clear the Sask. Party has no interest in being accountable to everyday Saskatchewan people — so, we will do their job for them,” Senger said. “People deserve a say in the future of their communities. It’s time for change.”

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