IN WAKE OF SERIOUS CONCERNS FROM SASKATOON RESIDENTS, CARLA BECK’S TEAM DEMANDS MORATORIUM ON HYPERSCALE AI DATA CENTRES

Beck’s Team Held Public Consultation In Saskatoon Last Week Because Scott Moe Wouldn’t
SASKATOON – After hearing directly from Saskatoon and area residents concerned about the potential development of hyperscale AI data centres — including one pitched for the Rural Municipality of Corman Park — Carla Beck is calling for a full moratorium on these massive projects.

Beck said the moratorium should remain in place until a proper assessment process is implemented, and robust public consultation occurs. Her team held an open house in Saskatoon last week to hear directly from the public about data centre development in Saskatchewan, including the potential Corman Park project.

At the consultation, residents raised questions about electricity demand, water consumption, land use, environmental impacts, jobs impacts within Crown corporations and the long-term costs and benefits of these massive projects to Saskatchewan communities. Thousands of people have signed petitions and written to Beck’s team from across the province to raise concerns about the projects.

“They asked us about their power bills. They asked about water. They asked about the environmental impact, about who would be able to access their data and whether Saskatchewan communities will actually see a benefit,” Beck said. “Not a single question raised by these folks and thousands of others have been answered by Scott Moe and the Sask. Party.

“This is a government that has been in power far too long and no longer believes it’s accountable to the very people that elected it.

The RM of Corman Park previously said it had not received an application for consideration concerning the potential project.

“Our team has been doing what this government should have done from the beginning — consulting with Saskatchewan people,” said Brittney Senger, Shadow Minister for Tech, Innovation & AI.

“The people we heard from weren’t opposed to pursuing investment or new technology, but they had vitally important questions. They were asking who pays, who benefits, how much power these facilities will use, what happens to our water and why they were being denied a say in the future of these communities.

“To everyone who came out in Saskatoon and everyone across this province who has shared their concerns with us: we heard you, and we’re standing right there with you in the fight for our communities, our collective future.

“It’s time for change.”

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