KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3mAnd it runs close to the McKell Wascana Conservation Park, where there is so much diverse wildlife. It’s a gem in our city. Important bird migration path and I’m worried, this may be the last year of normal bird migration what species will we lose? It’s so messed up. 000
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 7mSo they knew more before anyone and didn’t disclose. Im not saying they have to tell everyday residents but what about council. I know now, City Admin is a huge problem with a lot of issues in our city. And around… 000
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 17mBut also because across the world, these big companies know, small municipalities and their councils will roll over and do whatever they want. Let them come in build a monster and they see $$$. 000
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 17mCompletely agree.They chose that RM because of its proximity to the City and its resources including the airport and having executives from out of province being convenience. 100
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 32mHe needs to be asked about his transparency in all of this. What did he know and when? After all, that was one of his mandates when he was running for office, he pledged to be "accessible, transparent and accountable" as mayor. #yqrcc 200
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 39mYes but why today? How about when he stood with Sask government, Bell Canada exs, Roy Orb in front of the site in that media show? He didn’t think then he might have a conflict? 100
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 42mIt’s actually in the construction phase so once they turn it on, it will be much worse. It is 24/7 -7 days a week of construction operation. Imagine if they used that same energy, will power and $$$ to solve houseless issues and mental health concerns in our communities. 121
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 59mI want to know which companies (names) will be using/renting the compute capacity at this site, and what will they be using it for? The named tenants online are U.S. compute resellers, and the public hasn't been told who their end customers are or what workloads they will run. #yqrcc 000
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 1hBecause it’s preordained. They support it. They see $$$, just like Bezo drooling over the idea of Bell Canada coming here to open up a head office. Funny, it’s almost like the Bell Canada AI execs are saying things to ensure future approval and votes from City Councillors. 000
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 1hLots of nothing answers. It’s going to be mitigated but we haven’t decided yet. It’s gonna be efficient but we can’t say how. We’re using subject matter experts, who? And again, certain councillors just rolling out the red carpet. Soft ball questions. No one is asking the hard questions. 100
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 1hTheir half-ass truths are tiring. Ask him if he would build this next to his home, neighborhood, town? Would they build this next to their family farms? #yqrcc 010
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 2hWe have gone from “we need to full-steam ahead save the planet cause summer fires 🔥 are out of control” to “burn it all down for AI”! 000
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 2hThey love to use words like “campus”. Totally messed up. There is a history and reason why they use this term. 131
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 2hThe question to ask these two Bell Canada AI Fabric exes is What will be going on inside that building m? what is that building’s function and purpose inside? How will the Ai be used? Cause it ain’t for creating a business. #yqrcc  010
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 2hGreat question. And remember how he is all “Mr Transparency”? Where did that guy disappear to? 000
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 2hAnd we’re not just talking about AI chat bots that everyday people use for help with how to cook something or basic directions which we know our faulty too but these AI companies use them for drone warfare. How does that help people in Saskatchewan?  010
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 2hIt’s already crammed into everything. No one asked for it. BUT this centre is scarier, one of the tech companies owns $10 billion of hardware that’s going into that 300 MW if they up and leave they’re gonna take that 10 billion investment with them so what exactly are we getting for this?  110
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 2hThese two companies are well documented online. Please go read for yourself. CoreWeave & Cerebras have ties to + their clients are the US Department of war and Don Jr. —it’s exhausting. The Bell executives are telling half truths. #yqrcc 010
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 2hThe Logic's report on the 160/140 MW split thelogic.co/news/bell-sa...thelogic.coBell goes even bigger on AI with a huge Saskatchewan data centre - The LogicThe firm will spend $1.7 billion to build the new facility near Regina, which it is leasing to neoclouds Cerebras and CoreWeave 110
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 2hSources: Bell's March 16 announcement explore.business.bell.ca/partners/bel... andexplore.business.bell.caBell AI Fabric expands national network with 300 MW data centre in SaskatchewanPartnership with the Government of Saskatchewan provides access to cutting-edge AI compute, strengthening the provincial and national AI economies. 110
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 2hBell's "sovereign" AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood is already fully leased to two US companies, CoreWeave and Cerebras. 160 MW + 140 MW = all 300 MW, before it's even built. No Canadian AI company is named as a tenant. Who is this "sovereign" campus for? #yqr #Saskatchewan 110
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 2hThese guys are telling us a fairytale. There is no Canadian AI companies that will be using the that AI Hyperscale Data Centre. #yqrcc 110
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hThis is the light pollution that is emitting from the Bell AI Hyperscale Data Centre in the RM of Sherwood —east end of #yqr 283
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hOh and pigs were flying today. That’s what you really missed, cause Mayor Chad and Councillor Burton actually recused themselves from this. 221
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hYou’re missing some like: “Closed loop" (water solves everything), Sovereign AI, Data centre used when they mean AI hyper-scale data centre, Jobs and investment(drooling from proponents), It's just a big server room. 😬 110
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hSolar works in cold temps too. And doesn’t kill us or give us cancer. 010
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hit was painful to watch. This is exactly what comes to me now, watching this. We are f%,ked #yqrcc 010
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hRemember when the US Senate hearings dragged Facebook CEOs and other tech CEOs into a hearing and they did not have the basic understanding of how social media worked to question them on important issues that affected kids dying bc no regulations? They kept calling it “the Facebook”. 110
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hAnd this is not just Regina. It's what happens at local councils everywhere. Small governments, big tech, and not enough expertise in the room. Companies know it. It is obvious that cities need to hire AI strategists and they need cyber security experts. #SaskPoli 110
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hThe response keeps coming back to "it's not our job." That isn't a plan, it's a brush-off. These are the people residents count on to hold the line. #yqrcc 120
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hThey don't appear to understand the difference between a conventional data centre and an AI hyperscale campus. That's a gap in the very thing they're being asked to decide. 110
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hWatching Regina city council on the AI data centre issue, one thing is painfully obvious: most councillors don't seem to have the expertise to weigh this. Not on AI, not on energy, not on data centres, not on environmental concerns. #yqrcc #skpoli 121
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hAnd the Bell AI Hyperscale Data Centre that Bell Canada is building here in the RM of Sherwood is pre-leased by two US tech companies, Cerebras & Coreweave. These two companies have clients like the US Dept of War. How does that benefit us? #yqrcc 010
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hWe are not talking about Data Centres. There is a distinction that he is missing here. These are AI hyper scale data centres and these things have only been around since 2024 and Saskatchewan has none. It leads me to ask: what does he get from this as an expert? What is his private business?  010
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hBring your own power means fossil fuels. Look at Abilene, Texas where Elon Musk and how he is polluting the air with natural gas is burning. That’s what bring your own power means. Do your research people. #yqrcc 010
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hRegina and the RM of Sherwood are being asked to approve something with almost no track record. New scale, new power demand, new cooling. Treating it as "just a data centre" misses all of that. This man is off his rocker. He discredits himself B/c he does not know what he’s talking about. 120
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hCampuses this size barely existed before 2024. The first gigawatt-class AI sites are only coming online now. A decade ago "hyperscale" meant a fraction of this. These are not data centres people. Please learn the difference.  110
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hAs someone with 20+ years in tech and I am a cybersecurity professional: AI hyperscale data centres are a new beast. They're not the data centres we've known. #yqr #skpoli 110
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hSame council, same issue, different treatment. The women who spoke against the data centre got grilled. The male engineer who followed was heard respectfully. Residents deserve the same courtesy no matter who they are or what degrees they hold. #yqr 062
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 3hNow up, Erwin Heuck, engineer. States he’s here to clear up some myth-busting regarding Data Centres and how important the Bell AI Data Centre opportunity will bring to our city. Fuest off, I need to clear something up. A conventional data centre and an AI data centre aren't the same thing. #yqrcc 110
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 4hIt reminded me of Trump and Zelensky: invite someone into your house, then ambush them. Council wants more public input? Then treat the people who show up like they matter. #yqr #SaskPoli 020
KatMarie @katmarie.bsky.social · 4hYou can question a resident without putting them in the prosecution box. They came into council's house to share an opinion. They deserve respect, whether or not you agree. It was disappointing to watch. #yqrcc 130
