Hamilton city councillors have rejected a temporary pause on new data centres.
Hamilton city councillors have rejected a temporary pause on new data centres. The 10-6 vote against the proposed one-year pause comes as local lawmakers across Canada wrestle with the noise, energy and water concerns around a new wave of data centres powering the boom in artificial intelligence. If the data centre moratorium had been approved, it would have been the first such move by a Canadian city.
More coming. Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press
- Published
- Jul 15, 2026
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- Jul 15, 2026
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- Burnaby Now
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- Technology
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