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Here's how some Ontario municipalities are grappling with new AI data centres

Municipal councils are studying temporary freezes and bylaw changes as developers propose 320-megawatt AI facilities and officials seek guardrails on energy use and noise.

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The boom in artificial intelligence has put Ontario municipalities on the front lines of a major debate over how to regulate a new wave of large, energy-hungry data centres. Several municipalities have voted in recent months on temporary data centre moratoriums while they study possible guardrails, and at least one has amended its bylaws to […]

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Here's how some Ontario municipalities are grappling with new AI data centres

The boom in artificial intelligence has put Ontario municipalities on the front lines of a major debate over how to regulate a new wave of large, energy-hungry data centres.

·Winnipeg, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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