Oakville becomes first Ontario municipality to enact 1-year moratorium on data centres
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- NOW Magazine Toronto·3h ago‘It’s responsible’ Why Oakville is hitting pause on new data centres for a year
What to know Oakville has now led the province in being the first municipality to pause the development of new data centres, as the city
Read at NOW Magazine Toronto → - Globe and Mail Biz·11h agoOakville enacts one-year pause on data centres as other Ontario municipalities weigh restrictions
Councillors directed staff to study whether town regulations need updating to address concerns with the infrastructure projects fuelling AI development
Read at Globe and Mail Biz → - CBC Canada·1d agoOakville becomes first Ontario municipality to enact 1-year moratorium on data centres
Oakville has enacted a one-year moratorium on new data centres, becoming the first Ontario municipality to take the step as local lawmakers grapple with the concerns surrounding the new wave of facilities powering artificial intelligence.
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