Former Little Bow MLA Backs Controversial Data Centre // Clayton Bellamy
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Ian Donovan discusses the controversial Little Bow AI Data Centre and its implications for the local community and Alberta's economy.
Not everybody's seeing eye to eye in the southern Alberta community of Little Bow, just outside Vulcan. Some residents opposed to the project are taking their local government to court (see our August 6 episode), while others say it's an opportunity to create jobs, increase tax revenue, and repurpose less-than-ideal farmland. This is part of a bigger conversation about the future of Alberta's innovation economy, and the trade-offs that go with it. Former Wildrose MLA and farmer Ian Donovan tells us why he's backing the Little Bow AI Data Centre in our feature interview presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. THIS EPISODE IS PRESENTED BY HANSEN DISTILLERY. CHECK OUT THEIR NEWEST RELEASE - DANNY R, A SMOOTH, READY TO DRINK BLOOD ORANGE WHISKY COCKTAIL WITH A DISTINCTIVE HANSEN TWIST. PROCEEDS BENEFIT MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH. LEARN MORE: https://hansendistillery.com/ MBEW: https://www.mercedes-benz-edmontonwest.ca/ CHECK OUT OUR AUGUST 6 EPISODE on the LITTLE BOW AI DATA CENTRE: https://rtrj.info/080626DataCentre GET YOUR "PROUDLY ALBERTAN. FIERCELY CANADIAN." HOODIE: https://ryanjespersen.com/merch 37:30 | Ian takes us back to that infamous floor crossing in late 2014, and gives us…
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