A community meeting about a proposed AI data centre in Saint John, N.B., quickly turned heated on Thursday night as residents opposed to the project demanded answers from company officials in attendance. The meeting, hosted by Alberta-based Beacon Data Centres and Texas-based VoltaGrid, was at capacity before it even began with more than 300 people at the Lorneville Community Centre. Several people who were unable to enter the community centre listened to the meeting from outside. The two-hour meeting was initially supposed to be follow a format of one-on-one conversations with company representatives. Instead, the meeting developed early into residents taking over an open microphone to reject the project. More to come… For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
