LOWER RIVER INHABITANTS, N.S. — Cape Bretoners with questions about Nova Scotia’s first planned artificial intelligence data centre have a second chance to speak up. The second of two information sessions by EverWind Fuels is set for this evening in southern Cape Breton, in the rural town of Lower River Inhabitants, N.S. Tuesday’s information session in D’Escousse, N.S., ran late as more than 200 people filled a community hall to hear from company officials. Speakers asked about safeguards and environmental protections for the $10-billion, 18,600-square-metre AI data centre in Point Tupper, N.S., that’s set to come online by the end of 2027. American tech company Anthropic has signed a 20-year lease for the centre that would draw 95 megawatts of electricity during its first phase, before a 325-megawatt expansion in 2028. Everwind officials said residents had valid concerns, ranging from environmental protections to jobs, and there would be more consultations to come. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2026. Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press
