Bell, gov’t officials to announce construction progress on AI Data Centre
Officials say more than 500 workers are on site as the first phase advances, with the project expected to create thousands of jobs.
- Construction is advancing on Bell Canada's $1.7-billion, 300-megawatt data centre near Regina, with shell structures for the first four buildings now under construction at the RM of Sherwood site.
- Minister for Crown Investment Corporation Jeremy Harrison touted the facility as Canada's largest private-sector capital investment, citing bipartisan support from Prime Minister Mark Carney, former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.
- More than 500 workers are currently on-site, and Bell will relocate its AI Fabric headquarters to Regina, adding 100 management jobs to the city.
- The expansion is projected to create 3,000 community jobs and generate taxation revenues for the RM of Sherwood; Bell also pledged $1 million toward mental health activities in Saskatchewan.
- Critics, including NDP energy critic Sally Housser, have demanded a moratorium, citing environmental and electricity grid concerns plus insufficient public consultation; Bell officials said they remain committed to open dialogue with municipalities.
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Construction of Bell Canada's AI data centre in Saskatchewan scaling up
REGINA - Saskatchewan’s Crown investments minister stood Thursday in front of a skeleton of steel beams to tout progress on an artificial intelligence mega facility, while the Opposition again called on the province to consult first, then build.
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620 CKRM The Source | Country Music, News, Sports in Sask…Bell AI data centre takes shape south of Regina as company pledges $1M for mental health
Construction is progressing on Bell’s AI data centre south of Regina as the project looks toward a planned expansion to 1,200 megawatts.
Construction of Bell Canada’s AI data centre in Saskatchewan scaling up
REGINA — Saskatchewan’s Crown investments minister stood Thursday in front of a skeleton of steel beams to tout progress on an artificial intelligence mega facility, while the Opposition again called on the province to consult first, then build. “We have just an amazing thing going on here behind us,” Jeremy Harrison told reporters at the […]
Bell AI Fabric Provides Construction Update in Saskatchewan - Electrical Industry News Week
October 1, 2026 More than 500 people are working on the 300 MW data centre site in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Sherwood, with all four building shells taking shape and more than 30 local firms supporting the project. Bell Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan marked major construction milestones at the 300-megawatt Bell AI Fabric data centre campus in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood, where structural steel is rising, all four buildings…
Bell’s Saskatchewan AI Data Centre Takes Shape Ahead of 2027 Opening
Bell's 300-megawatt AI Fabric data centre campus in Saskatchewan has more than 500 people on site, with all four first-phase buildings taking shape and the first data hall on track for the first half of 2027.
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