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Schreiner calls for moratorium on AI data centres

This headline would have been more accurate: “Schreiner calls for moratorium on progress and prosperity”How can you pay for socialism when nobody’s working?

- TQ

Schreiner calls for moratorium on AI data centres

Well done, Mike. This is what all governments at all levels should be doing and is a direct way that we can hold off on these water, energy, and potentially life draining centres powering the AI that has so much potential to do bad things to our society.

- E Harvey

Schreiner calls for moratorium on AI data centres

I wish people realize the dangers of AI, those data centers use an incredible amount of water, we are just self-destructing for pennies.. this is madness..

- claudia Espindola

Schreiner calls for moratorium on AI data centres

Mike Schreiner is the best. A voice of reason in a world that moves at the speed of greed.

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Schreiner calls for moratorium on AI data centres

You know those places need a lot of water for their cooling systems, right? Who needs water when you have AI.

- claudia Espindola

Schreiner calls for moratorium on AI data centres

The calls for controls are not just happening here. In virtually every province there is resistance to data centre because of their consumption of both water and electricity. They also are noisy and depending on the type of cooling system can use massive quantities of water which we, being on ground water, cannot spare. And anyone who thinks the money will be used for social programs is dreaming. The companies that run these centres have one motive, maximum profit.

- Arthur K

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Another downtown business bites the dust

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Schreiner calls for moratorium on AI data centres

Anything AI is terrible.

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Schreiner calls for moratorium on AI data centres

How about we demand that these centres use only piped-sewage polluted waters , which they are responsible to “UnPolute”, clean to point of drinkable, and, when that is not enough water, their systems must be forced to shut-down until sewage systems allow more polluted water. If they cannot manage that way, it should remain a flat and outright NO! They are not to directly use any well, spring, or natural water source, only ever sewage water. I can see something skin to that being beneficial on many levels and aspects for many people and places.

- Mare Sepers

Diana Downtown back up for sale

So what happened to the new/current owners ... the family that was thrilled to take the reins and was going to build on the past, and develop their own legendary imprint on the City?That's the story to tell !

- Local Thoughts

Contract talks with Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Service move to arbitration

Paramedics are exposed to extremely dangerous situations. Death and suffering are also daily exposures with massives rates if burnout, physical and mental injuries as well as being solely responsible for making life-saving decisions for their patients. They require exponentially more training than their police and fire counterparts.

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Schreiner calls for moratorium on AI data centres

I think this comment illustrates what Mike and many others are getting at: greater understanding of the impact of data centres is needed before they're "let loose" across the province. Once the impacts are better understood, then realistic options for reducing negative impacts can be developed and turned into policy/regulations. People will shout "red tape"...but the precautionary principle should apply.

- Sue in Guelph

Contract talks with Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Service move to arbitration

Both police and firefighters have significantly more danger involved in their jobs which would indicate the increase in pay over a paramedic. Just because they are essential doesn’t warrant the same pay as the others.

- Whynot

Schreiner calls for moratorium on AI data centres

We wouldn't want to starve Nestle and the gravel companies of their water

- Jimmy7

Diana Downtown back up for sale

I think they got a reality check... have you been downtown these days?

- Vince Klimkosz