What??? I was thinking that they’d stick such a thing somewhere like Castlegar, where there’s already power generation and no potential for water and energy shortages, plus a community benefit for the added jobs.

Sticking it in the most expensive real estate in BC, where there’s already water rationing and a heavy drain on power generation?

I fail to see ANY upsides.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a weird choice for sure

The proposed facilities include a 100,000-square-foot, repurposed facility in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, as well as a 400,000-square-foot development at 150 West Georgia—adjacent to Vancouver’s BC Place stadium. Both neighborhoods are densely populated, with the downtown area counting tens of thousands of residents and Mount Pleasant being home to more than 30,000 residents. BetaKit reached out to Telus to ask how the company plans on integrating the facilities into such densely populated neighbourhoods, but has not yet received a response.

[–] AGM@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago

Putting one downtown between the stadium and the new art gallery is a weird enough choice already, but putting one in a residential area like Mount Pleasant seems crazy.

[–] non_burglar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Added jobs? What jobs? Data centers have the lowest staff demands of any industrial sites.