Data centre proposal on former Hamilton steel site draws public backlash over community input
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Cloe Logan
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Summary
A proposal by Slate Asset Management to build a data centre on the former Stelco steelmaking site in Hamilton, Ontario has sparked significant public backlash. The company purchased the lands in 2022 with plans to remediate and repurpose the area into mixed industrial and commercial property, including public waterfront access. However, the data centre proposal has ignited debate about community input into the site's future. Stelco has also expressed interest in building what it calls Canada's first 'publicly owned AI Factory' in the city.
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Slate Asset Management purchased the Stelco lands in 2022, kicking off a project to remediate and repurpose the area into a mixed industrial and commercial property, which would also open up the waterfront to the public.
Stelco says it wants to build the country's first 'publicly owned AI Factory' in the city.
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