Northern Alberta residents voice concerns over proposed $70B Wonder Valley AI data centre at community open house
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Eagle Andersen
27d ago· 7 min readenNews
Summary
Hundreds of northern Alberta residents packed a community hall in Grovedale for an open house about the proposed Wonder Valley AI data centre campus, a $70-billion project backed by Kevin O'Leary. Many attendees left feeling the company behind the project, O'Leary Digital, was not genuinely interested in addressing their concerns. The event highlighted growing tensions between the promise of economic development and local worries about environmental impact, infrastructure strain, and community consultation processes.
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Hundreds turned up at open house to hear from O'Leary Digital
Large crowds of Grande Prairie and area residents piled into the Grovedale Community Hall on June 4, 2026 to learn more about Kevin O'Leary's proposed Wonder Valley project.
An open house hosted by the company behind the proposed Wonder Valley artificial intelligence data centre campus in northern Alberta left some attendees wondering if the firm behind the $70-billion project is even interested in their concerns.

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