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City of Mississauga councillors were unanimous in their support of the temporary bylaw that imposes a moratorium of one year<\/a> \u2014 and up to two years \u2014 on data centre developments in Mississauga. Pausing such developments will allow the city more time to study the matter and any new rules that would regulate the rapidly growing industry.<\/p>\n The huge facilities, which use significant amounts of energy, have faced severe public backlash in Mississauga, throughout Ontario, across the country and in the U.S. as well.<\/p>\n Data centres support rapidly growing AI<\/p>\n Last 30 Days: 55,173 Votes<\/p>\n All Time: 1,547,780 Votes<\/p>\n 690 VOTES Data centres are being proposed \u2014 and built \u2014 in many towns and cities across North America to support the rapid growth of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n While Mississauga\u2019s new interim control bylaw will delay construction of any such large data facilities in the city, Mayor Carolyn Parrish said earlier this month it\u2019s likely they\u2019ll get built at some point<\/a> in the near future.<\/p>\n Her comments and other discussion among councillors and senior city staff in early September followed the presentation of a staff report outlining the Ontario government\u2019s latest \u201cplaybook\u201d for the building of data centres<\/a> across the province.<\/p>\n Mississauga joins Oakville as Ontario municipalities that have placed one-year pauses on data centres.<\/p>\n Council\u2019s Sept. 16 decision came as U.S.-based Prologis looks to build a two-storey data centre in the Meadowvale area of Mississauga.<\/p>\n Idea for interim control bylaw came forward in July<\/p>\n In late July, city councillors unanimously agreed to direct staff to develop an interim control bylaw that would impose a moratorium on data centres.<\/p>\n Council\u2019s decision at that time followed some two dozen deputations from residents and other stakeholders at the July 29 city council meeting, the vast majority of whom spoke against the large new facilities.<\/p>\n Discussion at the July 29 city council meeting was prompted by a motion from Ward 9 Coun. Martin Reid that sought to temporarily halt the development of major data centres in Mississauga.<\/p>\n The motion called for a temporary bylaw that would prohibit new large-scale digital infrastructure facilities \u2014 including artificial intelligence, cloud computing and hyperscale data centres \u2014 for up to one year while the city undertakes a comprehensive planning study.\u00a0<\/p>\n The temporary pause applies citywide and can be extended to a second year if additional time is needed to complete the review.\u00a0<\/p>\n The task force approved on Tuesday will be disbanded when city staff complete the review and council gives the green light to any recommendations that will be brought forth.<\/p>\n
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