Wonder Valley Town Hall Fallout | Edmonton News

Alberta’s Minister of Technology and Innovation held a town hall in Grande Prairie to defend the massive Wonder Valley data center, but locals called it a hollow show — with rigid time limits, ignored feedback, and repeated AI inevitability rhetoric. Led by Kevin O’Leary, the project threatens watersheds, wildlife, and agriculture, despite claims of eco-friendly cooling. Critics like researcher Casey Klein branded it a “farce,” pointing out the minister’s own time overruns and the government’s refusal to address critical environmental costs — including atmospheric warming and noise pollution from thermal emissions. With a footprint nearly 65 square kilometers, Wonder Valley ra...