Bell Canada to launch 6 AI data centres in B.C. [Video]

Telecom giant Bell Canada has announced plans to build six artificial intelligence data centres in B.C.

Bell AI Fabric will create a “data centre supercluster” in the province beginning with a centre in Kamloops this June and another in Merritt by the end of the year.

Mirko Bibic, president and CEO of Bell Canada, said he wants the project to become “the fabric for the AI economy for Canada.”

“To do it right here, you know, starting in B.C., is a testament to all the attributes that British Columbia has in terms of kind of the natural resources of the hydroelectric power, the innovation mindset, universities who are … ready, willing and able to join in,” Bibic told the CBC.

Kamloops to host 3 centres

In addition to the first two locations, Bell AI Fabric plans to open another four AI data centres in the province.

Two more will open in Kamloops in 2026 and …