'AI is here to stay': Cherry-picking Glubish tells concerned Grande Prairie crowd to call their MLAs about data centres

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeBusinessPolitics 'AI is here to stay': Glubish tells concerned Grande Prairie crowd to call their MLAs about data centres "My invitation to you is, if you feel very strongly against this type of infrastructure development, then send your feedback into your MLAs" Author of the article: By Tina Kennedy Published Sep 18, 2026 Last updated 9 hours ago 4 minute read Join the conversation Approximately 300 people made it out to the Sept. 11 town hall in Grande Prairie to discuss the Wonder Valley data centre project and its impacts. PHOTO BY TINA KENNEDY /Postmedia Article content Approximately 300 people who showed up to a Grande Prairie town hall on Sept. 11 were told by Alberta’s minister of Technology and Innovation that whether data centres are bult or not, AI is here to stay. Article content “It resulted in nothing except the same message, the same sentences over and over and over again,” said Grande Prairie resident Casey Klein. Article content Article content Klein says she spent the past year following crumbs of information to collect municipal minutes, recordings, files and articles related to the Greenview Industrial Gateway’s (GIG) developments, which is where Wonder Valley will sit. Article content Article content But Klein claimed the government’s town hall last week was a repetition of other statements, adding that ultimately, the government failed to listen to residents. Article content FP West: Energy Insider SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: FP West: Energy Insider brings you behind the oilpatch’s closed doors with exclusive insights from insiders every Wednesday morning. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Article content Following a 10-minute video from Danielle Smith, Minister Nate Glubish opened the floor to questions at the Jackpot Grill Events Centre in Grande Prairie, which has a capacity of 500 seated as well as additional room for standing. Article content At stake is the economic and environmental impact the Wonder Valley data centre will have. Article content Glubish told the group that planning and consultation for GIG – as well as approved uses – had been going on for more than a decade. Article content “It’s been 13 years worth of work, including extensive consultations about saying ‘do we – as a…