Sault council considers ban on data centres amid opposition to Missanabie Cree project

Missanabie Cree First Nation’s proposed data centre is receiving opposition from both members of the public and city council. An interim control bylaw prohibiting the data centre will be presented to city council at its Aug. 31 meeting, if a motion directing staff to create the bylaw is passed Monday. Missanabie Cree First Nation is planning to create a training centre and cyber security centre in the city’s west end on Yates Avenue.The 8.39 acre site could become the home of a data