In this episode I speak with friends-neighbours-advocates Meg Rintoul and Kathryn Barnwell about current plans in place to build an AI data center in Nanaimo, B-C. -- and allowing ourselves to write a new story about the future. Recorded Nov 27. Released Dec 8, 2025.

'Very scary': Nanaimo neighbours have water worries about new data centre

https://www.reddit.com/r/nanaimo/comments/1oo24s3/very_scary_nanaimo_neighbours_have_water_worries/

'An Island concern': Nanaimo water advocates want new data centre stopped

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OQzc2bhtXw

CBC: AI-related data centres use vast amounts of water. But gauging how much is a murky business

https://www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data-centre-canada-water-use-9.6939684

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Advocates, with Meg Rintoul and Kathryn Barnwell