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SUMMARY:2026 Data Centre Information Session - MEMBER EXCLUSIVE
DESCRIPTION:Good afternoon\n\nFirstBlock to host Information Session for the Business Community on Integrated Data Centre and District Heating Network\n\nMonday October 5 5:30 PM 8:00 PM Occasions by the Bay\n\nLight refreshments provided - Bar Service Available\n\nCHAMBER MEMBERS ONLY and Invited Guests\n\nFirstBlock invites Quinte West Chamber members\, business and community leaders to learn more about its proposed project at the former Sonoco site. The project would attract more than $500 million in private investment support 300-450 construction jobs at peak\, and create approximately 300 permanent jobs at full build-out\, most of them in greenhouse agriculture\, with the remainder in data centre operations\, maintenance\, and technology. It would include a 40-acre greenhouse and an indoor vertical farm heated with recovered energy from the data centre.\n\nWhy this matters.\n\nA motion before City Council could pause all new data centre development in Quinte West for up to one year. If adopted\, this would prevent this project from moving forward. We believe the concerns raised can be addressed through a balanced solution that protects the community's interests while allowing the project to proceed.\n\nWe need your feedback on this issue! \n\nWe are gathering member input on the proposed development of data centres in our community. As conversations continue at the municipal and regional level\, it's important that the Chamber understands where our members stand and what factors shape your position. Your feedback will help guide the Chamber's advocacy\, ensure our messaging reflects the interests of local businesses\, and support informed dialogue with community partners. \n\nPLEASE take a moment\, and submit your feedback through this very short 2-question survey.\n\nCLICK HERE TO ACCESS SURVEY \n\nTHIS EVENT IS AN EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHAMBER MEMBERS and invited guests to receive detailed information and ask questions..\n\nTo register online\, your email address must be included in our database for the membership to be recognized. If you are unable to register online\, please contact Joe at manager@quintewestchamber.ca\, and we will take care of your registration.\n\nIf you have questions\, please feel free to contact us at 613-392-7635.\n\nThis event has limited capacity. If capacity has been reached\, please add your name to our waiting list. We will contact you if there are cancellations.\n\nREGISTER NOW! Space is limited.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Good afternoon
\nFirstBlock to host Information Session for the Business Community on Integrated Data Centre and District Heating Network
\n\nMonday October 5 ·\; 5:30 PM &ndash\; 8:00 PM ·\; Occasions by the Bay
\n\nLight refreshments provided - Bar Service Available
\nCHAMBER MEMBERS ONLY and Invited Guests
\n\nFirstBlock invites Quinte West Chamber members\, business and community leaders to learn more about its proposed project at the former Sonoco site. The project would attract more than $500 million in private investment support 300-450 construction jobs at peak\, and create approximately 300 permanent jobs at full build-out\, most of them in greenhouse agriculture\, with the remainder in data centre operations\, maintenance\, and technology. It would include a 40-acre greenhouse and an indoor vertical farm heated with recovered energy from the data centre.
\n\nWhy this matters.
\n\nA motion before City Council could pause all new data centre development in Quinte West for up to one year. If adopted\, this would prevent this project from moving forward. We believe the concerns raised can be addressed through a balanced solution that protects the community&rsquo\;s interests while allowing the project to proceed.
\n\nWe need your feedback on this issue! \;
\nWe are gathering member input on the proposed development of data centres in our community. As conversations continue at the municipal and regional level\, it&rsquo\;s important that the Chamber understands where our members stand and what factors shape your position. Your feedback will help guide the Chamber&rsquo\;s advocacy\, ensure our messaging reflects the interests of local businesses\, and support informed dialogue with community partners. \;
\nPLEASE take a moment\, and submit your feedback through this very short 2-question survey.
\nCLICK HERE TO ACCESS SURVEY\;
\n\nTHIS EVENT IS AN EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR \;CHAMBER MEMBERS and \; invited guests \;to receive detailed information and ask questions..
\n\nTo register online\, your email address must be included in our database for the membership to be recognized. \; If you are unable to register online\, please contact Joe at manager@quintewestchamber.ca\, and we will take care of your registration.
\nIf you have questions\, please feel free to contact us at 613-392-7635.
\n\nThis event has limited capacity. \; \;If capacity has been reached\, please add your name to our waiting list. \; We will contact you if there are cancellations.
\nREGISTER NOW! \; \;Space is limited.
\n
LOCATION:Occasions by the Bay
UID:e.1862.2603
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DTSTAMP:20260929T215518Z
URL:https://business.quintewestchamber.ca/events/details/2026-data-centre-information-session-member-exclusive-2603
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