Bell AI Fabric Data Center Network (British Columbia)

Bell Canada is developing the "Bell AI Fabric," a network of artificial intelligence data centers in British Columbia aimed at creating Canada's largest AI compute supercluster. The initiative targets a combined capacity of 500 megawatts (MW) across six facilities in Kamloops and Merritt, leveraging the region's clean hydroelectric power and naturally cool, dry climate.

The first node, a 7 MW facility located in the former Weyerhaeuser headquarters in Kamloops, is slated to open in June 2025. This initial site is optimized for AI inference using Groq Language Processing Units (LPUs) to run live large language models (LLMs).

Bell plans to rapidly expand the network with two additional 26 MW facilities in Kamloops. One of these, scheduled for 2026, is being built in partnership with Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and will integrate with the university's district energy system to repurpose data center waste heat for campus buildings. The project positions the region as a central digital infrastructure hub while utilizing sovereign, low-carbon energy.