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FirstBlock former Sonoco-site data-centre proposal
FirstBlock (proponent) · Quinte West, Ontario
Record on-new-quinte-920-trenton-frankford · 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06
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Identity provenance
- city: Quinte West Chamber of Commerce / FirstBlock
- disposition: Quinte West Chamber of Commerce / FirstBlock
- name: Quinte West Chamber of Commerce / FirstBlock
- operator: Quinte West Chamber of Commerce / FirstBlock
- province: Quinte West Chamber of Commerce / FirstBlock
- record_kind: Quinte West Chamber of Commerce / FirstBlock
Development
ProposedThe Chamber advertised an October 5, 2026 FirstBlock presentation about a proposed integrated data-centre and district-heating project at the former Sonoco site.
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Proposed project
- FirstBlock data-centre and district-heating information session · Quinte West Chamber of Commerce / FirstBlock
Permanent claim link · Claim pub-ontario_b-on-new-quinte-920-trenton-frankford-proposal_event
Citation text (select to copy)
Clarion Solutions. FirstBlock former Sonoco-site data-centre proposal. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record on-new-quinte-920-trenton-frankford; claim pub-ontario_b-on-new-quinte-920-trenton-frankford-proposal_event. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: 2026-10-05; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/on-new-quinte-920-trenton-frankford/#claim-pub-ontario_b-on-new-quinte-920-trenton-frankford-proposal_event
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Sustainability
PlannedThe event notice describes planned greenhouse and indoor-farm use of recovered data-centre heat.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Proposed site
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Reported fact
- FirstBlock data-centre and district-heating information session · Quinte West Chamber of Commerce / FirstBlock
Permanent claim link · Claim pub-ontario_b-on-new-quinte-920-trenton-frankford-heat_reuse_proposal
Citation text (select to copy)
Clarion Solutions. FirstBlock former Sonoco-site data-centre proposal. Canadian Data Centre Atlas. Record on-new-quinte-920-trenton-frankford; claim pub-ontario_b-on-new-quinte-920-trenton-frankford-heat_reuse_proposal. Edition 2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06 (publication date: 2026-10-06); evidence review through 2026-10-06. Claim evidence date: undated; source checked: 2026-10-05. https://data.clarionsolutions.ca/canada-data-centres/editions/2026-10-06-83c11c799ab4-public-2026-10-06/records/on-new-quinte-920-trenton-frankford/#claim-pub-ontario_b-on-new-quinte-920-trenton-frankford-heat_reuse_proposal
Cite the linked primary evidence as well. Publication and access dates do not establish current operations.