Project · Evidence reviewed 2026-10-06
Hillside AI Centre at TRU
TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure / Bell Canada · Kamloops, British Columbia
Research record, not a building count. Campus and phase overlap may exist; do not add capacity values. Access dates do not establish fresh commissioning.
Identity and map provenance
- Name: Thompson Rivers University, TRU Community Trust, TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure, Thompson Rivers University / horaizon
- Operator: Thompson Rivers University, TRU Community Trust, TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure, Thompson Rivers University / horaizon
- Province: Thompson Rivers University, TRU Community Trust, TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure, Thompson Rivers University / horaizon
- City: Thompson Rivers University, TRU Community Trust, TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure, Thompson Rivers University / horaizon
- Record kind: Thompson Rivers University, TRU Community Trust, TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure, Thompson Rivers University / horaizon
- Disposition: Thompson Rivers University, TRU Community Trust, TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure, Thompson Rivers University / horaizon
City reference only; not the facility. Derived city center, rounded to four decimals. The marker is not a building, entrance, campus or parcel location. GeoNames 5989045 · CC BY 4.0
Location
ReportedKamloops, British Columbia. City or regional reference only; no facility coordinates are published.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Published location reference
- TRU Community Trust advances data centre development – TRU Newsroom · Thompson Rivers University
- Data Centre : TRU Community Trust · TRU Community Trust
- Projects – TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure Inc. · TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure
- A New Data Centre in Kamloops: Clean Power, Local Benefits and Responsible AI – TRU horaizon · Thompson Rivers University / horaizon
Lifecycle
Under constructionTRU’s April 2026 announcement says construction has started at Hillside, with operation anticipated in late 2027. Older developer design-stage text is not treated as the latest milestone.
- Evidence date
- 2026-04-09
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Facility or project lifecycle
- TRU Community Trust advances data centre development – TRU Newsroom · Thompson Rivers University
- Data Centre : TRU Community Trust · TRU Community Trust
- Projects – TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure Inc. · TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure
- A New Data Centre in Kamloops: Clean Power, Local Benefits and Responsible AI – TRU horaizon · Thompson Rivers University / horaizon
Capacity
PlannedTrueNorth describes 27 MW expected power delivery for Hillside. It remains a design/development figure, not established operating IT capacity.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Capacity at stated basis and scope
- Quantity type
- Utility supply
- Basis
- proposed
- Reported quantity
- 27 MW · Separate source-reported quantities are not additive.
- TRU Community Trust advances data centre development – TRU Newsroom · Thompson Rivers University
- Data Centre : TRU Community Trust · TRU Community Trust
- Projects – TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure Inc. · TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure
- A New Data Centre in Kamloops: Clean Power, Local Benefits and Responsible AI – TRU horaizon · Thompson Rivers University / horaizon
Power
PlannedTRU describes BC Hydro hydroelectric supply; an executed connection agreement and energization date are not established.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Power supply or backup configuration
- TRU Community Trust advances data centre development – TRU Newsroom · Thompson Rivers University
- Data Centre : TRU Community Trust · TRU Community Trust
- Projects – TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure Inc. · TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure
- A New Data Centre in Kamloops: Clean Power, Local Benefits and Responsible AI – TRU horaizon · Thompson Rivers University / horaizon
Cooling
PlannedThe project describes closed-loop cooling and potential future campus heat recovery. The future district-energy connection is not counted as installed reuse.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Cooling system at stated scope
- TRU Community Trust advances data centre development – TRU Newsroom · Thompson Rivers University
- Data Centre : TRU Community Trust · TRU Community Trust
- Projects – TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure Inc. · TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure
- A New Data Centre in Kamloops: Clean Power, Local Benefits and Responsible AI – TRU horaizon · Thompson Rivers University / horaizon
Ownership
LeasedTRU Community Trust identifies university land leased to TrueNorth, with the facility intended to join Bell AI Fabric. This separates land, developer and planned operating roles.
- Evidence date
- 2026-04-09
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Ownership operator or developer relationship
- TRU Community Trust advances data centre development – TRU Newsroom · Thompson Rivers University
- Data Centre : TRU Community Trust · TRU Community Trust
- Projects – TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure Inc. · TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure
- A New Data Centre in Kamloops: Clean Power, Local Benefits and Responsible AI – TRU horaizon · Thompson Rivers University / horaizon
Ownership
ReportedThe reviewed source identifies TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure / Bell Canada in the operator or development role. This does not establish title to the underlying land.
- Evidence date
- Undated source
- Checked
- 2026-10-05
- Scope
- Facility
- Evidence type
- Reported
- Status describes
- Ownership operator or developer relationship
- TRU Community Trust advances data centre development – TRU Newsroom · Thompson Rivers University
- Data Centre : TRU Community Trust · TRU Community Trust
- Projects – TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure Inc. · TrueNorth Sustainable Infrastructure
- A New Data Centre in Kamloops: Clean Power, Local Benefits and Responsible AI – TRU horaizon · Thompson Rivers University / horaizon