Nanaimo, on the east coast of Vancouver Island, rezoned 2086 and 2090 East Wellington Road for data centre use in 2022, taking the land from Rural Resource to High Tech Industrial with the use written in site-specifically. City file RA000479 was submitted in November 2021 and closed as completed in April 2023; design review has since passed and a development permit remains before council. As drawn, the building runs to 18,000 m2 over two storeys and would be delivered in ten modular phases on BC Hydro power. The land is held by 2779022 Ontario Ltd, with Townsite Planning Inc as applicant, and the owner has undertaken not to use the site for crypto mining. A single residential dwelling stands on the property today, and no end user has been disclosed.
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18,000 m2 proposed, two storeys
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Frequently asked questions
What was approved for 2086 and 2090 East Wellington Road?
A rezoning from Rural Resource to High Tech Industrial with a site-specific data centre use, carried in 2022 under Nanaimo file RA000479.
How big is the Nanaimo data centre as proposed?
18,000 m2 across two storeys, built out in ten modular phases.
Which utility would serve the East Wellington Road site?
BC Hydro. The site lies in the Westwood area on the eastern edge of Nanaimo.
What still stands between the East Wellington scheme and construction?
A development permit, which was before council in 2025 after the design review passed. The rezoning itself was completed in 2023.
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