Status: Under Construction (Groundbreaking April 2026) | Location: 1452 McGill Road, TRU Campus, Kamloops, BC V2C 6K7, Canada
The Bell AI Fabric Kamloops 2 Data Center, also known as the TRU Campus Phase 2, represents a key 26 MW high-density AI infrastructure expansion by Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc.) in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Located at 1452 McGill Road on the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) campus, the facility forms an important node within Bell’s multi-facility AI Fabric British Columbia Supercluster, supporting the company’s broader strategy to expand advanced computing capacity across the province. The proposed facility is designed to accommodate high-density artificial intelligence workloads, including AI model training, inference, high-performance computing, enterprise applications, and other compute-intensive digital services. Its location on the TRU campus provides the project with proximity to an established academic and research environment while connecting it to Kamloops’ wider telecommunications, transportation, utility, and technology infrastructure. The 26 MW planned capacity represents a substantial addition to the region’s digital infrastructure and provides the computing resources required for increasingly demanding AI applications. The facility is expected to complement Bell’s broader AI Fabric network by contributing distributed computing capacity across British Columbia rather than concentrating infrastructure in a single metropolitan market. This regional approach can support organizations requiring scalable AI and cloud resources while strengthening the province’s digital infrastructure ecosystem. The project also highlights the growing relationship between telecommunications providers, higher-education institutions, and advanced computing infrastructure as demand for AI capabilities accelerates. If developed as planned, Kamloops 2 could strengthen Bell’s AI infrastructure footprint in Western Canada while supporting the development of a broader, interconnected computing ecosystem capable of serving enterprise, research, and emerging AI workloads.
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| Project Name | Bell AI Fabric Kamloops 2 Data Center |
| Location | 1452 McGill Road, TRU Campus, Kamloops, BC V2C 6K7, Canada |
| Status | Under Construction (Groundbreaking April 2026) |
| Project Type | Greenfield Academic-Paired Sovereign AI & Compute Campus |
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| City Name | Kamloops |
| Population | Approximately 107,941 (2024 estimate) |
| Urban Agglomeration | Approximately 107,000 |
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