SAINT JOHN, NB – Bell Aliant announced Tuesday it will build a new $25 million data centre in Saint John.
The new data centre will be a 24,000-square foot, one megawatt facility with potential to expand to deliver 4MW. Construction and operation of the centre will create an estimated 50 new jobs. Bell Aliant says the data centre will provide critical infrastructure that will keep businesses in the province, help them grow and attract new businesses to New Brunswick.
The province of New Brunswick will contribute $5 million to the project. New Brunswick Premier David Alward (pictured) joined Karen Sheriff, Bell Aliant president and CEO for today’s announcement in Saint John.
“New Brunswick's knowledge economy is growing, and creating new opportunities for job creation,” said Alward in a statement. “Our government’s investment in this leading-edge data centre will help New Brunswick companies attract new investment and create jobs here at home.”
Today’s announcement follows on Bell Aliant’s investment of more than $40 million over the last five years to expand and enhance its data centre service offering with facilities in Saint John, N.B., Halifax, N.S. and St. John's, N.L. This includes $14 million invested in its existing New Brunswick data centre services.
As part of the agreement, the Province of New Brunswick will extend its existing voice services agreement with Bell Aliant by one year with significant savings under the current contract.
