Telus Yet to Decide On Data Centre Location

Monday, June 22, 2009 03:57 AM

Prince George, B.C .- It will be another couple of months before Telus reveals where it will locate a new data centre.

Telus spokesperson, Shawn Hall says suitable sites are on a short list. He would not reveal if Prince George was on that list “I can tell you the data centre has to be in a geologically stable area, so that means it cannot face the threat of an earth quake.”

Hall says it would be most likely the new data centre will be located in the Interior of B.C. “Ideally we would like to locate where there is clean power, access to our network, access to a good employment base and where another facility could use the heat that is generated by the equipment.”

The data centre is part of a $500 million dollar capital plan announced by Telus in March of this year. The dollars will be used to increase and improve wireless and wireline broadband infrastructure in the province. The internet data centre will support B.C. and national clients. It will be constructed in a modular fashion to match the demand of customers. Once fully operational, it is expected to employ 200 people. The first phase of the centre is expected to open in 2011.

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Posted by: Pylot Project on June 22 2009 7:50 AM

Pardon the pun but Telus is all talk and no action. A year ago, did they not promise a large call centre for Prince George? I have yet to see that open up.

Posted by: BCRacer on June 22 2009 8:29 AM

Well we have had earthquakes so I guess that leaves Prince George out of the selection

Posted by: gus on June 22 2009 9:50 AM

Prince George did have an earthquake of some meaningful magnitude in 1986. However, there was little, if any damage. I was on the third floor of a concrete building and it felt like being on a ship to me.

However, even with that quake, the factor required for design of quake resistant buildings in PG was dropped a notch a few years ago to the extent, I understand, that several of the buildings that would have needed additional bracing now meet the standard again.

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Southern Cordillera
South of 60 N, seismicity in the interior and Rocky Mountain areas drops off rapidly. The largest earthquake recorded in the southern Cordillera was a magnitude 6.0 in 1918 that struck the Valemount area of the Rocky Mountain trench. In 1986 a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred near Prince George, causing some minor damage.

Here is a map showing recorded events. Looks like Quesnel and Williams Lake might be the safest bets.

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/js_popup.pl?/zones/images/wc.5yr.gif&5_Year_Map

Posted by: Clean on June 22 2009 2:12 PM

Phillipines is an eathquake zone so is Guatamala.
I guess it will be Central India.

Posted by: Chester on June 22 2009 7:08 PM

Prince George is a key location for a number of reasons. Ever wonder why the Baldy Hughes Radar base was located here? Is Prince George already a main communication hub for the north? I think so. I think we offer a good employment base. Clean power? Well, we have two rivers that run through our city centre. Does that qualify?

I also believe we are about as geologically stable as anywhere else in the province. It has been said many times that Prince George is known as a "City of Refuge". Every wonder why?

Posted by: gus on June 23 2009 8:26 AM

"Ever wonder why the Baldy Hughes Radar base was located here?"

Nope. I know why it was located here. Part of the DEW (Distance Early Warning) line of defense from the Russia via the north. It was shut down when the technology made it redundant.

The infrasturcture to service a variety of activities are still here, but the need to locate here is more often not.

We need to go after those activities which can locate almost anywhere and show them why they would want to locate here. The list of those kind of activities is getting longer by the day as long as we have lifestyle amenities.