BCE selects Bird Construction as partner for Saskatchewan AI facility

Bell Canada announced the next set of development and construction partners for Bell AI Fabric’s 300 MW data centre in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood, Saskatchewan, and formalized a long-term partnership with Bird Construction to support a multi-year, Canada-wide AI data centre buildout. The Sherwood facility will provide capacity to customers Cerebras and CoreWeave, with the first phase expected to come online in the first half of 2027. Bird Construction has been selected as the lead construction partner for the Sherwood facility. Alton Tangedal Architect, based in Regina, has been appointed Architect of Record, while George Gordon Developments will aim to maximize business opportunities throughout the build, beginning with the delivery of site services. The Sherwood facility is the first project under a long-term strategic partnership between Bell and Bird. Under the agreement, Bird will serve as Bell’s preferred construction partner, and the two have established a basis from which to collaborate on potential future AI data centre projects supporting Bell AI Fabric’s nationwide buildout.