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Your $10 annual membership helps Little Town Big Data support communities navigating major industrial developments across Canada. Together, we can advocate for stronger regulation, public education, health and safety, and ensure Canadian communities have the knowledge, resources, and support they need to have a meaningful voice when major industry comes to their doorstep.
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Why has Little Town Big Data incorporated?
As of August 2026, LTBD has officially incorporated at a federal level.
We made this decision based on a few reasons.
Legitimizing The Mission:
As this journey continues to unfold, our team has been invited into discussions and support spaces that we did not foresee! In order to best legitimize our activities (and ensure our volunteers and team members are looked after), we decided that federally incorporating was the wisest path forward for LTBD.
Opening Up Possibilities:
The goal has always been to produce a documentary about the Olds Synapse Project. It's important to our team that this story is told and learned from rather than brushed underneath the rug and forgotten. By incorporating, the possibility of artistic grants to help further our mission of education about data centre infrastructure and the changing landscape of industry.
Answering a Need:
To be totally honest, this is not where we initially imagined LTBD arriving! But as the Synapse project in Olds unfolded, our team continued to grow and we continued to encounter neighbouring communities and change-makers who were optimistic that an organization might evolve from this experience to offer educational resources and supports to those navigating industrial project proposals in their hometown.
MISSION:
We offer foundational educational support to any community that face significant industry coming to their doorstep. We stand as advocates for public education, safety, health and basic respect of Canadian communities and citizens with regards to the development of major industry within Canada.