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We are a Municipal District of roughly 3,500 hearty souls spread out across 30,187 square kilometres of Municipal and First Nations Reserve lands, four Hamlets, and eight Localities in North Central Alberta.
Get to know us.
Welcome to Opportunity
We are the only Indigenous-majority municipality in Alberta. Proudly.
Home of Cree (Bigstone Nation) and Métis traditions and ways of life. A community that generates its oil & gas, energy, forestry, and recreational tourism economy from the natural environment, with a wealth of land-based Indigenous experiential offerings and local creator and entrepreneurial resources on the rise.
Notices
Hockey Camp in Wabasca
The MD of Opportunity Recreation and Culture presents: FREE Christmas Hockey Camp with Mathew Rathbone and Friends! Skills Development for all ages: Power Skating Edge Work Puck Control Shooting Technique For more information contact: Recreation [...]
Hockey Camp in Red Earth Creek
The MD of Opportunity Recreation and Culture presents: FREE Christmas Hockey Camp with Mathew Rathbone and Friends! Skills Development for all ages: Power Skating Edge Work Puck Control Shooting Technique For more information contact: Recreation [...]
Office Closure
Please note that all MD17 ADMINISTRATION OFFICES (Wabasca, Calling Lake & Red Earth Creek) will be closed from December 22, 2025 to December 26, 2025 for the holiday season. Office hours will resume on Monday, [...]
Seize the opportunity to go places
and familiarize yourself with the land.
Starting a Business?
Opportunity abounds for the bold and ambitious enough to roll up their sleeves and work to build a life and a career here. Be the solution we seek as we work to build and support local entrepreneurship, business start-ups, land-based Indigenous tourism, and the birth of new industries.
