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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
New Housing Available
Wabasca/Desmarais Housing Authority (WDHA) is pleased to announce that TWO family housing units are available in the RED EARTH COMMUNITY! Both units are rent subsidized Eligible applicants are given priority based on need Where to [...]
Notice: Change of Council Meeting
NOTICE COUNCIL & RESIDENTS IN THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF OPPORTUNITY NO.17 As per Section 193 (3) of the Municipal Government Act, NOTICE is hereby given to the Municipal Council and General Public: THE SCHEDULED DELEGATION [...]
Call for Greater North Foundation Board Member
Are you interested in serving your community? The MD of Opportunity is currently recruiting one community volunteer to serve as member at large on the Greater North Foundation Board. The appointment is for a one-year-term. [...]
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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.
