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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
Residents in the communities of the MD
Notice is hereby given to the Municipal Council and General Public that there will be a virtual SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING as follows: Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025 Time: 10:00 A.M. Location: Wabasca Council Chambers -Â [...]
Please DO NOT Flush the “Flushable Wipes”
Unlike toilet paper, flushable wipes don't break down in sewers and waterways. These single-use products lead to sewage clogs and can form the core of fatbergs, large masses of solid waste consisting of congealed fat [...]
2025 Alberta Indigenous Games Funding for Athletes
The MD of Opportunity and Bigstone Cree Nation will be providing funding for athletes participating in the 2025 Alberta Indigenous Games. Athletes must reside within the hamlet boundaries of the MD of Opportunity, or [...]
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.
