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
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 [...]
Grass Cutting Opportunity
The MD of Opportunity No. 17 is seeking assistance in Grass Cutting at various locations in Wabasca and Calling Lake. The MD of Opportunity will designate areas to preform grass cutting. Must have own grass [...]
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.
