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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
There’s still time to do your Census!
Census information is important for you and your community and is used to plan services that support employment, schools, public transportation and hospitals. Find helpful resources and complete your census online at census.gc.ca.
Spring Community Cleanup 2026
Do your part on Thursday, June 18, 2026. The MD and Bigstone Cree Nation invite all organizations, businesses, schools, and residents to get involved in beautifying our community. To receive bags and gloves meet at: [...]
Grass Cutting Opportunity 2026
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.
