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Canada's Peace
River Region
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The Land of the Mighty Peace
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Agriculture, Forestry, Oil and Gas, Retail Services, Service Industry, and Regional Services
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"The
Swan City"
The City of Grande Prairie has emerged as the metropolitan service centre
for all of northwest Alberta and northeast British Columbia. The region
contains an abundance of both renewable and non-renewable resources ranging
from agriculture, and forestry, to oil and natural gas. Grande Prairie is a large City in northwest Alberta and has a population of approximately 37,000 people. As a service centre to northwest Alberta, the City serves a market area in excess of 175,000 people within a 200 km radius. Modern and vibrant, the City exudes a confidence and vitality that has consistently encouraged strong industrial, economic, and residential growth over the past 25 years. Urban and sophisticated, the City provides the full range of education, cultural, and recreation opportunities desired for quality living. Source |
Population: 36,983 (Census 2001)
The community was incorporated as a City in 1958.
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