Grande Prairie is the chief city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country (The Peace Region or simply as "The Peace", as is often locally known), which encompasses much of northwestern Alberta and northeastern BC. The city of Grande Prairie is one of Canada's fastest growing cities and in 2005, its population was 44,631 (the population of the entire Census Agglomeration is the same). It is currently Alberta's 7th largest city. Grande Prairie is the largest city between Edmonton and Fairbanks, Alaska along the Highway 43 and Alaska Highway routes.

Grande Prairie is not just a great place to work and live. It is also a great place to play. Whether it is golfing or fishing, there are many opportunities to find recreation and get away from it all. Come and visit Grande Prairie and discover a side of us too many miss out on.

The City of Grande Prairie, 455 kilometers northwest of Edmonton, is the metropolitan service center for one of Canada's most promising regions. The region for which Grande Prairie is the focal point contains an abundance of both renewable and non-renewable resources ranging from agriculture, and forestry, to oil and natural gas. Grande Prairie is also noted as the "Shopping Capital of the North." 
 

Alberta is on Mountain Time: Eastern -2 hrs; Pacific +1 hr.

The City of Grande Prairie was ranked third in Canada in growth of small businesses (businesses with less than 50 employees) from 1998-2002 (Bank of Montreal, 2003). According to the report, Grande Prairie was in third place at 17.4% growth.