Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17
municipal district in Alberta, Canada
The Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 is a municipal district (MD) occupying a remote area in central northern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division 17 north of the Town of Athabasca, its municipal office is located in the Hamlet of Wabasca.
History
The MD of Opportunity No. 17 was established on August 1, 1995 from the former Improvement District No. 17 East (North).
Geography
Communities and localities
Hamlets
The following hamlets are located within the MD of Opportunity No. 17.
Calling Lake
Red Earth Creek
Sandy Lake or Pelican Mountain (designated place)
Wabasca (also known as Wabasca-Desmarais, location of municipal office)
Localities
The following localities are located within the MD of Opportunity No. 17.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17” is municipal district in Alberta, Canada. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Municipal, District and Opportunity, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7098595. The first chronological checks are 1995.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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