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9 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4 that they would fund the rest of it.” Marshall reports. “Traffic counts indicate that there’s more traffic on Highway 40 than there was up to Fort McMurray, and that highway has been twinned now. So, it definitely justifies that investment by the province and our municipalities.” The County of Grande Prairie has put itself on the map as a destination for paleontology enthusiasts and experts, with popular attractions such as the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum. Marshall recounts, “The dinosaur museum is a beautiful and very unique structure. It’s worth that trip just in itself if you’re into architecture.” Along with the museum, visitors can participate in a rafting tour down the Wapiti River, viewing several different archeological finds along the way. Along the river beds of Pipestone Creek just south of the museum actual dinosaur footprints can be seen in the rocks within one of the mines, another draw for tourists. “The bone beds up here are some of the largest in the world, as we have heard from Philip J. Currie, who’s one of the eminent paleontologists in the world. That is why