Business View Civil & Municipal Apr-2023

25 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4 COUNT Y OF GRANDE PRAI RI E The county is served by four school districts, the Catholic School Board, the Grande Prairie School Board,the French L’ecole Nouvelle Frontiere and the Peace Wapiti School Board, which represents the rural areas. A new Catholic high school was recently opened, necessary as the population in the region continues to climb. Reporting that the County of Grande Prairie has one of the youngest demographics in the country, with a median age of 36.7, Marshall says the Peace Wapiti Board is in the planning stages of a new school, in order to accommodate the needs of the community. “The schools are over capacity,” Marshall acknowledges. “Since 2016, our growth is about 5.6%. Our high growth rate has outpaced both the province and the country.” Following a growth and economic development strategy that promotes the County of Grande Prairie as “The Middle of Everywhere,” there is a concerted effort underway to showcase the many opportunities in the Bob Marshall Web #201, 10508 67th Ave, Grande Prairie, AB TBW 0K8 403 538 8517 A Part of the Community