Grande Prairie is a city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada.
Grande Prairie is a city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canadawithin the southern portion of an area known asPeace River Country.Itis theseventh-largest city in Albertawith a population 55,032 recorded by the2011 Census,and was one of Canada's fastest growing cities between 2001 and 2006.The city adopted thetrumpeter swanas an official symbol due to its proximity to the migration route and summer nesting grounds of this bird. For that reason, Grande Prairie is sometimes nicknamed the "Swan City". The dinosaur has emerged as an unofficial symbol of the city due to paleontology discoveries in the areas north and west of the Grande Prairie.