October 2013
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the museum isn’t even finished.
According to Herb Pfau of the County
of Grande Prairie’s Public Works Depart-
ment, “There’s a lot of excitement here, right
now, generated by the museum and the other
things that will come soon.” As for the com-
ing soon, Pfau notes that a new regional
64,000 m2 hospital, which is expected to at-
tract more medical professionals to the com-
munity, is under construction in Grande
Prairie. It is anticipated that the hospital will
be completed by 2017. Pfau’s department is
also busy enhancing local area roadways, and
he says that Alberta Transportation will soon
result in the twinning of Highway 43 from
Edmonton to Grande Prairie, spanning over
400 kilometers. The flood that may have led
to the dinosaur deposits, which is now fuel-
ing the creation of a world class museum and
research center, is envisioned to prompt an-
other flood of business and tourism develop-
ment.
