1 Dollar - Golden Memories Big Valley, Alberta

Big Valley, Alberta issued this note in 1964 as part of the centennial scrip wave that swept small Canadian towns during the lead-up to the 1967 Confederation centennial — local boards of trade across the prairies used commemorative currency as both a tourism draw and a fundraising mechanism. The Big Valley Board of Trade adopted the "Golden Memories" branding to tie the note to the town's history as a former Canadian Northern Railway hub, a role that evaporated when rail traffic declined and left the community dramatically reduced from its early 20th-century peak.

These notes had no legal tender status and circulated only within sanctioned local events or souvenir channels.