History of Big Beaver / Happy Valley   
“Happy Valley Happenings: Big Beaver and District (Published by Big Beaver Historical Society)” was a book written in 1983 about the History of Happy Valley and Big Beaver.

Building our Future
Joe Ralko, Author
Published by Red Deer Press, 2005

Al Rosseker, Provincial Director,

Saskatchewan Architectural Heritage Society
Even though the Aust’s General Store is not an official Heritage Site it still has been recognized as a significant landmark in Saskatchewan.
News Release - January 5, 2005

Big Beaver Elevators
The University of Saskatchewan keeps photos of elevators in small town Saskatchewan. For most small towns now in Saskatchewan this is the only place you can see the elevators that once dotted the landscape of Saskatchewan.

Virtual Saskatchewan
The world wide window on Saskatchewan.
This link will take you to the colorful History of the Badlands area of Saskatchewan. Look around this site, it also provides more information on events happening in Saskatchewan along with maps.

Big Beaver Earthquake:
Since 1968, 14 natural earthquakes are known to have occurred in Saskatchewan. The largest one was magnitude 3.9, August 17, 1982, near the town of Big Beaver, Saskatchewan close to the U.S. border. It was big enough to rattle the windows and crack plaster in a few houses. Other earthquakes were smaller, but still large enough to be noticed by people indoors.
Saskatchewan Centennial Facts
University of Saskatchewan Geology

Tourism Links:
Saskatchewan Centennial
Saskatchewan Tourism
Camp Source
Town of Coronach
Town of Bengough

Big Beaver Today:
Map
Industry Canada  
Big Beaver, Sask. - H20
100% All Natural Bath Salts

SaskFacts: 100 Reasons To Celebrate Saskatchewan! Number 48:
“The Big Muddy (near Big Beaver) in south central Saskatchewan was the only Canadian stop on the Outlaw Trail - a trail that ran from Canada to Mexico and was used by Butch Cassidy and his gang to elude them thar authorities.”

Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly - March 29, 1984 
“Rail Line Abandonment in Big Beaver, Saskatchewan”. Like most small towns they
fought to keep their rail lines. Here are the notes from the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly dealing with Big Beaver’s abandonment.

RCMP Museum
The last official saddle horse patrol of the RCMP ended in 1938 near Big Beaver, Saskatchewan (Volume 10, Issue 1 to Volume 10, Issue 4 of the Friendly Notes).

Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly - May 2, 2005
The Aust’s General Store and Leader-Post article from Thursday, April 14, 2005 – Regina Leader-Post – B2 were mentioned in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly on May 2, 2005 by Brenda Bakken Lackey, Representative from Weyburn - Big Muddy.