Big Beaver is a little hamlet of approximately 22 people. In 1928, when the C.P.R. brought the rails eastward from Buffalo Gap, it became the end of the rail line.
The settlement recieved its name after the exceptionally large beavers present in the area. The hamlet grew as elevators and businesses flourished in the farming and ranching district.
The population rose and fell over the years and at present, one wonders if the end is near.
Big Beaver may have lost it's railroad, the elevators and it's school, but the community refused to see their town disappear.
The Post Office still has a six-day mail service. There is also a general store still in business. The municipality of Happy Valley #10 is still locally run.