List of Canadian community currencies
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These are community currencies (also known as "local currencies") in Canada.
- Bow Chinook Hour (1996—2002; Replaced by the Calgary Dollar)
- Brampton dollars (1973)
- Calgary Dollars (1996, 2002—present)[1]
- Canadian Tire money (1958—present)[2]
- Community Way Dollar (2009—present)[3]
- Holey dollar (19th century; Prince Edward Island)
- LETS - Local Exchange Trading Systems
- OUR Community Dollar (c.2004—present)[4]
- Pioneer Petroleum "Bonus Bucks"[5]
- Prosperity certificate (1936; Alberta)
- Salt Spring dollar (2001—present)[6][7]
- Saskbucks (19??, Saskatchewan)
- Tamworth Hours[8][9]
- Toronto dollar (1998—present)[10]
- Unity dollar (2006–present)[11]
[edit] References
- ^ "Calgary dollars". http://calgarydollars.ca/.
- ^ Harold Don Allen (December 2006). "Canadian Tire Scrip". Numismatist Magazine 119 (12): 64.
- ^ "Community Way Dollar". http://www.communityway.ca/.
- ^ "Our Community Dollar". http://www.communitydollar.com/.
- ^ "Pioneer Bonus Bucks". http://www.pioneer.ca/bonus-bucks.
- ^ "Salt Spring Island Dollars". http://www.saltspringdollars.com/.
- ^ "Salt Spring Island $$Dollars". Numismondo. http://numismondo.com/pm/ssi/. Salt Spring Island Local Currency, 2001 to 2002 Issues
- ^ "Tamworth Hours". Numismondo. http://www.numismondo.com/pm/can/local/Tamworth/index.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ^ "Tamworth Hours". http://www.cyberclass.net/currency/tamworthg.htm.
- ^ "Toronto Dollar Community Projects Inc.". http://www.torontodollar.com/.
- ^ "Unity Dollars". Numismondo. http://numismondo.com/pm/can/local/unity.
[edit] External links
- "Community Currency Magazine". http://www.ccmag.net.
- "Other local currencies". Salt Spring Island Monetary Foundation. http://saltspringdollars.com/about-us/other-local-currencies.html.
