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Cherished $5 bill from 1937 stolen from Sunshine Village Ski Resort

Staff members at the Mad Trappers Public House are hoping for the return of a stolen piece of its history a $5 bill from 1937 discovered by contractors in the 1990s.

'That $5 bill has very deep sentimental ties to us,' resort official says

A frame is visible with a blank space and a written note.
A $5 bill from 1937 that has been on display at the Mad Trappers Public House ever since it was found by contractors during a renovation in the 1990s. (Submitted by Kendra Scurfield)

Staff members at the Mad Trappers Public House are frantically looking for a lost piece of its history a $5 bill from 1937 that was discovered by contractors during a 1990s renovation.

The restaurant, located at Sunshine Village Ski Resort near Banff, Alta., proudly displayed the bill for years, viewing it as an important part of its legacy. Now it appears to have been stolen.

Staff found the frame that housed the bill damaged and the bill missing on Tuesday.

"That $5 bill has very deep sentimental ties to us because it's a part of our history and the contractor who found it actually had it framed," said Kendra Scurfield, brand and communications director at Sunshine Village Ski Resort.

Displaying the bill was a way to honour the person who left it in the rafters decades earlier, according to Scurfield, who believes thebill was probably meant to be "a "token of good luck and fortitude for the resort."

A close-up of a written note on a frame.
The missing $5 bill was framed with a note to honor the person who left the $5 bill in the restaurant. (Submitted by Kendra Scurfield)

The frame that housed the bill had a note that read, "This bill should forever stay at this location."

For years, itwas left alone despite its public displayuntil reported missing by Scurfield and her team members this week.

'The value is very much sentimental'

"I was actually oneof the people who discovered it was missing and it felt like a punch to the stomach," Scurfield said.

"That was a little token of our history andit felt like somebody purposely went out of their way to steal that piece of history."

Scurfield said someone cut a thick piece of glass before retrieving the bill.

People wearing ski outfits sit in a wood panelled pub.
The framed bill, seen here in the top left hanging on the wall against a white mat, was displayed for many years at the Mad Trappers Public House at the Sunshine ski resort. (Kendra Scurfield)

The missing bill has a picture of King George VI and isn't worth more than $100 today,Scurfield said.

"The value is very much sentimental," she said.

"And if anybody knows the whereabouts of this bill, or if anyone took the bill, we would gladly appreciate it back. No questions asked if it can be safely returned."

With files from Rick Donkers