ably ▁falling ▁into ▁reduced ▁maintenance ▁of ▁pav ement . ▁ ▁Util ities ▁Qu ' App elle ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁North - West ▁Mount ed ▁Police ▁bar ra cks ▁established ▁by ▁Major ▁Wal sh ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁resident ▁RC MP ▁town ▁const able . ▁Early ▁water ▁was ▁supplied ▁by ▁dig ging ▁well s ▁ ▁deep , ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁when ▁a ▁ ▁well ▁was ▁d ug . ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁saw ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁ 5 0 0 - g all on ▁( 2 2 5 0   l ) ▁water ▁tower ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁town ▁fire ▁hyd rant . ▁The ▁town ▁for eman ▁co - ordinates ▁and ▁man ages ▁the ▁Public ▁Works ▁& ▁Util ities ▁Department . ▁Qu ' App elle ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁rural ▁municipality ▁of ▁South ▁Qu ' App elle ▁No . ▁ 1 5 7 ▁are ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Qu ' App elle ▁Vol unte er ▁Fire ▁Department , ▁who ▁are ▁trained ▁in ▁health ▁care ▁and ▁fire ▁rescue ▁practices . ▁Today ▁the ▁Indian ▁Head ▁RC MP ▁det achment ▁provides ▁police ▁protection ▁for ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Health care ▁Now ad ays ▁of ▁course ▁the ▁population ▁is ▁far ▁too ▁thin ▁to ▁demand ▁the ▁medical ▁services ▁that ▁were ▁readily ▁provided ▁in ▁past ▁years . ▁The ▁town ▁had ▁a ▁medical ▁doctor ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁until ▁the ▁mid