▁last ▁beyond ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Qu ' App elle ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁on ▁but ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Can ada ▁Highway ▁though ▁as ▁previously ▁on ▁Highway ▁ 3 5 , ▁now ▁vast ly ▁less ▁busy ▁than ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁indeed , ▁from ▁day ▁to ▁day ▁hardly ▁driven ▁on ▁at ▁all ▁from ▁the ▁Trans - Can ada ▁north wards ▁other ▁than ▁by ▁the ▁vast ly ▁dimin ished ▁farm ▁community ▁who ▁no ▁longer ▁use ▁Qu ' App elle . ▁The ▁upgrad ing ▁of ▁the ▁trans - Can ada ▁highway ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁post - World ▁War ▁II ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁highway ▁being ▁re - rout ed ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁took ▁east - west ▁traffic ▁outside ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁he yd ay , ▁Qu ' App elle ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁( CP R ) ▁some ▁ 4 0 0 m ▁( a ▁quarter ▁of ▁a ▁mile ) ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁The ▁C PR ▁continued ▁to ▁provide ▁passenger ▁and ▁fre ight ▁services ▁only ▁briefly ▁after ▁the ▁War ▁as ▁private ▁auto ▁ownership ▁became ▁norm ative , ▁and ▁fre ight ▁transport ▁increasing ly ▁was ▁deleg ated ▁from ▁the ▁rail ways ▁to ▁highway ▁tr uck ing , ▁and ▁Qu ' App elle ▁C PR ▁station ▁eventually ▁closed ▁and ▁was ▁demol ished . ▁ ▁The ▁long - dis used ▁movie ▁theatre ▁building ▁on ▁Main ▁Street ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁the ▁Kra us ▁B A ▁gar age ▁briefly ▁was ▁turned ▁into ▁a