▁There ▁still ▁remains ▁a ▁M asons ▁l odge , ▁a ▁L ions ▁Club , ▁the ▁Community ▁Play ers ▁and ▁a ▁Historical ▁Society . ▁Sk ating ▁r ink , ▁baseball ▁diam onds , ▁with ▁a ▁nearby ▁ind oor ▁horse back ▁r iding ▁aren as , ▁elementary ▁school ▁and ▁R M ▁office . ▁ ▁The ▁" Oper a ▁House " ▁— ▁the ▁aud itor ium ▁in ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall ▁— ▁is ▁long ▁closed ▁and ▁remains ▁un used , ▁having ▁failed ▁to ▁conform ▁to ▁contemporary ▁safety ▁reg ulations . ▁The ▁dis used ▁former ▁Red ▁& ▁White ▁gro c ery ▁store ▁on ▁main ▁street , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁buildings ▁still ▁standing , ▁is ▁now ▁converted ▁to ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁community ▁hall ▁in ▁default ▁of ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall ▁aud itor ium ' s ▁continu ing ▁utility . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁many ▁far mers ▁were ▁working ▁in ▁winter ▁in ▁" town " ▁— ▁not ▁Qu ' App elle , ▁whose ▁commercial ▁vital ity ▁had ▁by ▁now ▁entirely ▁la ps ed , ▁but ▁certainly ▁Fort ▁Qu ' App elle ▁and ▁indeed ▁Regin a ▁— ▁and ▁winter ▁social ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁rural ▁communities ▁had ▁entirely ▁la ps ed . ▁Farm ing ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁part - time ▁summer ▁job ▁for ▁far mers , ▁who ▁previously ▁would ▁have ▁regarded ▁far ming ▁as ▁their ▁principal ▁occupation ▁and ▁winter time ▁jobs ▁as ▁a ▁dist raction . ▁ ▁The ▁avail ability ▁of ▁un limited ▁water ▁on ▁farm st ead s ▁became ▁an ▁issue ▁when ▁the ▁Government ▁of