▁bringing ▁their ▁gra in ▁to ▁sell ▁in ▁the ▁several ▁now - dem ol ished ▁gra in ▁elev ators ▁and ▁by ▁Regin a ▁c ott agers ▁passing ▁through ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁Qu ' App elle ▁Valley ▁when ▁the ▁Trans - Can ada ▁Highway ▁to ▁Qu ' App elle ▁and ▁then ▁Highway ▁ 3 5 ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁Valley ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁convenient ▁route . ▁This ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁when ▁the ▁Highway ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ▁cut ▁across ▁directly ▁from ▁Bal g onie ▁to ▁the ▁Valley . ▁In ▁recent ▁years ▁Qu ' App elle ▁has ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁m ild ▁res urg ence ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁commut ers ▁from ▁Regin a ▁discover ing ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁bed room ▁community , ▁but ▁local ▁commerce ▁has ▁never ▁recovered ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁any ▁ret ail ▁out lets , ▁service ▁stations , ▁banks , ▁bar bers ▁or ▁beauty ▁parl ours ▁or ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁To ▁encou rage ▁population ▁growth , ▁the ▁town ▁council ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁advert ised ▁lots ▁for ▁sale ▁at ▁one ▁doll ar ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁attract ing ▁new ▁residents , ▁and ▁several ▁mobile ▁homes ▁in ▁town ▁are ▁the ▁result . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an ▁" about ▁ 8 0 % ▁to ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁town ’ s ▁work force ▁drives ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁each ▁day " ▁With ▁the ▁resulting ▁dear th ▁of ▁local ▁commerce ▁the ▁once ▁solid ly ▁built ▁up ▁main