▁largely ▁la ps ed . ▁ ▁Name ▁ ▁The ▁C PR ▁arrived ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 - 8 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁founded ▁at ▁what ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁T roy ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁Qu ' App elle ▁appeared ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁administrative ▁headquarters ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ass in ib o ia , ▁which ▁correspond ed ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁province ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁ ▁Two ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁" T roy " ▁are ▁proposed : ▁That ▁ ▁( 1 ) ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁T roy , ▁Ontario ▁by ▁Well ington ▁Mul hol land , ▁a ▁land ▁survey or ▁and ▁land ▁agent ▁and ▁ ▁( 2 ) ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁brothers ▁Stephen ▁and ▁James ▁Cas well ▁who ▁were ▁mer ch ants ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁managed ▁the ▁post ▁office . ▁ ▁Original ▁sett lers ▁hung ▁onto ▁the ▁old ▁name ▁of ▁" T roy " ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁arrived ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁the ▁new ▁town ▁was ▁renamed ▁Qu ' App elle ▁Station ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁nearby ▁Qu ' App elle ▁Valley , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁a ▁long - est ab lished ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁factory . ▁The ▁name ▁" Qu ' App elle ," ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁qui ▁app elle