▁street ▁is ▁now ▁almost ▁entirely ▁l ined ▁with ▁vac ant ▁lots ▁and ▁abandoned ▁buildings . ▁A ▁succession ▁of ▁fires ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁compreh ens ively ▁removed ▁wooden ▁historic ▁commercial ▁buildings ▁from ▁Main ▁Street . ▁ ▁As ▁late ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁there ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁hospital , ▁post ▁office , ▁but cher , ▁Red ▁& ▁White ▁gro c ery ▁store , ▁general ▁store , ▁bar bers h op ▁and ▁several ▁gar ages , ▁including ▁Royal ite ▁and ▁B A ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁trans - Can ada ▁highway ▁and ▁two ▁gar ages ▁in ▁town ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁K unt z ▁and ▁Kra us ▁families . ▁The ▁historic ▁Queen ' s ▁Hotel , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁and ▁perhaps ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁commercial ▁structures ▁of ▁Main ▁Street , ▁burn ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁James ▁Hamb lin ▁School , ▁the ▁town ▁primary ▁school ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁propriet or ▁of ▁the ▁long - oper ating ▁( but ▁now ▁long - def unct ) ▁Main ▁Street ▁general ▁store , ▁remains ▁in ▁operation ▁with ▁nine ▁staff ▁and ▁an ▁en rol ment ▁of ▁ 1 5 6 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁S ask atch ew an ▁library ▁association ▁maintain s ▁a ▁trav elling ▁library ▁in ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall ▁with ▁internet ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁province - wide