▁its ▁original ▁status ▁as ▁the ▁historical ▁see ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁in ▁Canada ▁( Ang lic an ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 5 ) ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Qu ' App elle . ▁The ▁choice ▁of ▁P ile - of - B ones , ▁as ▁Regin a ▁was ▁originally ▁called , ▁as ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁headquarters ▁was ▁a ▁national ▁sc andal ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s : ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁" ob vious ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest " ▁in ▁Lieutenant - G overn or ▁Ed gar ▁D ew d ney ' s ▁prom oting ▁of ▁P ile - of - B ones ▁as ▁the ▁territorial ▁headquarters ▁though ▁not ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁prevent ing ▁a ▁major ▁street ▁in ▁Regin a ▁being ▁named ▁" D ew d ney ▁Avenue " ▁or ▁is ▁res uming ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁after ▁leaving ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁North - West ▁Territ ories ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁local ▁town ▁history ▁reports ▁that ▁ ▁Until ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁however , ▁when ▁responsible ▁government ▁was ▁accomplished ▁in ▁the ▁Territ ories , ▁the ▁lieutenant - g overn or ▁and ▁council ▁govern ed ▁by ▁fi at ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁legit imate ▁means ▁of ▁challeng ing ▁such ▁dec isions ▁outside ▁the ▁federal ▁capital ▁of ▁Ott awa , ▁where ▁the ▁Territ ories ▁were ▁remote ▁and ▁of ▁little ▁concern . ▁ ▁North - West ▁Reb ell ion ▁ ▁Despite ▁its ▁loss ▁of ▁initial ▁prom in ence ▁as