▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ass in ib o ia ▁were ▁compreh ens ively ▁disp elled . ▁ ▁Ali en ation ▁of ▁Ang lic an ▁see ▁status ▁The ▁Ang lic an ▁met ro pole ▁was ▁first ▁uno fficial ly ▁transferred ▁from ▁Qu ' App elle ▁to ▁Indian ▁Head , ▁when ▁Bishop ▁Burn ▁moved ▁Bishop ' s ▁Court ; ▁it ▁was ▁subsequently ▁further ▁transferred ▁to ▁Regin a . ▁The ▁process ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁when ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁lost ▁pro - c athedral ▁status , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁con ferred ▁on ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁Regin a . ▁ ▁De ple tion ▁of ▁farm ▁hinter land ▁and ▁er os ion ▁of ▁town ' s ▁commercial ▁vi ability ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁immediate ▁post - W ar ▁period ▁the ▁rational ising ▁of ▁pra irie ▁dry land ▁far ming ▁practices ▁and ▁the ▁de ple tion ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁population ▁— ▁as ▁throughout ▁the ▁Canadian ▁pra i ries ▁— ▁was ▁further ▁acceler ating ▁Qu ' App elle ' s ▁decl ine . ▁The ▁C PR ▁Railway ▁station , ▁the ▁gra in ▁elev ators , ▁the ▁Post ▁Office , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bank ▁of ▁Canada , ▁the ▁Red ▁and ▁White ▁gro c ery ▁store , ▁the ▁Hamb lin ▁general ▁store , ▁the ▁bar ber ▁shop ▁and ▁four ▁gas ▁stations ▁remained ▁( al beit ▁that ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁Es so ▁and ▁Royal ite ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁now - re located ▁trans - Can ada ▁highway ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁town ). ▁These ▁were ▁not ▁to