▁and ▁Fort ▁Qu ' App elle , ▁and ▁rural ▁one - room ▁schools ▁closed ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁respectively : ▁all ▁rural ▁churches ▁were ▁gone ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁rural ▁schools ▁were ▁closed ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 3 ; ▁farm ▁children ▁were ▁there after ▁bus ed ▁to ▁town ▁school . ▁Little ▁trace ▁of ▁either ▁now ▁remains ▁as ▁rural ▁schools ' ▁and ▁churches ' ▁property ▁was ▁res umed ▁by ▁local ▁far mers . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Qu ' App elle ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Head ▁P lain ▁of ▁the ▁Asp en ▁Park land ▁e cor eg ion ▁on ▁the ▁park land ▁of ▁the ▁Qu ' App elle ▁flo od ▁plain . ▁Qu ' App elle ' s ▁elev ation ▁is ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁character ised ▁by ▁l ush ▁rolling ▁grass lands , ▁inter sp ers ed ▁with ▁pop lar ▁bl uff s ▁( in ▁pra irie ▁Canadian ▁termin ology ▁pop lar ▁gro ves ▁surrounding ▁sl ough s ) ▁and ▁open ▁sl ough s . ▁Qu ' App elle ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁transition ▁zone ▁between ▁the ▁Qu ' App elle ▁River ▁and ▁the ▁corresponding ▁Qu ' App elle ▁Valley ▁and ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pra i ries . ▁ ▁E cho ▁Creek ▁( occ asion ally ▁known ▁as ▁Spring bro ok ▁Creek ) ▁r ises ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Qu ' App elle ▁and ▁opens ▁out ▁into ▁a ▁broad ▁cou