Fort Qu'Appelle
Fort Qu'Appelle (/kəˈpɛl/) is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan located in the Qu'Appelle River valley 70 km (43 mi) north-east of Regina, between Echo and Mission Lakes of the Fishing Lakes. It is not to be confused with the once-significant nearby town of Qu'Appelle. It was originally established in 1864 as a Hudson's Bay Company trading post. Fort Qu'Appelle, with its 1,919 residents in 2006, is at the junction of Highway 35, Highway 10, Highway 22, Highway 56, and Highway 215. The 1897 Hudson's Bay Company store, 1911 Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station, Fort Qu'Appelle Sanatorium (Fort San), and the Treaty 4 Governance Centre in the shape of a teepee are all landmarks of this community. Additionally, the Noel Pinay sculpture of a man praying commemorates a burial ground, is a life-sized statue in a park beside Segwun Avenue.
Fort Qu'Appelle | |
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Town | |
| Town of Fort Qu'Appelle | |
1897 Hudson's Bay Company store in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan | |
| Nickname: "the Fort" | |
Location of Fort Qu'Appelle Fort Qu'Appelle (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′56″N 103°47′25″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipality | North Qu'Appelle |
| Post office Founded | 1880 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Fort Qu'Appelle Town Council |
| • Mayor | Gus Lagace |
| • Administrator | Cheryl Martens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,919 |
| • Density | 363.2/km2 (941/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0G 1S0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Waterways | Qu'Appelle River |
| Website | Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan |
National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Official name | Fort Qu'Appelle National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1953 |