▁Mot ors ▁Canada ▁oper ates ▁the ▁G M ▁Cold ▁We ather ▁Development ▁Centre ▁at ▁Kap usk asing . ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Ag ri - F ood ▁Canada ▁oper ates ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁experiment ▁station , ▁or ▁Ex perimental ▁Farm , ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁Ex perimental ▁Farm ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Kap usk asing ▁has ▁a ▁federal ▁representative ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament , ▁or ▁MP , ▁and ▁a ▁provincial ▁representative ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Provin cial ▁Parliament , ▁or ▁MP P . ▁Carol ▁Hugh es ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁is ▁the ▁area ' s ▁MP ▁and ▁represents ▁the ▁federal ▁r iding ▁of ▁Alg oma — Man it ou lin — K ap usk asing . ▁Guy ▁Bour g ou in , ▁member ▁of ▁Ontario ' s ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁is ▁the ▁town ' s ▁MP P ▁and ▁represents ▁the ▁provincial ▁M ush k eg ow uk — James ▁Bay ▁r iding . ▁ ▁Loc ally ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁Mayor ▁David ▁Pl our de . ▁The ▁mayor ▁works ▁with ▁six ▁coun c ill ors ▁to ▁complete ▁Kap usk asing ' s ▁municipal ▁government . ▁Local ▁officials ▁are ▁all ▁elected ▁through ▁universal ▁elections , ▁meaning ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁not ▁divided ▁into ▁w ards . ▁ ▁Media ▁ ▁Kap usk asing ' s ▁locally ▁origin ated ▁media ▁include ▁English - language ▁commercial ▁radio ▁station ▁C K AP ▁( brand ed ▁as ▁Mo ose ▁FM ), ▁French - language ▁community