▁and ▁column ist ▁for ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Star ▁ ▁Kirk ▁McC ask ill , ▁retired ▁pitch er , ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁ ▁Sh ane ▁Pe ac ock , ▁writer ▁ ▁Kelly ▁V ander be ek , ▁al pine ▁ski ▁rac er ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁Kap usk asing ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁children ’ s ▁book ▁Where ▁is ▁G ah - N ing , ▁by ▁Robert ▁Mun sch . ▁In ▁the ▁story , ▁a ▁young ▁Chinese - Can ad ian ▁girl ▁wants ▁to ▁visit ▁Kap usk asing , ▁but ▁her ▁father ▁says ▁no . ▁She ▁tries ▁to ▁go ▁by ▁b icy cle ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁roll er ▁bl ades ; ▁she ▁finally ▁succeed s ▁in ▁getting ▁there ▁by ▁floating ▁on ▁ 3 0 0 ▁hel ium ▁bal lo ons . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁featured ▁in ▁Tom son ▁Highway ' s ▁award - win ning ▁play ▁D ry ▁Li ps ▁O ug ht a ▁Move ▁to ▁Kap usk asing . ▁In ▁Season ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁D egr ass i , ▁junior ▁pro ▁hockey ▁player ▁Campbell ▁Sau nd ers ▁comes ▁from ▁Kap usk asing . ▁ ▁The ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁Alice ▁Mun ro ' s ▁story ▁" Tra in " ▁( 2 0 1 2 ), ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁is ▁hope ful ▁when ▁he ▁heads ▁for ▁Kap usk asing : ▁" Work ▁there , ▁sure ▁to ▁be ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁l umber ing ▁town ". ▁ ▁Canadian ▁singer - song writer