arian ▁Empire , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁wave ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁em igration ▁to ▁Canada ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Pr ison ers ▁were ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁buildings ▁and ▁clear ing ▁of ▁land ▁for ▁a ▁government ▁experimental ▁farm ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Kap usk asing ▁River . ▁Is olation ▁provided ▁ideal ▁security ▁for ▁the ▁minimum ▁security ▁camp , ▁as ▁the ▁railway ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁remote ▁location . ▁Pr ison ers ▁who ▁attempted ▁to ▁escape ▁into ▁the ▁bush ▁were ▁turned ▁back ▁by ▁end less ▁mus k eg ▁and ▁clouds ▁of ▁mos qu ito es ▁or ▁minus - 4 0 ▁degree ▁temper atures ▁in ▁winter . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁most ▁were ▁par o led ▁to ▁help ▁rel ieve ▁labour ▁short ages . ▁After wards , ▁the ▁camp ▁was ▁used ▁briefly ▁for ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁political ▁radical s ▁until ▁its ▁closure ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁c emetery ▁is ▁all ▁that ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁intern ment ▁camp ▁near ▁the ▁Kap usk asing ▁Airport ▁where ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁influen za ▁ep ide mic ▁were ▁laid ▁to ▁rest . ▁An ▁Ontario ▁Historical ▁Pla que ▁was ▁ere cted ▁by ▁the ▁province ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁Kap usk asing ▁Intern ment ▁Camp ' s ▁role ▁in ▁Ontario ' s ▁her itage . ▁ ▁Kap usk asing ▁Sold ier ▁Col ony ▁ ▁Govern ments ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁were ▁mistaken ly ▁im pressed ▁with ▁the