ree ▁gu ides ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁country ▁who ▁provided ▁the ▁local ▁place ▁names ▁and ▁their ▁mean ings ▁to ▁them . ▁In ▁this ▁report ▁the ▁word ▁Kap usk asing ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁mean ▁" Wh is per ing ▁Water ". ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁location ▁where ▁the ▁C NR ▁crossed ▁the ▁Kap usk asing ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁Power ▁and ▁storage ▁d ams ▁were ▁built ▁at ▁that ▁location ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁dam ▁construction ▁the ▁rap ids ▁at ▁that ▁location ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" White ▁Spr uce ▁Rap ids " ▁and ▁later ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁" S pr uce ▁F alls ". ▁The ▁first ▁Spr uce ▁F alls ▁Company ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁took ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁these ▁rap ids . ▁ ▁Geography , ▁climate , ▁and ▁wild life ▁▁ ▁Kap usk asing ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Clay ▁B elt . ▁The ▁top ography ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁is ▁very ▁flat , ▁d otted ▁with ▁numerous ▁small ▁la kes ▁and ▁mus k eg ▁b ogs . ▁Also ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁bore al ▁forest , ▁the ▁region ▁is ▁dra ined ▁by ▁rivers ▁running ▁north ▁to ▁James ▁Bay . ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁heavily ▁for ested , ▁mostly ▁by ▁thick ▁stands ▁of ▁black ▁spr uce ▁that ▁have ▁commercial ▁value ▁as ▁pul p wood . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁has ▁long , ▁very ▁cold ▁winter s . ▁The ▁summer ▁growing ▁season ▁is