▁short ▁and ▁often ▁pun ctu ated ▁by ▁killing ▁fro st s . ▁Vis itors ▁often ▁comment ▁on ▁the ▁deep ▁blue ▁of ▁the ▁sky ▁during ▁clear ▁weather . ▁ ▁Wild life ▁is ▁abund ant . ▁Species ▁such ▁as ▁mo ose , ▁black ▁bear , ▁l yn x ▁and ▁red ▁fo x ▁are ▁commonly ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁L akes ▁and ▁rivers ▁are ▁well ▁populated ▁with ▁wal ley e , ▁northern ▁pi ke ▁and ▁yellow ▁per ch . ▁Fish ing ▁and ▁hunting ▁are ▁very ▁popular ▁recre ational ▁activities ▁locally . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Loc ated ▁near ▁the ▁western ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Clay ▁B elt ▁of ▁" New ▁Ontario ", ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁after ▁the ▁National ▁Trans cont inental ▁Railway , ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁National ▁Railway , ▁was ▁built ▁through ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁An ▁Ontario ▁Historical ▁Pla que ▁was ▁ere cted ▁by ▁the ▁province ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁Kap usk asing ' s ▁role ▁in ▁Ontario ' s ▁her itage . ▁ ▁An ▁Intern ment ▁camp ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁at ▁B unk ▁H ouses ▁in ▁Kap usk asing ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁scheme ▁to ▁sett le ▁veter ans ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁in ▁this ▁vic inity ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁pul p ▁and ▁paper ▁mill ing ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁