Kapuskasing
Sign in to saveKapuskasing ( ) is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Hearst and northwest of Timmins. The town was known as MacPherson until 1917.
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- Kapuskasing
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- Town of Kapuskasing
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- Town (single-tier)
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- Kapuskasing as seen across the Kapuskasing River
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- Kapuskasing
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- Canada
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- Ontario
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- Cochrane
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- David Plourde
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- Etymology
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- Val Albert
- Spruce Falls
- Kapuskasing Inn
- Internment camp
- Kapuskasing Soldier Colony
- Radar site
- Demographics
- Economy
- Government
- Transportation
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Kapuskasing ( ) is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Hearst and northwest of Timmins. The town was known as MacPherson until 1917.
== Etymology == The town of Kapuskasing gets its name from the Kapuskasing River. The first reported survey of the district in which Kapuskasing lies was carried out in 1875 by Dr. Robert Bell of the Geological Survey of Canada. He referred to the Kapuskasing River as the "Kai-bush-ka-sing". According to Bell's information, the Kapuskasing River derived its name from the lake at its head.