Business View Magazine Feb 2023

211 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2 KAPUSKAS ING A I RPORT Cargo to Canada’s North Our Freight Division is your trusted leader for cargo delivery in Northern Ontario, Northern Manitoba, Nunavut and beyond. Big freight or small parcel, you can depend on our experience to deliver on-time! THOMPSON WINNIPEG RED LAKE PICKLE LAKE SIOUX LOOKOUT THUNDER BAY KAPUSKASING Toll free1.844.633.6294 cargo@northstarair.ca Call or Email Us Today! ICE STRIP LANDINGS BULK FUEL DELIVERY LAST MINUTE SHIPMENTS LARGE/OVERSIZE FREIGHT Back when the town was founded in 1910 there was an island in the center of the river. Power and storage dams were built at that location in 1923. Before the dam construction, the rapids at that location were known as the “White Spruce Rapids” and later known simply as “Spruce Falls”. The first Spruce Falls Lumber Company of 1920 took its name from these rapids, and a lumbering town was born. Today Kapuskasing is a vibrant community of 8000 that boasts all the amenities associated with an urban center, there are museums and a golf course, artisanal cheese, and a lumberjack festival. It is still a lumber town but continues to grow in all segments of its commercial, industrial, and tourism sectors. Chief among the amenities key to the area is the thriving Kapuskasing Airport. Primarily used as a hub to ship much-needed supplies and goods to remote communities, the