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Originally Posted by wave46
I was surprised as well. When I lived in Kapuskasing, it seemed like most people were moving to Timmins, as it was doing pretty well with gold mining.
Kap also got nailed with the Agrium phosphate mine closure, the shutdown of the Experimental Farm and the completion of the Lower Mattagami Hydro project. I was shocked to hear it held steady.  |
I work with a lot of people who moved here from Kap and Hearst. I thought the same about Kap with there being fewer employment opportunities. I do know that quite a few Cree people have moved to those towns so maybe that made the difference?