Kapuskasing - Garden City and Model Town
Text from the plaque
In 1921 the Kimberly-Clark and the Spruce Falls companies constructed a pulp mill in Kapuskasing that would employ many workers. To plan for Kapuskasing's anticipated growth, the provincial government commissioned the architectural landscape firm of Harries & Hall to create a town plan, which incorporated elements of the late 19th century Garden City and City Beautiful town planning movements. The first provincially-planned single resource town in Ontario, Kapuskasing's design focused on a healthy living environment, architectural harmony, unified design and visual variety. The plan separated residential and industrial areas, included land dedicated to green space, parks and public buildings and a variety of innovative street patterns which remain today.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
Find the place
The District of Cochrane
The Town of Kapuskasingin the District of Cochrane
At Riverside Park, across from the Civic Centre, 88 Riverside Drive
N 49 24.974 W 82 25.767
Recorded December 2009. Check current access before visiting.
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