Edited sentence: Although there are some who think the name was of native origin.Attractive tax concessions exist for new and expanding businesses and in 2010 a Business Improvement Initiative was offered to assist existing business with exterior renovations.Despite the changing times, Kamsack remains a great place to live.Duck Mountain Provincial Park continues to attract thousands of people every year, and a new inland terminal was constructed.In 2009 new water wells were established and a new state of the art water treatment plant was build.In recent years the Town addressed its aging infrastructure.Kamsack has lots of stores and services still available in the community.Kamsack is proactively addressing this problem and has estabilshed a special committee to address doctor recruitment and retention.Kamsack was the winner of the Saskatchewan edition of Communities in Bloom for communities its size in 2009.Kamsack, like many other small communities faces challenges in retaining local doctors.Low housing prices, which have seen some increase over the past three years, have provided incentive for young families and retirees who wish to move to a quiet community to relocate here.Residential lots are available for $5,000 with a $2000 refund if a new home is built within 2 years.Some positive progress in this area has been made.The Town also maintains an urban orchard and has an aggressive tree planting policy.The Town continues to look toward a propserous future.The Town is also concerned about its environmental footprint and recently installed a geothermal heating & cooling system in the local arena.The community offers a subsidized daycare, pre-kindgergarten thru grade 12 and a variety of pre and post secondary courses thru Parkland College.The results is that the Town of Kamsack has excellent quality, reverse osmosis water that is estimated to last 50–60 years.This system is expected to drastically reduce power consumption.Today the town of Kamsack is working to improve and grow the community.While the 2006 population figures show a population in the range of 1700, the 2009 Saskatchewan Health Statistics show our population closer to 2000