I went to high school in the Northwest Territories and from personal experience I can say that Diavik Diamond Mine does a lot for the communities and the people in the north. I know a lot of people who work at this mine in particular and others such as BHP and Acadi. Diavik provides many jobs to people in the north most of the time you fly in and work for two weeks then you have two weeks off. They also have many community and Aboriginal programs all across the north. I even got a scholarship from them when I graduated from high school. I was checking out their website and the sustainable development link. Basically they list that they have safe environmental practices and that they give back to the communities in the north, which they really do. One of the major downsides about a mine is the habitat destruction. But I think that they support the northern families so well that what Diavik takes from the land they give enough back to keep the northern communities alive. Check out the website for yourself.
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