From: Joey Sutton, owner of Polar Tech Recreation in Yellowknife

Dear editor,

OK, now that ISA国际影视传媒檝e gotten your attention with the typical media alarmist headline, ISA国际影视传媒檇 like to draw your attention to the fact that Yellowknife is not dying at all.

A Yellowknifer for 18 years now, ISA国际影视传媒檝e been extremely fortunate to be able to recently invest millions of dollars toward buying a local recreational vehicle business, with absolute determination of 10 percent per year growth for the next 25 years. This is my lifeSA国际影视传媒檚 passion but also my life savings.

It's as though my days start under a rain cloud as all I see are attention grabbing headlines of the slow, agonizing death of the lifeblood of Yellowknife -- the mining industry; the never ending Giant Mine remediation; and closure of the only boat launch in Yellowknife that makes any sense at all. HereSA国际影视传媒檚 a news flash -- none of this should be surprising to anyone. Enough with the click bait!

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We talk of mine closure as if its going to be as sudden as someone turning off a light switch. Gahcho Kue opened only two years ago, and a local news outlet has already reported that itSA国际影视传媒檚 nearing the end of its mining life.

We have time. But there has to be nothing less than blanket support of this industry and forward thinking. The alternative is the ghost town that will be Yellowknife.

WeSA国际影视传媒檝e just built a $300 million hospital, weSA国际影视传媒檙e keeping the old one too. TerraX Minerals is spending millions on exploration. Kennady Lake will soon have a second diamond mine. Diavik just broke itSA国际影视传媒檚 own record with the recovery of an egg size diamond.

There's no shortage of positive things to focus on. We need that right now. The economy has been in decline for years but my business has doubled in size in the last five years. Leadership makes all the difference. Adaptation and innovation are key

It all starts with an idea.