I see both. In our region we also have De Beers. When people found employment with the De Beers project, many left our community. It was just as easy to live in an urban centre and fly in as it was to commute from our community. We had some people who would take their whole family and leave. But I think people move back. That was around 2005, and some of the families that left have now returned. People may leave for a while and then return, but I don't think it will create a mass exodus resulting in ghost towns. People have a strong link to the land.
On December 6th, 2011. See this statement in context.