I do not believe Fermont is dying out, but it's flame has reduced considerably. The economy over there is mostly driven by the price of iron which has ups and

I do not believe Fermont is dying out, but it's flame has reduced considerably. The economy over there is mostly driven by the price of iron which has ups and downs. The future is never certain. Also, a lot of workers are doing fly-in fly-out contracts (mostly 7, 14 or 21 days in a row) hence the decline in population. It does have a toll on the local business and I'll add my grain of salt by saying that Fermont mostly had essential stores with the exception of a few non-essential ones which has mostly died since. Furthermore, most people drive ~20-30 minutes to reach Labrador City and buy what they need from the multiple stores you can find (Walmart, Canadian Tire, etc). As for Amazon, I'm confident it's been used by many people and has an impact, but I personally doubt they could've have found these items locally if all these closed stores were still open.