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NEWS RELEASE (CNS603) -->> PREMIER--BILL THREAT TO REFINERY PREMIER--BILL THREAT TO REFINERY ----------------------------------------------------------------- Bill C-29, otherwise known as the Manganese-based Fuel Additives Act, threatens the 234 skilled jobs at the Imperial Oil refinery in Eastern Passage, Premier John Savage said in a letter to Prime Minister Jean Chretien. The bill, reintroduced in Parliament for third reading, would result in a five to 10 per cent increase in the refinery's operating costs, said the letter. "This would place the refinery in a precarious financial situation and threaten 234 skilled jobs." In his letter to the Prime Minister, Premier Savage said that Nova Scotia has suffered a "disproportionate loss of public sector jobs as a result of federal cutbacks and transfers of staff and facilities to other provinces." "The additional loss to the private sector as a result of a policy change founded on unproven, and in some cases, disproven, allegations is simply not acceptable." Premier Savage said Bill C-29 should be hoisted until such time as thorough scientific study can determine the truth of the allegations against manganese-based fuel additives. Bill C-29 would prohibit the inter-provincial trade in, and importation of, certain manganese-based substances added to unleaded gasoline. -30- Contact: David Harrigan 902-424-6600 trp Oct. 04, 1996 - 4:30 p.m.