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PREMIER--PREMIER RESPONDS TO MINEWORKERS UNION ------------------------------------------------------------ Premier John Savage has reaffirmed his government's support for a viable coal industry in Cape Breton. In a letter to Stephen Drake, president of District 26, United Mine Workers of America, the premier said while there is debate over the future size of the coal industry, Cape Breton mining must continue. The premier met last week with union representatives on the issue of the Cape Breton Development Corporation, the federal Crown corporation responsible for the mines. The union asked the provincial government to fund a study into union proposals for stabilizing the Cape Breton coal industry. In today's letter to the union, the premier said he has formally asked the federal government to release the Boyd Report on Cape Breton coal. "I have spoken to Natural Resources Minister, Ann McLellan about releasing the report. It is important that we all have an opportunity to review the Boyd Report before it's determined whether further studies are needed," the premier said. A number of other union requests for information are being followed up within the provincial government. -30- Contact: David Harrigan 902-424-6600 jlw Feb. 16, 1996 4:35 p.m.