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The Nova Scotia PC MLA who represents the Donkin area says the labour minister made the right decision for the safety of miners to slow the reopening of the underground coal mine after two roof falls in July.
The Nova Scotia premier and Donkin Mine officials will meet for a talk in December.
Supporters of the underground coal mine in Donkin, N.S., rallied Tuesday and called on Premier Tim Houston and his PC MLAs to get miners back to work quickly after the mine shut down in July due to two roof falls in one week.
With more layoffs announced Friday and Kameron Coal saying the Donkin Mine in Cape Breton is now idle with no timeline for operations to resume, community members and business owners are looking for answers.
News releases from the Government of Nova Scotia