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8 n$ g9 w) W# vThe town of Norman Wells, N.W.T., declared a state of emergency Monday after an early morning power outage caused an interruption to the town's natural gas service as the temperatures dip below -40 C.- V7 P4 J: D# R+ E3 |/ M% K. a( I
7 G" ]0 D j5 M+ T. EAt about 3 a.m. local time, the Imperial Oil oilfield in Norman Wells experienced a power outage that affected the company's oil field operations as well as its processing facility, which also provides electricity and natural-gas service for the town, company spokesman Pius Rolheiser said.
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3 F) ~$ ? A! F# b0 [4 wThe company is working to restart its field and plant facilities, but in the meantime, the town is operating on a backup electrical generator. Z! Y2 @0 C# a. y
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Most residences in the town are heated by natural gas, though essential-service buildings, including the school and hospital, use heating oil.' f; P# O! G3 L2 X; U# U, B
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The town has designated places in town where people can go if they get cold.9 E# l- q2 ] _, b
) _, H' f5 Y$ D& m ]At 1 p.m. local time, the temperature in Norman Wells was -41 C, according to Environment Canada. |
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