State of emergency in N.W.T. town

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4 i6 H+ \. P; w' P' HThe 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.
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* d+ B, y" X9 D. C2 W- e9 R) zAt 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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9 f2 ]2 \! j+ W$ c# X4 XThe company is working to restart its field and plant facilities, but in the meantime, the town is operating on a backup electrical generator.

" g) ?4 Y/ \# [2 M4 lMost residences in the town are heated by natural gas, though essential-service buildings, including the school and hospital, use heating oil.
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" W' f$ c7 s8 `/ R8 U* eThe town has designated places in town where people can go if they get cold.

! Z) p7 n# z4 [6 U8 c. G% pAt 1 p.m. local time, the temperature in Norman Wells was -41 C, according to Environment Canada.