State of emergency in N.W.T. town

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" ]  z$ l1 y; B  }, o3 [+ _The 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.

At 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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4 ^, c6 k3 {1 H  b+ W4 a; M: e4 kThe company is working to restart its field and plant facilities, but in the meantime, the town is operating on a backup electrical generator.

: M# y- {8 v$ A) a: `, f8 d( `Most residences in the town are heated by natural gas, though essential-service buildings, including the school and hospital, use heating oil.

( e$ Z& b) q. Z/ O6 q8 bThe town has designated places in town where people can go if they get cold.
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) k1 n8 K2 ~) w/ {* R: zAt 1 p.m. local time, the temperature in Norman Wells was -41 C, according to Environment Canada.