State of emergency in N.W.T. town

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/ t* r8 d0 _( S! {* ?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.
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0 i. H+ ^+ E: ]/ bAt 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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, i" o2 Z1 c4 U% l& _4 F! ~6 QThe company is working to restart its field and plant facilities, but in the meantime, the town is operating on a backup electrical generator.
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  n+ }: ]( R6 X. A6 q0 i, s* DMost 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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The town has designated places in town where people can go if they get cold.

At 1 p.m. local time, the temperature in Norman Wells was -41 C, according to Environment Canada.