State of emergency in N.W.T. town

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9 N# t$ A3 N0 B: Y2 T9 g8 ^6 iThe 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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; j2 o7 O2 S9 T1 H0 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.

7 T/ c% P0 X0 a! c3 {The 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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; ?- [- Q; K, N8 g/ y5 R* w6 |4 uMost residences in the town are heated by natural gas, though essential-service buildings, including the school and hospital, use heating oil.

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.