State of emergency in N.W.T. town

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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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( |2 I) I6 z( ]6 ]2 s7 kAt 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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* B4 U! m9 l3 R$ z. o% MThe 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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Most residences in the town are heated by natural gas, though essential-service buildings, including the school and hospital, use heating oil.

' M9 A- N8 R* w& w' _7 d4 j) o5 b7 t/ kThe town has designated places in town where people can go if they get cold.

2 D- M4 Y7 `" l4 u+ K( _$ HAt 1 p.m. local time, the temperature in Norman Wells was -41 C, according to Environment Canada.