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.

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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2 g: E$ t" Z0 x6 i) \: t, M: I+ RThe 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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9 v4 G2 d7 S) ~/ Q' ^2 A5 S& WMost residences in the town are heated by natural gas, though essential-service buildings, including the school and hospital, use heating oil.

% O3 M( E# k8 K' [/ t. B3 YThe town has designated places in town where people can go if they get cold.
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5 |9 n1 `* j9 U$ p. m, Z* kAt 1 p.m. local time, the temperature in Norman Wells was -41 C, according to Environment Canada.