State of emergency in N.W.T. town

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. S! t+ f: d1 xThe 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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3 m  i5 u" C. f0 w. \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.

3 V  F; H8 M' K+ U% A+ ^- XThe 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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! j0 _) S; `1 F. ]7 x; dMost residences in the town are heated by natural gas, though essential-service buildings, including the school and hospital, use heating oil.

4 L9 s& Q* ]/ g; p# d/ X( e7 ^# @The town has designated places in town where people can go if they get cold.
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* U; b2 l+ _6 m- AAt 1 p.m. local time, the temperature in Norman Wells was -41 C, according to Environment Canada.