State of emergency in N.W.T. town

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* \4 Q; C' F2 F! J$ Q* G) 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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0 M& g9 Z2 R% e  Z5 K2 rAt 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.

The company is working to restart its field and plant facilities, but in the meantime, the town is operating on a backup electrical generator.

4 q- f: Q' @7 X) e% n# \8 ~$ qMost residences in the town are heated by natural gas, though essential-service buildings, including the school and hospital, use heating oil.

  k& m; c+ f+ d1 `The town has designated places in town where people can go if they get cold.
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At 1 p.m. local time, the temperature in Norman Wells was -41 C, according to Environment Canada.