State of emergency in N.W.T. town

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, c$ {! H9 v0 G; s) s, v( G8 y5 TThe 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.

6 g4 h9 h/ N6 B* ZAt 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.
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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.

* A% ]9 d/ o4 k8 [* jThe town has designated places in town where people can go if they get cold.

& {3 r  l8 h3 p+ r( a  nAt 1 p.m. local time, the temperature in Norman Wells was -41 C, according to Environment Canada.