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, r; L6 M& i2 l, H, i! Y* NThe 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.. b+ W$ A6 L' Z s7 y
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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 I5 l9 t$ {2 S+ Z$ u% G
- T; C( o. p9 K+ T& ~; iThe 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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2 w# B3 C$ ?! `( P6 H" e5 R3 gMost residences in the town are heated by natural gas, though essential-service buildings, including the school and hospital, use heating oil., j+ @$ @2 R. s5 ?0 D: g0 G# W
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The town has designated places in town where people can go if they get cold., u6 {, D9 m* D' A' ~5 `8 X; Q
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At 1 p.m. local time, the temperature in Norman Wells was -41 C, according to Environment Canada. |
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