Norman Wells

noun

1. a settlement in the W Northwest Territories, in NW Canada, on the Mackenzie River: oil wells.

Example Sentences

After two years of making do without a hairdresser, the isolated northern Canadian town of Norman Wells in the Northwest Territories – population 800 – is going public with their plight in the hope of attracting a coiffeur.

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Over the decades, several hairdressers have come and gone from Norman Wells, leaving behind a workspace in a local inn outfitted with chairs, mirrors and a sink.

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He looked at historical temperature data and concluded Norman Wells could grow about 0.2 degrees warmer every year.

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After presenting his findings, he remembered, one engineer said: “Look, all I want to know is: Tell me what impact this is going to have on permafrost in Norman Wells and our pipelines.”

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"The more that schools take responsibility to themselves for these areas, the less that parents will see them as their responsibility," said director Norman Wells.

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