The SaskTel service outage reported to have been impacting several northwestern Saskatchewan communities last night has been restored.

Residents of Meadow Lake, Green Lake, Beauval, Ile a la Crosse, Buffalo Narrows, La Loche, Turnor Lake, and Dillon were unable to use the internet, wireless or landline phone, meaning they didn’t have access to 911emergency services either.

The outage was reported just after midnight this morning and was restored by 1:38 a.m.