SaskTel services have now been restored to many northern communities.

Landline, wireless and internet services were down for many residents between midnight and 6:00 a.m. this morning due to crews completing more emergency repairs on the its transport network.

Services have now been restored to the communities of Beauval, Buffalo Narrows, Clearwater River Dene Nation, Dillon, Green Lake, Île-à-la-Crosse, La Loche, Patuanak, Saint George’s Hill, Sled Lake, Waterhen River, and Waterhen Lake First Nation.

This is the second planned SaskTel outage conducted in the area this week.