Accident causes power outage in northwest Saskatchewan

Many people were in the dark Monday night in northwest Saskatchewan after an accident caused a power outage.

SaskPower sent a message online around 8 p.m. CST that crews were responding to an accident which was causing power outages affecting multiple communities.

- Beauval

- Buffalo

- Canoe Narrows

- Dillon

- Ile-a-la Crosse

- La Loche

- Patuanak

- Pine House

- Turnor Lake

- Goodsoil

- Green Lake

- Loon Lake

- Meadow Lake

- Pierceland and surrounding rural areas

At around 9 p.m. CST, SaskPower posted online that customers in Beauval and any community north could expect their power restored around 3 a.m. CST.

There is no information on the accident.