Where's the beef? Empty meat shelves in province's grocery stores
People looking to buy fresh meat in Newfoundland and Labrador grocery stores had to do without this past weekend, or get their meat elsewhere.
Staff at a Dominion grocery store in Gander say the store is "dramatically behind on orders" because of transportation problems.
It's not the first case of food shortages in the province's grocery stores recently, with reports of many not receiving shipments in time to restock their shelves over the last several weeks.
Shoppers took to social media to post and share photos of empty shelves in Gander over the weekend.
Where's the beef? Empty beef shelves at Dominion in Gander! <a href="http://t.co/nG9wDa9ZZF">pic.twitter.com/nG9wDa9ZZF</a>
—@CarolynRParsonsThe same situation was seen in Mount Pearl Sunday night, with photos on social media showing only chicken left in the meat section.
<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCNL">@CBCNL</a> Mount Pearl Dominion was the same last night! Chicken only! <a href="http://t.co/RdnIOZzZcv">pic.twitter.com/RdnIOZzZcv</a>
—@barrettdanielTrucks carrying goods on Marine Atlantic ferries have been repeatedly delayed this season due to severe ice conditions between Port aux Basques and North Sydney.
- MV Blue Puttees trapped in ice since Wednesday with 40 passengers aboard
- Dairy farmer dumps $100K worth of milk, blames Marine Atlantic
The coast guard says this year's ice conditions are the worst in 30 years.
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