The MHA for Torngat Mountains is concerned about the cost of food as the winter months draw closer.
PC MHA Lela Evans says food insecurity is bad enough in the province, but far worse in her district.
She says removing the freight boat that once provided access to reasonably priced, good quality food has only worsened the crisis.
She says new and returning teachers would have their goods and food shipped up on the freight boat, while the rest of the community was doing the same, buying items in bulk and storing it to save on costs.
A scan of grocery shelves in the district only confirms fears she heard about the impact on the cost of goods on the north coast of Labrador.
“One cabbage at the Northern Store in Nain would have cost $18, but it had the Nutrition North Subsidy, so they end up paying $10, you’re still paying $10 for a cabbage.”