A Rigolet resident says the town's only grocery store should not be running out of essential supplies — like toilet paper.

Earlier this week, the Northern Store in Rigolet ran out.

For Peter Williams, that meant going the extra mile — literally — to find some.

"I had one roll of toilet paper left in my house, and there's five of us, so I had to do something," said Williams. "I had to go to my cabin, me and my father, in my aluminum boat and just went a mile or two across the bay."

Williams found eight rolls at the cabin.

"I think it's pretty ridiculous for the Northern Store Company to be running out of these little small items. These items are dry and can be stored for a long time," he said

Toilet paper is now back on the shelves at the store, and Williams added staff needs to pay more attention to ordering supplies — before they run out.

He's hopeful that essentials will be in good supply when the Labrador ferry service starts on June 10.