There are plenty of reasons for drivers to get cranky with Mother Nature. This week, you can add “trouble fuelling up” to the list.Dozens of gas stations across the Greater Toronto Area ran into supply issues this week — including in some cases being completely sold out — thanks to the wintry conditions on area roads. Getting into and out of fuel storage depots, as well as the slippery, snowy road conditions around stations in tightly packed urban areas, is especially hazardous when you’re driving a tanker filled with gasoline, said Suncor spokesperson Nicole Fisher.“We always want to make sure our drivers are safe, and because of this weather, they wouldn’t have been,” said Fisher, who wasn’t able to provide an estimate of how many of Suncor’s PetroCanada stations were affected. “There wasn’t a shortage of gasoline. This was about distribution.”While deliveries started back up again Wednesday, not every station will be filled up instantly, Fisher added.“The issue is weather-related delivery troubles. Circle K is actively working on meeting the demands of our customers as weather conditions improve,” said Lisa Koenig, a spokesperson for Circle K, which controls the Esso and Mac’s brands.Read more: Hang on Toronto, warmer temperatures are around the cornerBitter cold and natural gas shortages shutter auto plantsExtreme cold weather alert extended in TorontoIt’s been five years since the GTA has seen a similarly widespread rash of empty pumps, said former Liberal MP Dan McTeague, who’s now a fuel analyst at GasBuddy.com“This doesn’t happen too often, but it happens. The last time it was this big was probably 2014,” said McTeague, who estimated roughly 140 stations across the GTA were affected. The worst-hit ones were stations in Toronto itself, McTeague said.“Usually, it’s areas to the east and west of Toronto which get hardest ...
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