Root node defined in provider SitefinitySiteMap is null, root node cannot be null. #2047

I made a new page on the root (hybrid mode masterpage template), has an 8+4 layout on it, everything looks fine in edit and preview, but when I publish it and view it on live I see no widgets. If I inpect the markup, the layout markup is there (kinda)

http://jsbin.com/vixoroduxo/edit?html

So I checked the SF Logs and I see this

Timestamp: 06/18/2015 14:20:07

Message: HandlingInstanceID: d8e4f938-7865-46a2-83cd-d129294405cf

An exception of type 'System.InvalidOperationException' occurred and was caught.

06/18/2015 10:20:07
Type : System.InvalidOperationException, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
Message : Root node defined in provider SitefinitySiteMap is null, root node cannot be null.
Source : System.Web
Help link :
Data : System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
TargetSite : System.Web.SiteMapNode get_RootNode()
HResult : -2146233079
Stack Trace : at System.Web.SiteMapNode.get_RootNode()
at Telerik.Sitefinity.Frontend.GridSystem.GridControl.GetTemplate(Boolean isVirtualPath, Boolean isHtmlTemplate, String layout)
at Telerik.Sitefinity.Frontend.GridSystem.GridControl.GetTemplate()
at Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.LayoutControl.Initialize()
at Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.LayoutControl.CreateChildControls()

Additional Info:

MachineName : MEDPORTALWEB
TimeStamp : 06/18/2015 14:20:07
FullName : Telerik.Sitefinity.Utilities, Version=8.0.5713.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b28c218413bdf563
AppDomainName : /LM/W3SVC/18/ROOT-1-130790364667535563
ThreadIdentity :
WindowsIdentity : IIS APPPOOL\ca.medportal.www
Requested URL : http://www.medportal.ca/contact

Category: ErrorLog

Priority: 0

EventId: 9010

Severity: Warning

Title:Enterprise Library Exception Handling

Machine: MEDPORTALWEB

App Domain: /LM/W3SVC/18/ROOT-1-130790364667535563

ProcessId: 6552

Process Name: c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\w3wp.exe

Thread Name:

Win32 ThreadId:1940

Extended Properties: