Gas stations in Okanagan, Kamloops dropping prices in time for Christmas

Gas at some stations in Kelowna dropped below the $1.50 mark today for the first time in about a year.

The price for a litre of regular gas rose above the $2 mark last spring and even as late as October 2022, it was $1.99.9 in the Okanagan and only 10 cents cheaper in Kamloops.

Prices fell from there to break the $1.50 mark (on the good side) just before Christmas 2022 and again today, Dec. 19, reaching $1.49.9 at a few Kelowna stations.

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At Costco in Kelowna, GasBuddy.com shows gas for sale at $1.39.9 while some other stations in the city are still in the $1.55.9 range.

Only Costco in Kamloops comes close to the Kelowna prices at $1.47.9. Other stations in that city range from $1.54.9 to $1.56.9.

Penticton has one station listed on GasBuddy.com at $1.53.9 but the rest are at $1.59.9. Vernon is in the $1.54.9 to $1.56.9 range.

GasBuddy.com shows Fort St. John with the cheapest gas in BC at $1.41.9 while Chilliwack and Abbotsford are in the $1.42.9 to $1.46.9 range.

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