Gas prices shoot past $2 a litre in Vancouver

It’s not universal yet but the price of gas in many Vancouver stations is posted at $2.00.9 per litre on GasBuddy.com today, March 4.

Most of the other stations listed were only a penny lower.

That comes with an 18.5 cent per litre transit tax but that doesn’t mean other B.C. communities won’t be hitting the $2 mark soon.

Out in the Fraser Valley, where the transit tax doesn’t apply, most stations are posted on GasBuddy.com at $1.91.9 to $1.92.9 but one station (the Co-op on Blue Jay Street) is listed at $1.99.9.

Kamloops and the Okanagan are still a little behind with most stations in Kelowna charging $1.76.9 with Kamloops a penny lower.

The Costco stations in each city, which usually have lower prices, are at $1.70.9 in Kelowna and $1.71.9 in Kamloops.

The cheapest gas showing on GasBuddy in the region is $1.50.9 at the Esso on 27 Street in Vernon. Most other stations there are at $1.78.9.

Yesterday, three Vernon stations were selling at $1.50.9.

READ MORE: Vernon has 'cheapest' gas in Thompson-Okanagan at $1.50.9

Most Penticton stations are selling for  $1.76.9 to $1.78.9 but Super Save on Green Mountain Road was listed at $1.87.9.

The Vancouver prices are higher than other Canadian centres with Calgary prices ranging from $1.49.9 to $1.57.9, Toronto from $1.66.9 to $1.74.9 and St. John’s, NL at $1.77.9.

Even the north is cheaper with Fort Nelson selling gas at $1.72.9 per litre and Whitehorse at $1.79.9.

Much of the blame for skyrocketing gas prices is being placed on the Russian invasion on the Ukraine.

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