UPDATE: Another big jump at gas pumps

May 17, 2022 | 10:00 AM

UPDATE: 12:00 p.m.

Gas prices are on the rise in Vernon and some other Okanagan cities.

The Petro Canada on 27th Street increased its price to $2.08 per litre today, up 13 cents from most of the city’s other stations which are at $1.95.9.

There are still some outlets selling for $1.87 per litre, which is among the lowest in BC.

Pump prices also went up 13 cents a litre in Kelowna and West Kelowna, with those cities now averaging $2.08 per litre.

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10:00 a.m. story

Gas prices have taken another big jump in some Okanagan cities.

Pump prices are up 13 cents a litre in Kelowna and West Kelowna, and are now averaging $2.08.9 per litre in those cities.

Prices in Vernon are still averaging $1.95.9.

The two Super Saves and the Safeway are among the cheapest outlets in B.C., selling regular unleaded for $1.87.9, according to Gas Buddy.com

Gas prices in B.C. are up 1.8 cents since Monday, now averaging $2.17.8 per litre, second highest in Canada to Newfoundland’s $2.21.4.

Vancouver area motorists are paying an average of $2.32 a litre.

Gasoline prices have been rising since late February when oil spiked to around US$100 a barrel after Russia invaded Ukraine, while the price jumped to over US$110 per barrel last week.

Prices have also been spiking more recently as the reopening of the economy, and the start of the busy travel season, have led to high demand for gasoline that refiners have limited capacity to meet.

(With files from The Canadian Press)

by Corey Fischer

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