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Gassing up in Vernon (Image Credit: Liam Verster / Vernon Matters)
By Liam Verster
$1.34.9/L

Local gas prices dropped once again

Jan 30, 2026 | 12:58 PM

Vernon’s gas prices have seen another fluctuation, this time with a decline.

The fuel price tracking website GasBuddy said the average price per litre of regular gasoline in Vernon was $1.34.9 Friday, Jan. 30.

That was down seven cents from the $1.41.9 price recorded locally earlier in the week.

Prices were still up five cents from the week before, and up 14 cents from December’s average.

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