Canada Fuel and Gas Prices: Residents across Canada’s Maritime provinces are set to pay more at the pumps ahead of the long weekend, with rising fuel prices adding fresh pressure on household budgets. Fuel price hikes were reported across Nova Scotia as well as in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, with both gasoline and diesel costs increasing ahead of the holiday weekend.
Nova Scotia
The price of regular self-serve gasoline in the Halifax area increased by 4.5 cents. The new minimum price is 196.2 cents per litre, CTV News reported, citing Nova Scotia Energy Board. Diesel prices also climbed by 3.1 cents, pushing the new minimum price to 216.1 cents per litre.
As far as Cape Breton is concerned, the updated minimum price of regular self-serve gasoline is 198.1 cents per litre and the new minimum price of diesel is 218.1 cents per litre.
Prince Edward Island
On Prince Edward Island, regular self-serve gasoline prices rose by 2.9 cents per litre, bringing the new minimum price to 204.0 cents per litre. Diesel prices also went up by 1.1 cents, with the new minimum set at 229.3 cents per litre.
New Brunswick
In New Brunswick, regular self-serve gasoline prices climbed by 5.1 cents, pushing the new maximum price to 202.1 cents per litre. Diesel prices also rose by 5.1 cents, with the maximum price now set at 231.4 cents per litre.
Residents feeling the impact
The rise in gas and fuel prices is having a direct impact on residents who rely on motor vehicles for their daily commute, including travelling to work and running essential errands such as grocery shopping.
The rising fuel costs are also affecting residents like Calvin Spinney, who spends much of his time driving across southern New Brunswick for work. He leaves his home in Sussex early morning., picks up seafood in Alma and later sells it from a gas station parking lot in Moncton. While he previously budgeted about $150 for gas each weekend, that figure has now climbed to roughly $200.
“It’s about $10 more a day for me right now, the cost for the fuel,” said Spinney, as quoted by CTV News. “It adds up, because I only work on a little commission so that comes right out of the bottom line.”
