James Bay Motorists Get Gas Break

 

Victoria motorists, including those living in the James Bay neighborhood got a gas break yesterday — below $1.00 a litre. 

Our local gas station located at 308 Menzies Street (t: 250.383.3612) posted 97.9 cents a litre for regular gas, a drop of 4.9 cents than the previous day.

Of course if you want to keep an eye of fares for fuel, you should probably check out Victoria Gas Prices. Aren’t you lucky you don’t live in Labrador City, Newfoundland & Labrador where the price at the pump reached $1.203/litre this week. Of course ex-patriots from Alberta who’ve flocked to Victoria to escape the rigors of the cold climate in winter, dearly miss the lowest gas prices in the country now — 88.9 cents a litre in Edmonton and Lloydminster!

It seems that crude il prices are likely to grow slowly and steadily as the global economy improves. The current recession has however reduced demand for gas, while we are experiencing a surplus in refining capacity. Inventories of wholesale gas appear to be strong suggesting that we may see some price stability at least over the spring period which should lift the spirit of drivers sorely in need of some upbeat news!

Now if you’re like Maxine, the mad maven in illustration above, you might want contact our City Councillor – Pam Madoff (City Hall Tel: 250.361.0221 or Home Tel: 250.384.6971) or the City Engineering Department (Tel: 250.361.0400) to request that they fill in the potholes and pave the streets properly so that we may enjoy a quality of life befitting those who live in the city’s oldest neighborhood. Remember, paradise is but a phone call away!