Gasoline costs drop slightly (still huge)

By COLLIN GALLANT on June 29, 2022.

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant

Gas prices plunged in Medicine Hat on Tuesday afternoon, falling by as much as 10 cents at some stations after tickling the $2 mark.

Regular unleaded gas was advertised at $1.819 at Co-op on Maple Avenue and some other standalone retail locations in the city. That’s a full 10 cents difference from the weekend and the highpoint of the steep markup on gasoline this spring.

Costco, which sells gas to members at a small margin to gain other merchandise sales, sat at $1.739 according to GasBuddy.com.

According to the Canadian Automotive Association, the average price per litre in Alberta was $1.886 per litre on Monday, down a penny over a two-day trend.

The average across the nation was $2.016, in Saskatchewan $2.013 and in British Columbia $2.154.

Locally, diesel remained high after the local price broke through the $2 mark early last week at some stations in Medicine Hat, and sat as high at $2.099 per litre at the at Esso in Redcliff on Tuesday.

Most stations were just below $2 this week.

Both stations in Walsh, Alta. showed prices at about $1.889, while the cheapest regular unleaded price in the province, according to Gas Buddy was $1.799 at the Safeway in Brooks.

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