The New Electricity and Gasoline Price Reality in Atlantic Canada
Opinion: There has been a lot of talk recently about who is responsible for the increasing price of fuels. The simple answer is the federal government, at the request of Canadians.
Opinion: There has been a lot of talk recently about who is responsible for the increasing price of fuels. The simple answer is the federal government, at the request of Canadians.
The company behind the convenience stores at Irving service stations across Atlantic Canada is reporting a healthy bump in profits and revenues.
Faster price growth for gas and mortgage interest put upward pressure on CPI
To resolve the concerns of the Competition Bureau, Couche-Tard has agreed to sell 46 Wilsons sites and supply agreements, as well as one Couche-Tard gas station.
The Belledune Port Authority announced an agreement in principle with Connecticut-based Cross River Infrastructure Partners to develop a commercial hydrogen production facility.
Dave Buffet, the president of the Halifax Taxi Drivers Owners Association, says many cab drivers are struggling after two years of a pandemic combined with new, record-high gas prices.
An industry expert believes Nova Scotia is nearing its peak when it comes to record-high gas prices. Dan McTeague guesses the price at the pump could top out at $2.15 per litre for regular gasoline.
At a May 17 meeting, Halifax Regional Council voted to increase taxi rates by 12 percent. It’s the first increase to taxi fares since 2012 and it’s largely driven by the rapidly increasing cost of gas
Bus ridership in the Maritimes is up in May as the cost of fuel skyrockets. But that fuel cost also means ticket prices have gone up as well.
Statistics Canada says February’s increase was the largest in more than 30 years.