HALIFAX: Drivers across the Maritimes are facing a steep jump in costs at the pumps as retail fuel prices experienced a significant overnight increase in both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
In Nova Scotia, the price of regular self-serve gasoline shot up by 7.8 cents per litre in the Halifax area, establishing a new minimum price of 176.7 cents per litre. Diesel users in the capital region were hit even harder, with prices climbing by 9.5 cents to a minimum of 194.9 cents per litre. The price hike was even more pronounced in the Cape Breton region, where gasoline jumped by 9.8 cents to a minimum of 178.7 cents per litre, and diesel moved up to a minimum of 196.9 cents per litre.
Neighbouring New Brunswick also saw an upward shift in fuel costs, though slightly less aggressive than Nova Scotia’s. Regular self-serve gasoline increased by 3.9 cents per litre, pushing the new maximum price to 179.9 cents per litre. Meanwhile, diesel prices in New Brunswick increased by 6.6 cents, bringing the new maximum price at the pumps to 206.4 cents per litre.
Drivers looking for updates in Prince Edward Island were left in the dark, as the Prince Edward Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (IRAC) website was down, leaving the province’s current fuel utility rates temporarily unavailable.
