Gas prices vary widely throughout British Columbia, Western Canada

Discussing politics and religion are two sure-fire ways to get people emotionally charged.

Here’s a third way: Comparing gas prices.

With the price of crude oil falling in Canada, so have prices at the pump. Here’s a look at various cities in British Columbia, plus places in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

All reported prices, as of the morning of Saturday, Dec. 8^th, 2018, are via GasBuddy. Exceptionally low gas prices are noted in brackets.

BRITISH COLUMBIA:

Vancouver Island

• Victoria: $1.289
• Nanaimo: $1.239
• Courtney: $1.254 ($1.209, Costco)
• Campbell River: $1.309
• Port Hardy: $1.399
• Gibsons: $1.409

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Lower Mainland

• Vancouver: $1.279
• Burnaby: $1.279
• New Westminster: $1.299
• Coquitlam: $1.279
• Surrey: $1.295
• White Rock: $1.359
• Langley: $1.269 ($1.239, Costco)
• Chilliwack: $1.199
• Hope: $1.229

Southern Interior

• Merritt: $1.289
• Kamloops: $1.149 ($1.109, Costco)
• Kelowna: $1.249
• Vernon: $1.249
• Salmon Arm: $1.249
• Penticton: $1.219
• Osoyoos: $1.219
• Revelstoke: $1.299

Boundary-Kootenays

• Grand Forks:
• Castlegar: $1.317
• Nelson: $1.327
• Trail: $1.317
• Cranbrook: $1.214
• Fernie: $1.109

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Central Interior

• 100 Mile House: $1.319
• Williams Lake: $1.289
• Quesnel: $1.293 ($1.179, Lhatko Gas)
• Prince George: $1.149 ($1.099, Costco)

Northern B.C.

• Mackenzie: $1.189
• Smithers: $1.329
• Terrace: $1.289
• Kitimat: $1.279
• Prince Rupert: $1.269
• Chetwynd: $1.279
• Dawson Creek: $1.229
• Fort St. John: $1.279

ALBERTA:

• Calgary: $0.919
• Edmonton: $0.879
• Red Deer: $1.039 ($1.019, Costco)
• Lethbridge: $1.089 ($1.039, Costco)
• Medicine Hat: $0.989 ($0.969, Costco)
• Grande Prairie: $1.099 ($1.049, Costco)
• Banff: $1.029
• Lloydminster: $1.056

SASKATCHEWAN

• Saskatoon: $0.999 ($0.969, Costco)
• Regina: $0.909
• Prince Albert: $1.039
• Swift Current: $1.089

MANITOBA

• Brandon: $1.026
• Portage la Prairie: $0.989
• Winnipeg: $0.938 ($0.924, Costco)