With the price at the pump falling across the province, one Christmas wish that many Drumheller drivers may have is to see that happen in the valley.
Drivers in the valley are looking at gas station signs seeing a range of prices from $1.39.9 to $1.42.9. It is not hard to head down the highway and see much lower prices. This is concerning to John Szureck.
“It seems like pretty near every place around Drumheller has a lower gas price. All they did was drop it one penny here. When you look at some of the other places, in Stettler $1.34,” he said. Of course, Red Deer is Red Deer it is $1.34, but that is a big place, but Hanna is $1.37.”
According to Albertagasprices.com, the lowest prices in the province is in Nisku at $1.13.9, and then Lloydminster at $1.14.9. As of Monday, December 20, the average price in Alberta was $1.33.9. The highest prices in the province are in Hinton at $1.46.9.
He says frequent travellers may be able to capitalize on this disparity, but not all local drivers head out on the highway that often.
“I really can’t complain. If I go to Red Deer, I fill up there and then come back home and just top it up. But for other people, ‘why should we have to pay 10 cents more our gas here?’” he asks.
He has looked at the prices in communities and notes that the price of gas in Drumheller is comparable to Banff and Jasper.
“It’s like we’re a tourist trap, they just kind of prey on tourists,” he said.
He also talked to local stations and is told the prices aren’t set locally, and it is up to the head offices.
