Two days ago, SaultOnline.com informed you that gas prices were on the way up in Sault Ste. Marie. Prices shot up 22 cents a litre over a ten day period at McDougall Energy owned stations.
On Tuesday, McDougall owned stations were selling fuel for $1.59.9 . Last week, prices at most stations were in the $1.39 / litre range.
Most stations didn’t follow McDougall Energy’s lead but did raise prices to $1.48 / litre. While others kept the prices the same.
Sault Ste. Marie wasn’t the only community to see prices jump up recently. Toronto area gas stations were selling for $1.50 earlier this week. Toronto stations dropped it by 2 cents today.
Today however, McDougall is following their competition and dropped their prices to $1.48 / litre. That’s a 14 cent drop from yesterday and early this morning. One has to wonder, what circumstances created a jump in the price of gas only to have it fall again just two days later? We’re often told by gas and oil watchdogs that supply and demand is the main reason. Another excuse is the switch from Winter gas to Summer Gas while others blame the Trudeau government and the carbon tax. None of those factors applied to the sudden increase and then the sudden drop in prices at the pumps.
The lowest price for gas remains at First Nation locations. The Esso on Frontenac continues to sell for as little as $1.39.9 as well as Gen7 in Rankin who have the cheapest price at $1.38.9 as of 11am Thursday.
thats why groceries in soo mich, gas, and the duty free beer, cant beat it
It’s not really expensive to gas up across if one has more then 1 reason to go into Michigan. I go atleast once a week to play in my leagues so makes sense to gas up overthere
All the more reason to support Gen7. Gas in Soo Mich sounds expensive when you consider almost 10 bucks for bridge fare and an exchange rate approaching 40 percent.
There are no longer bargains on anything over there actually.
It’s not gouging, it’s just charging what the market will bear.
Stop buying (or buy less) and things will change.
Having cheap gas is not a right. Lot’s of Canadians in bigger cities don’t even have cars.
No, dude, it’s out and out gouging, and it’s nothing new to the local king of gougers.
What’s so sad is that far too many people don’t seem to care as they keep patronizing them.
Some people obviously have money to burn, like the ones that fill a cart full of groceries at Metro or Romes without looking at a single price. It’s these people that encourage the gouging to continue.
And that is why I always get my gas in Sault Michigan whenever I go participate in my sports leagues on that side. I will not give our companies 1 red cent again.
It’s far from a little gouging. It’s a LOT of gouging, a LOT of ONGOING gouging, for decades.
It seems that we are the only ones that can stop it, and there is only one way to stop it.
STOP patronizing the gougers. I’ve done my part, have you done yours?