Gas prices are displayed as a motorist prepares to pump gas at a station in North Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Shares in Parkland Fuel Corp. rose by as much as 5.5 per cent after Canada's largest independent fuel marketer reported strong fourth-quarter results driven by higher refining profit margins. The Calgary-based company that sells fuel through brands including FasGas, Esso and Chevron is reporting net earnings of $77 million in the last three months of 2018, up from $49 million in the year-earlier period. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Gas prices are displayed as a motorist prepares to pump gas at a station in North Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Shares in Parkland Fuel Corp. rose by as much as 5.5 per cent after Canada's largest independent fuel marketer reported strong fourth-quarter results driven by higher refining profit margins. The Calgary-based company that sells fuel through brands including FasGas, Esso and Chevron is reporting net earnings of $77 million in the last three months of 2018, up from $49 million in the year-earlier period. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Vernon paying more at pumps than Central Okanagan

Central Okanagan pump prices fall, North Okanagan lags behind

  • Feb. 18, 2020 12:00 a.m.
  • News

Vernon is paying six cents more per litre compared to its neighbours to the south.

Kelowna pumps are sitting between 112.9 and 113.9, while Vernon gas stations’ marquee is sitting pretty at 119.9, according to gasbuddy.com.

Currently, Penticton is boasting the lowest prices throughout the province at 107.9. Meanwhile, Salmon Arm prices are sitting around 122.9.

Motorists in Vancouver are still paying closer to $1.30 per litre — Revelstoke if floating around there as well.

Albertans, on the other hand, are paying 78.9 per litre in Edmonton and Calgary.

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