30-08-2017 14:40 via ottawacitizen.com

Hurricane Harvey hits Ottawa gas pumps, and prices could go higher

The gulf coast of Texas is about 3,000 km away but we’re feeling Hurricane Harvey here.
And it could get even worse by the long weekend.
The price at the pump has jumped considerably in Ottawa – and will likely go higher, according to analyst Dan McTeague, as Harvey hits Gulf Coast oil refineries.
As of Wednesday morning, motorists were reporting that a string of local stations were selling gas at 115.9 cents a litre – with one Vanier outlier charging 117.9 cents, accordin
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