A Gatineau resident fills up the gas tank at a station in Ottawa on Sunday. He says the price of gas is about 17 cents a litre cheaper in Ottawa. Canadians for Affordable Energy President Dan McTeague says prices will drop six cents a litre on Wednesday at stations in Ottawa and across Ontario.
The cost to fill up your gas tank jumped to a record high of 215.9 cents a litre on June 11, but has been below $2 a litre for most of the summer. A drop in demand and rising fears about a recession drove down the price of oil.According to ottawagasprices.com, the average price of gasoline was $1.26 a litre in Ottawa one year ago.
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