It’s not business as usual in the Okanagan, with many companies closing their doors because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Also not normal: low gas prices throughout the Southern Interior. The price drop is being attributed to falling oil prices and less demand, as residents aren’t driving as much as they stay home to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
But are today’s prices in B.C.’s Southern Interior as low as they could be? As of Saturday morning, according to GasBuddy, gas stations throughout the Central Okanagan were in lockstep at $1.099 a litre, as they have been since Tuesday.
In the North Okanagan, prices ranged from $1.029 to $1.079. In the South Okanagan, prices had a wider range. In Penticton, gas was selling between $1.089