Gas prices are hovering at all time-highs, leaving would-be motorists asking, “Should I stay or should I go now?”.According to GasBuddy.com, Alberta has the cheapest gas in the country at $1.89 a litre, Saskatchewan second at $2.04 and Manitoba third at $2.07. British Columbia is second-worst at $2.22, while Newfoundland is dead last at $2.24..Western Standard asked Canadians if they changed their travel plans between now and Labour Day. We received a variety of answers..“Nope! Suck it up!” says Tanya Dooley. .Darrin Palmer an employee of Canadian Natural Resources from Leduc, AB has a similar view. “It’s gonna be a pain, but still a First World problem,” he says..Sometime snowbird Monique Fullowka say she and her spouse have little choice. .“We are moving from Saskatchewan to Alberta in two weeks and have to take our RV so we have no choice,” says Fullowka..“[We] have no new home bought yet so we are living in it, but have thought about downsizing to a class C from an A. Gas is cheaper in [the] USA. As far as Canadian RV traveling, it's gonna be minimal.”.Alda Bouvier changed her mind on both an RV and travel on the ground or in the air..“We decided not to buy a small motor home due to gas prices and will definitely be cutting back. Cancelling our trip to BC most likely as well,” said Bouvier, who lives in Regina..“They’ve opened up the skies for us now but I’ve lost interest quite honestly. Regular security was already bad enough, but with all this Covid nonsense one doesn’t know what to expect on the return. Retired life has become very different than what we had looked forward to.”.Ryan Wunsch said high gas prices definitely cramped his style and kept him from picturesque wanderings all over the continent..“I am a storm chaser and photographer from Leader who used to cover large distances every year,” Wunsch says..“In 2017 I travelled over 40,000 kilometres taking pics from Prince Edward Island to Vancouver Island and to the Gulf of Mexico and back. Now, Medicine Hat is the furthest I’ve been in over a year.”.Speaking of PEI, gas is $2.19 there. Charlottetown resident Errol Rafuse says it’s the price, not the small size of the island, that will keep him from going far..“When you are on a fixed income you don’t have much choice!” Rafuse says..Others like Pierrette Lalande say there’s no place like home. She says she and her spouse will “stay home and enjoy our porch.”.Toronto snowbird Art Edmunds says he will enjoy driving in Canada and if he was forced to make a choice, he’d leave his condo vacant in Florida. Cheaper gas in the U.S. doesn’t make up for a different gouge they have..“The cost of health insurance more than wipes out any savings!” he complains..“If you're a multi-millionaire you can probably get away without insurance. Otherwise one incident down there could wipe you out.”.Cat enthusiast Jan Colling, who likes to winter in Yuma, Arizona, agrees. “That’s the truth! We’d never go across the border without gold level health insurance.” As it is, Colling says she will “stay home until snowbird season.”.But B.C. snowbird Michael Junayd has a different suggestion..“Gas prices in Mexico haven’t budged since last winter, just saying.”
Gas prices are hovering at all time-highs, leaving would-be motorists asking, “Should I stay or should I go now?”.According to GasBuddy.com, Alberta has the cheapest gas in the country at $1.89 a litre, Saskatchewan second at $2.04 and Manitoba third at $2.07. British Columbia is second-worst at $2.22, while Newfoundland is dead last at $2.24..Western Standard asked Canadians if they changed their travel plans between now and Labour Day. We received a variety of answers..“Nope! Suck it up!” says Tanya Dooley. .Darrin Palmer an employee of Canadian Natural Resources from Leduc, AB has a similar view. “It’s gonna be a pain, but still a First World problem,” he says..Sometime snowbird Monique Fullowka say she and her spouse have little choice. .“We are moving from Saskatchewan to Alberta in two weeks and have to take our RV so we have no choice,” says Fullowka..“[We] have no new home bought yet so we are living in it, but have thought about downsizing to a class C from an A. Gas is cheaper in [the] USA. As far as Canadian RV traveling, it's gonna be minimal.”.Alda Bouvier changed her mind on both an RV and travel on the ground or in the air..“We decided not to buy a small motor home due to gas prices and will definitely be cutting back. Cancelling our trip to BC most likely as well,” said Bouvier, who lives in Regina..“They’ve opened up the skies for us now but I’ve lost interest quite honestly. Regular security was already bad enough, but with all this Covid nonsense one doesn’t know what to expect on the return. Retired life has become very different than what we had looked forward to.”.Ryan Wunsch said high gas prices definitely cramped his style and kept him from picturesque wanderings all over the continent..“I am a storm chaser and photographer from Leader who used to cover large distances every year,” Wunsch says..“In 2017 I travelled over 40,000 kilometres taking pics from Prince Edward Island to Vancouver Island and to the Gulf of Mexico and back. Now, Medicine Hat is the furthest I’ve been in over a year.”.Speaking of PEI, gas is $2.19 there. Charlottetown resident Errol Rafuse says it’s the price, not the small size of the island, that will keep him from going far..“When you are on a fixed income you don’t have much choice!” Rafuse says..Others like Pierrette Lalande say there’s no place like home. She says she and her spouse will “stay home and enjoy our porch.”.Toronto snowbird Art Edmunds says he will enjoy driving in Canada and if he was forced to make a choice, he’d leave his condo vacant in Florida. Cheaper gas in the U.S. doesn’t make up for a different gouge they have..“The cost of health insurance more than wipes out any savings!” he complains..“If you're a multi-millionaire you can probably get away without insurance. Otherwise one incident down there could wipe you out.”.Cat enthusiast Jan Colling, who likes to winter in Yuma, Arizona, agrees. “That’s the truth! We’d never go across the border without gold level health insurance.” As it is, Colling says she will “stay home until snowbird season.”.But B.C. snowbird Michael Junayd has a different suggestion..“Gas prices in Mexico haven’t budged since last winter, just saying.”
