Fuel costs keeping Maritime drivers off the road, looking for alternatives: poll
Paying more to fill up the tank is causing drivers in the Maritimes to rethink where they’re allocating their funds.
The maximum price for gasoline in New Brunswick climbed over $2 per litre on Thursday. It marked another week where prices set a new all-time high.Read more: In Atlantic Canada, nearly 60 per cent of those polled noted they are driving less because of the rising cost of living. Even lesser demand caused by an increase in drivers trading their car keys in for cheaper alternatives such as walking or biking likely won’t sway the markets for any meaningful change.
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