The war in Ukraine, which has pushed up the price of fuels, including oil, is beginning to have serious consequences at the pump for Quebec consumers.
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If the rise had already begun to be felt in recent days, it was close to $ 2 a liter in some areas, and has even exceeded the psychological threshold of $ 2 in Fermont, northern Quebec.
In several places in the metropolitan area, the price at the pump was $1.90 Friday morning, for an average of $1.838 according to CAA-Quebec.
The realistic price according to the organization was $1,848.
Prices were significantly lower in other regions of the province.
In Abitibi, the average was 1,695, in Saguenay $1,666, on the North Shore, $1,706, and in the Capitale-Nationale region, $1,754.
One of the cheapest places in southern Quebec to fill up on Friday morning?
In western Montérégie, in the municipalities of Franklin and Saint-Antoine-Abbé, where gasoline was displayed at $1.54 in the morning.
Even more particular situation, gasoline was displayed at $2,013 per liter in Fermont.
A local viewer sent us a photo of the Esso station located in this remote area.
Earlier this week at the same location, gasoline was selling for $1,824.
