Gibsons pumps run dry as visitors fill up on cheap gas

Gas stations in Gibsons, B.C., temporarily ran out of gas on Monday night after visitors from out of town filled up on cheap gas.

Vissel Verme, the supervisor at the Petro-Canada gas station on Gibsons Way, said gas is being sold at $1.37 a litre, significantly cheaper than in other parts of B.C.

“In Sechelt it’s $1.47 a litre, so even people from there are coming,” he said.

“People are even coming from Vancouver, because in Vancouver it’s $1.54 right now, so it’s way