Northeastern Ontario drivers turn to on-reserve gas stations to save money

Mandy Raymond of North Bay, Ont., drives 40 minutes from her home every time she needs to gas up her vehicle.

Raymond normally fills up at the Wolves Den Gas Bar, 20 kilometres west of the city, where gas prices are often 30 cents cheaper than in town.

“We’ve always done the drive to come out to the reserve because it is a lot cheaper than what it is in town, which I don’t understand,” she said. “It still has to come from the same truckers, the same suppliers.”

Lorie Young, the owner of the Wolves Den Gas Bar, said they

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