Canadians are willing to drive further if it means getting a good price on gas, according to a new poll released this week by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), as it launched a new online service that allows Canadians to better inform themselves about gas prices.*
CAA's app and website provide the price of gas wherever you are, as well as average prices for communities, provinces and the country.
They can be downloaded at www.getgasprices.ca, or through Android and Apple app stores, and are free and available to anyone.
In Saskatchewan, the gas prices are available in the following communities: Yorkton, Weyburn, Swift Current, North Battleford, Estevan, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina, and Saskatoon.
"Motorists and consumers can access www.getgasprices.ca for up-to-date listings of gas prices in several of our communities plus current gas prices in other provinces," said Christine Niemczyk, director of communications, CAA Saskatchewan. She added, "The website also offers great tools and resources to help us become more gas savvy with information on everything from how the price of gas is determined, how gas is made, and how we can become eco drivers."
"Gas prices are something that Canadians watch closely," says Jeff Walker, vice-president of public affairs, CAA National. "Canadians often feel helpless about the cost of gas. Our new products provide consumers with the knowledge needed to make a well-informed decision on when to gas up."
Looking at the past 12 months, the national average was as high as $1.39/litre in June 2014, and as low as $1.20/litre in November 2013, according to figures from www.getgasprices.ca.
The new app displays gas prices at thousands of individual gas stations across Canada, while www.getgasprices.ca shows the average gas price for the past day, week, month and year for over 100 Canadian cities, as well as for the provinces and the country as a whole.
The app and website can be accessed from each other. For more information or to download the app, visit http://gasprices.caa.ca/find-prices-at-the-pump/.
*The CAA poll surveyed 1,252 Canadians. A probability sample of the same size would yield a margin of error of +/-2.8%, 19 times out of 20.
