Gas prices jump, diesel drops in weekly adjustment

CITYnews halifax / By Steve Gow

There were some changes to the price of fuel across the province on Friday.

At midnight, the Nova Scotia Energy Board increased the minimum price of regular self-serve gasoline up by 2.6 cents to 138.8 cents per litre.

In the regular weekly adjustment, diesel prices saw a move in the opposite direction, going down by 3.5 cents to 183.6 cents per litre.

This time last year, Nova Scotians were paying 1.65 for gasoline and diesel was 1.96 cents per litre.