If anyone knows something about Kendra, or the Kerrigan’s, it’s that they can be a bit particular about where they purchase their fuel. If you find yourself on a road trip here is where you can safely (as a Kerrigan-without upsetting those who have passed) purchase gas from ranked in order:
- Esso/Exxon or anything produced by Imperial Oil
- Husky or Mohawk- they’re the same quality as Esso
- Loblaws brand- this may be Mobil in some places which is sort of Exxon Mobil so it may rank higher (this one is really for the Duquette’s -Kendra’s moms side of the family because of the points with your PC Card and you can get some “good deals”).
- Petro-Canada - but only for the bathrooms (that is why it’s called pe-can)
- Any other local gas station if you’re getting low.
And that rounds out the list because no one actually chooses to buy gas from Shell😂, unless they’re desperate.
We were fortunate to receive some gas gift cards from friends and family (thanks Ashleigh, Evan, Chico, and Colleen) and they were all for Petro-Canada. The staff from Cariboo Pulp also got Paul a Visa card which went towards gas purchases as well. While Petro Canada doesn’t rank well for the Kerrigan list (which will probably be corrected in the comments section because the Kerrigan’s ALWAYS have an opinion and are willing to share) it was greatly and truly appreciated with gas prices being above the $2.00 mark and funded our fuel and travel beyond Dease Lake, BC!
The real purpose of this post though is for those of you wondering “What’s gas prices like up North?”.
Here’s a little table of the location and the price per litre we paid.
Paul and I were expecting to pay closer to $3.00/L at some points but managed to stay below that estimate!
Date | Location | Price $/L |
July 5 | Quesnel | 213.9 |
Kendra failed to record our early on gas prices, but our fuel economy ranged from 9.9-11.3 L/100kms for those curious folks.
Date | Location | Price $/L |
July 9 | Prince Rupert, BC | 190.9 |
July 19 | Dease Lake, BC | 222.9 |
July 21 | Teslin, YT | 203.9 |
July 22 | Pelly Crossing,YT | 210.0 |
July 23 | Junction with Hwy 2 and Dempster Highway,YT | 205.9 |
July 24 | Eagle Plains, YT | 250.0 |
July 25 | Inuvik, NWT | 256.0 |
July 27 | Inuvik, NWT | 256.0 minus 5% off for tourists |
July 28 | Fort McPherson, NWT | 208.0 |
July 28 | Eagle Plains, YT | 250.0 |
July 30 | Junction with Hwy 2 and Dempster Highway,YT | 192.9 |
Now is where things get a bit complicated. We ventured to Alaska and have been filling up in gallons. So here’s the prices we’ve paid in USD and those inclined to do the math can!
Date | Location | Price $USD/gallon |
Aug. 2 | Tok, Alaska | 4.99+free “car wash” |
Aug. 2 | Badger (just North of North Pole) | 5.109 |
Aug. 3 | Fairbanks (Costco) | 4.359 |
Aug.5 | Denali area (Cantwell) | 5.88 |
Aug. 5 | Trappers Creek | 4.79 |
Aug. 6 | Anchorage (Costco) | 4.599 |
While I appreciate the list, and at one time would have been likely to stubbornly follow such a list, in financial times likes these, it’s whatever is cheapest! Top of my list is Costco! Not only is it discounted for executive members like myself but I get 3% cash back. Take that PC points! (also PC grocers in my area are all over priced so even with the “good deals” it’s not worth it for me!) Thanks for including your mileage, that was going to be my next question!
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