BACK TO -SCHOOL Page A12·13 $1~5~ ) Wednesday, August 27, 2003 43ntyear Issue35 328 Lower Ga11ges Road, Salt Spri11g Islalld, B.C. V8K2V3 Tel: 250-537-9933 Fax: 250-537-2613 Toll-free: 1-877-537-9934 e-mail:
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[email protected] Website: www.guljislands.net THIS WEEK'S INSERTS • Field's • Gulf Islands • Ganges Carpet Care Boycott urged as gas hits 99¢ Pharmasave • ABC • Ganges Investments Village Market • Thrifty Foods One Salt Spring man is so outraged regular gas for 94.9. one penny more than in Courtenay at Vancouver Island price, that's where about the island's gas prices that he's Patterson noted the buying price of the time. we should buy·gas," said Filkow. urging a boycott of all stations selling fuel went down two cents on Monday, The Hornby price should be higher The islander also complained about INSIDE fuel far· above the going rate on and that at 94.9 he was still making his than Salt Spring's, he said, since the local stations not advertising their Vancouver Island. regular margin. station has a monopoly and requires prices so consumers could-.make an On Tuesday the cost for regular Stations in Duncan were charging transporting of the fuel on two ferries, inf01med choice before pulling into the unleaded fuel in Ganges was 99.4 85.5 Tuesday, down from 88.5 Sunday. he said. pump. cents per litre at Salt Spring Payless Sid Filkow said he felt there ,was "There is something terribly wrong Filkow indicated that Salt Spring's and Save-on Gas (and $1.094 for pre "no reason" for Salt Spring having here and it may be something for the stratospheric gas prices will_be fea mium), but only 95.9 at Shell ($1.049 such high gas prices.