A look back at gas prices ...

A headline from an article published in a January, 1983 edition of The Kindersley Clarion announced “Gas war refuelled”. A portion of the article is included down below; be sure and notice the cost of gas in 1983.

Article from January, 1983:

Kindersley’s on again off again gas war flared up again Monday following a weekend of relative calm.

Before the war began about two weeks ago, regular leaded gas was selling for 38 cents a litre. Just prior to the outbreak, prices at least one service station rose briefly to 38.3 cents before settling back to 37.9 cents.

Then the federal government’s tax cut of 1.8 cents a litre took effect New Year’s Day kicking off the price war in Kindersley, which to that point had been immune to the battles being waged in other markets.

Last week for about two days the Turbo Full Service station at the Kindersley Shopping Centre was selling the cheapest gas in town regular unleaded at 30.4 cents. Shortly after 10 a.m. on Friday, Turbo joined the rest of the town’s gas stations, raising its prices back to the relatively normal level of 36.1 for the weekend.