Not only are our arses frozen

on the coast but so too are the fuel prices.


Now this may have seemed like a good idea [freezing fuel prices] when last winter the world oil prices were going through the roof. This year it is not so appealing with the world oil prices tanking. Mind you way paid for the freeze when it was lifted last April, who knows what the price will be come next April, but rest assured we wont get anywhere near back what we have put in during the freeze. Not to mention the extra taxes the Government rakes in.

At the moment there is 44.50 cents differential between what we pay and what St. John’s pays for unleaded self serve gas. [Self serve being relative].

With stove oil we have a larger differential of 42.51 cents, keep in mind taxes and delivery have to be added on to that 42.51cents. If some one was to fill their home heating tank up today we on the coast would pay over $400 more than on the Avalon.

What bugs me more are the regulated differentials between the Avalon and Central Labrador and Central Labrador and the Coast.
You can see them here: I would like to see the justification for these differentials. I am sure some civil servant can come up with some sort of mumbo jumbo that would bamboozle us all.

With gas Central Labrador pays 3.6 cents more than St.John’s. Coastal Labrador pays 40.9 cents more than Central Labrador.

For stove oil Central Labrador pay 3.29 cents more than St. John’s. Coastal Labrador pays 39.31 cents more than Central Labrador.

Look at the geography? Plus Central Labrador freezes up as well as the coast. Add to that the tankers go past the Southern Coast to get to Central Labrador, yet Southern pay the same as us up here. Go figure that one?


My math may be out a bit but the picture I think is clear.


Over the years I have had many conversations with a certain chap on the vagaries and what we perceived as unfairness of the regulated fuel prices, what we get for the higher taxes we pay yadda yadda yadda.

That chap is now the President of Nunatsiavut. One person can’t do it all I know, but I wonder what if any conversations are taking place on these issues that affect our daily lives. One thing that would be helpful is that the status quo and incompetence’s within Nunatsiavut is not being defended but rather being pointed out with view of a change. Let’s hope there is an ongoing battle within.

I know, my bad, but shag it.

Wow, I think the warming trend is upon us.....it is only -19 now.