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Gas pains

Gas Prices
Matt Keil fills up the tank of his car at the Esso gas station on the corner of Hillside Avenue and Shelbourne Street on Sunday. Keil said he waited to empty his gas tank

A seven-cent-a-litre hike in the price of gas last week left motorists reeling.

As of last Thursday the cost of regular fuel sat at $1.239 per litre, after starting the year at about $1.09 around the Capital Region.

It's not the highest price ever for gas here, however. The price of regular fuel peaked at more than $1.50 per litre in the summer of 2008.