The province is extending its gasoline rationing measures in the southwest region of B.C. until Dec. 14.
The state of emergency will remain until that time as well.
Energy Minister Bruce Ralston said that retailers and motorists have cooperated with the gas rationing measures, which set limits at 30 litres per visit in southwestern B.C.
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The fuel restrictions apply only to non-essential and non-commercial motorists; commercial operators can continue to fill up without restrictions, typically using card-lock gas stations.
The Trans Mountain pipeline, which has be down since Nov. 14, normally brings about 85 per cent of the fuel required for refining at B.C.B次元官网网址檚 sole refinery in Burnaby.
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However, Ralston noted, the incoming atmospheric river could delay reopening as it begins to drench the province on Tuesday.
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However, Ralston urged drivers to continue to conserve gas so that commercial truck drivers and other essential motorists can be assured of a constant supply of fuel.
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