Local residents will be paying more at the pump today. The Utility and Review Board set its weekly petroleum 
prices overnight.
Gasoline is up 3.8 cents a litre. The minimum price for a litre of regular self serve unleaded is $1.58.4 in the eastern mainland; on Cape Breton it’s $1.59.2.
Diesel is also up, by 6.7 cents a litre. The minimum price for a litre of diesel is now $1.87.2 in the eastern mainland. On Cape Breton it’s $1.81.3