As predicted the price of gas went up, overnight.
Gas rose by 1.8 cents a litre and now goes for a minimum of $1.36 in Cape Breton.
Meanwhile, diesel went down after the province’s utility and review board invoked its interrupter clause, to increase the price by 6.4 cents a litre after midnight on Tuesday.
Diesel dropped by 2.8 cents a litre and now goes for a minimum of $1.49.8.
A Glace Bay man who’s also charged with two counts of second degree murder was granted his request yesterday to get his trial that includes a charge of attempted murder adjourned.
The trial for 38-year-old Thomas Ted Barrett was scheduled to begin on Monday, but Barrett says he needs more time to find a new lawyer after he and his legal counsel parted ways on Monday.
Besides the attempted murder charge, Barrett also faces counts of unlawful confinement, assault, and uttering a death threat in the case.
The offences allegedly occurred in Glace Bay in July of 2012 and involve a female complainant.
Barrett is now due back in court on April 7th to set a new trial date.
He’s also charged with second-degree murder in relation to the deaths of 21-year-old Brett Elizabeth McKinnon from Glace Bay, and 21-year-old Laura Jessome from Bras d’Or.
Preliminary hearings in those cases are scheduled for March, April, May and part of June.
Barrett remains on remand.
At least one analyst is forecasting a jump in gas prices this week.
Meanwhile, the price of gas and diesel went up in New Brunswick, last night.
Gas there rose by 2.3 cents a litre while diesel took a whopping 5.5 cent a litre increase.
Diesel in Nova Scotia already went up this week when this province’s utility and review board invoked its interrupter clause, after midnight on Tuesday.
The 6.4 cent a litre increase pushed the minimum price for diesel in Cape Breton to $1.52.6.
A UARB spokesperson says tonight’s regular weekly price adjustment for diesel is still expected to occur on top the interruption.
Meanwhile the minimum price for gas in Cape Breton is currently $1.34.2.
Local veterans say they plan to continue their sit-in at the Sydney Veterans Affairs Office today and all this week to protest its pending closure on Friday.
Scott Beckman, Vince Rigby, and Alfie Burt began their occupation of the lobby of the George Street office, yesterday.
59 year-old Burt from Glace Bay served in Germany, Cyprus and Alert and retired from the military in 2000 after a 25 year career.
He says they hope the quiet protest might help get the attention of the Conservative government in Ottawa.
Meanwhile, North Sydney veteran Ron Clarke is part of a group of veterans from across the country that are in Ottawa today to lobby the government against the planned closures of several veterans affairs offices, including the one in Sydney.
The price of diesel took a big jump overnight after the province’s utility and review board invoked its interrupter clause.
Diesel is up by 6.4 cents a litre and now goes for a minimum of $152.6 in Cape Breton.
The interrupter clause allows the UARB to respond to sudden and significant changes in the petroleum market and adjust prices ahead of the regular weekly change.
Meanwhile the price of gas did not change overnight and still goes for a minimum of $1.34.2 in Cape Breton.
A spokesperson for the Board says the regular weekly price adjustment is still expected to occur this week in addition to last night’s interruption.