A natural gas shortage projected to stretch through the winter months could mean higher vegetable prices this spring, as gas users from mills to local governments hustle to conserve and find alternative fuel sources. An Enbridge natural gas pipeline exploded and caught fire northeast of Prince George on Oct. 9. The cost of vegetables could grow by spring because of the natural gas pipeline explosion earlier this month. Enbridge expects to have its natural gas pipeline fully functioning by mid-November, but it will be running at lower levels until spring. "In addition to our allocations from Fortis, as a contingency we are supplementing our natural gas needs with trucked gas.

Source: CBC News October 29, 2018 13:52 UTC