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BC Business Infographic Highlights 'Blaine Drain'

Author: Jordan Bateman 2013/09/03

The wizards over at B.C. Business magazine (which just underwent a redesign and is, in my opinion, better than ever), put together an infographic highlighting some crossborder shopping statistics, including our research on the difference in gas prices betwee Blaine and Surrey (completely attributable to gas taxes, by the way).

It's worth a long look (and for more on why we're all headed south, check out this and this):


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