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Originally Posted by opendoor
The gas hoarding is because of how fuel is distributed on Vancouver Island. None of it comes into Victoria by ship; it's all delivered up island and then delivered by truck. So when the highway was closed north of Victoria, people panicked thinking that Victoria was cut off. But as with basically any irrational hoarding, the only real shortage was due to increased demand. The highway is back open for single lane alternating traffic so fuel trucks can still get through.
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The "gas shortage" on the island has made me realize how little I know about our supply chain. I was especially surprised there are no terminals to offload gas south of the Malahat. What happens if the Malahat is completely cutoff in an emergency like a major earthquake? This event is minor for the island but really didn't bring me much confidence.
Given Vancouver is a major port for everyone west of Manitoba there will be more irrational shortages.