Gas prices surge 11 cents over one week in Vancouver and could go higher [Video]

The intense storms that battered parts of B.C. and the United States last week are partly to blame for a significant surge in Vancouver gas prices, according to a petroleum analyst.

The average price of fuel reached 179 cents per litre in Vancouver on Monday morning, which represents an 11.4-cent increase from a week ago, per the tracking website Gas Buddy.

Some stations reached 181.9 cents per litre, including a two-cent jump overnight.

Analyst Patrick De Haan said generally speaking, the weak Loonie has contributed to pain at the pumps for Canadian drivers – but recent wild weather along the West Coast, on both sides of the border, has meant even higher prices locally.

“The atmospheric river that has been impacting the Pacific Northwest has led to tremendous power outages in areas like Washington State,” De Haan told CTV News. “There are several refineries in that area.”

The outages and …