Natural gas prices to drop

Manitobans who use natural gas to heat their homes will soon see a price decrease.

The Public Utilities Board has approved the request by Centra Gas to reduce the amount its customers pay for natural gas starting Friday.

The utility says the drop is because the gas commodity rate — the price it pays for gas — has done down and it charges its customers the same rate without taking a profit.

Centra Gas says the typical residential customer will save about $18 per year with the reduction.