Alberta making ‘pay-at-the-pump’ mandatory after fatal gas-and-dash

A number of gas stations across Alberta are opting to change to pay-at-the-pump after thedeath of a Thorsby gas station owner last week.

“We tried to apply the prepaid system,” Sung Hyun Jo, the son of Ki Yun Jo, who died  trying to stop a gas and dash . Prepaid machines are expensive and will call for replacing the outdated machines.

Alberta’s Labour Minister Christina Gray said she is trying to do the same. She said she has been working on this issue since she was elected. According to her, officers with Occupational Health and Safety have been inspecting hundreds of Alberta service stations and convenience stores over the past two years. Gray said she plans on having a proposal for the legislation this fall.