Rotten fish sauce that has long stunk up a small Canadian town is finally being removed
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The townspeople of St. They are finally getting rid of the foul smell of rotten fish that has for years — when the wind blows their way — wafted over their tiny community in Canada’s easternmost province. And the culprit for the unpleasant odor that has vexed the picturesque town of about 300 people in Newfoundland and Labrador?
- ▪VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The townspeople of St.
- ▪They are finally getting rid of the foul smell of rotten fish that has for years — when the wind blows their way — wafted over their tiny community in Canada’s easternmost province.
- ▪And the culprit for the unpleasant odor that has vexed the picturesque town of about 300 people in Newfoundland and Labrador?
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| Publication time | Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:16:47 -0400 |
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The townspeople of St. Mary’s can breathe a sigh of relief. They are finally getting rid of the foul smell of rotten fish that has for years — when the wind blows their way — wafted over their tiny community in Canada’s easternmost province. And the culprit for the unpleasant odor that has vexed the picturesque town of about 300 people in Newfoundland and Labrador? About 110 tanks that were left behind — each holding 3,000 gallons of fermented fish sauce — when the Atlantic Seafood Sauce Company was abandoned more than 20 years ago. The place was left to ruin: windows got broken, the roof blew off, a January storm knocked out a wall. The sauce kept on fermenting as the bacteria did their job — and the townspeople could smell it. St.
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