Smell complaints to Metro Vancouver up from last year

If you think Vancouver's been stinky this summer, you're not alone. Bad smell complaints to Metro Vancouver are up compared to last year.

Mai Aokiworks in East Vancouvernear ananimalrendering and oil disposal facility which is also close to a fish processing plant and a chicken processing plant where she says, "it smells like vomit."

2 mainsources for stinky smells

Those aren't the onlyfacilities raising a stink.

"We have two major sources of odours in Metro Vancouver," explained RayRobb,managerof environmentalregulation and enforcement forMetro Vancouver.

"One is a composting digestion facility in Richmond.Another is a rendering plant in Vancouver."

Troy Zackowski also lives near the animal processing plant.

"It stinks in the summertime.It always stinks ... definitelyamplifieswith the heat."

Robb says there were around 700 complaints of bad smells in all of 2015. This summer there are already more than 600.

Investigators can track down source of stench

"Our belief isodours are diminishing over time, but people are becoming more aware of odour sources," said Robb.

"They might not complain for awhile, but a couple of years of the same smells year after year, they're connecting the dots and realize there's a source in their community that's causing the odours, and they complain."

Each call Metro Vancouver receivesabout a particular stench is investigated.

Robb says he has a team that usuallymanages to track down thesource.