An unwelcome stench has made a return to the North Okanagan, and residents aren't happy about it.
The smell is coming from a bio-solids composting facility run by the City of Kelowna, but despite the millions of dollars they've spent trying to address the problem, it doesn't appear to be going away.
Residents along Kalamalka Lake View Drive in Vernon said it has smelled like a sewage tank in the area all summer long.
The regional compost facility a milometer away is to blame for the stench.
The facility, which composts human waste and turns it into soil conditioner, has been fielding complaints since in opened in 2006.
Residents complain they can’t sit outside or keep their windows open at night, some have even said their eyes burn and skin gets irritated when it gets really bad.
Last year, Kelowna spent seven and a half million dollars upgrading the facility to address the smell.
Neighbors said it has cut down on the total number of days the smell is present, but nothing has been done about the severity.
The smell is coming from a bio-solids composting facility run by the City of Kelowna, but despite the millions of dollars they've spent trying to address the problem, it doesn't appear to be going away.
Residents along Kalamalka Lake View Drive in Vernon said it has smelled like a sewage tank in the area all summer long.
The regional compost facility a milometer away is to blame for the stench.
The facility, which composts human waste and turns it into soil conditioner, has been fielding complaints since in opened in 2006.
Residents complain they can’t sit outside or keep their windows open at night, some have even said their eyes burn and skin gets irritated when it gets really bad.
Last year, Kelowna spent seven and a half million dollars upgrading the facility to address the smell.
Neighbors said it has cut down on the total number of days the smell is present, but nothing has been done about the severity.
