Toronto Residents Demand Better Odor Alerts

0:00Counselor Paula Fletcher from Toronto, Danforth, wants a better complaint and alert system for folks living near the Ashbridge's Bay wastewater. Treatment Plan. She's calling out the current setup as frustrating and ineffective, especially after a recent mechanical failure sent a strong manure-like odor over. Leslieville. The plants only got three odor complaints all year, even though the smell hit hard last week. Residents say these nasty whiffs have plagued the area for years, hitting hardest in spring when the weather warms up. The city points to the plant as the source, but the reporting process through 3-11 is confusing, with no dedicated option for plant odors. Fletcher noted just six sewer smell complaints near their last week. Locals are fed up, messaging Fletcher about gagging at the grocery store, or sending contractors running indoors. They describe it as rotten eggs, a week old clogged toilet, or even a decomposing body, Victoria days even calls it the Leslieville stench. The good news is the plant fix that holding tank issue. Fletcher's pushing Toronto Waters General Manager to report back a city council on May 21st and 22nd, with plans for clearer communication and a tracking portal for these complaints.

1:14The city already added odor controls at Ashbridge's Bay, but complaints hit 18 in 2024, the highest since at least 2019. Fletcher's move could finally get residents, the heads up they need when things go wrong. That's the story for today. Canada News Today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.