How a small town finally got rid of vats of rotting fish

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Sep 11, 202600:24:27Society & Culture

The stench in St. Mary’s, Newfoundland gets so bad sometimes, it can take your breath away. The culprit? More than 100 giant, leaking vats of fermenting capelin in an old abandoned fish sauce plant, right in the centre o...

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