Whitehorse sewage lagoon is stinkier than usual, city confirms

The City of Whitehorse has figured out why the city's sewage lagoon smellsso bad this spring.

At the Whitehorse City Council meeting Monday night, Councillor Jocelyn Curteanu saidthe smell was due to faulty aerators.

The aerators are supposed to reduce the smell from the lagoon. City officials aren't sure why the aerators aren't working butthey're looking into alternate ways to reduce the odour from the lagoon.

The city says the lagoon always tends to have a strong odour for a couple of weeks during the spring thaw butthis year nearby residents complained the smell was particularly strong.