'It smells like rotting meat, like death': East Vancouver odour complaints on the rise

It has been a particularly pungent summer for residents of East Vancouver — people who live in the area have described a stench that has blanketed the area as fishy, comparing the smell to garbage and sewage.

According to Metro Vancouver, that funk is coming from several potential sources nearby, including a poultry processing plant, two seafood processors and West Coat Reduction Ltd., a major rendering plant.

People who live nearby say they burn incense at home or walk in different areas of the neighbourhood to deal with the smells. Some say they've just tried to get used to it. WATCH | East Vancouver residents hold their noses and cope with pungent neighbourhood:

East Vancouver residents say their neighbourhood stinks October 1 Duration 0:42 Residents in an area of East Vanc