A foul smell is once again drifting through communities in northeast Calgary, with some residents choosing to stay indoors rather than face the odour.<\/p>\n
On warmer spring days, the sulphur-like scent, often compared to rotten eggs, settles over backyards and parks in areas surrounding Calgary International Airport. <\/p>\n
Resident Karthik Appani says the smell is strong enough to keep his family inside. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe live indoor man, like you know. We don\u2019t come outside when we feel that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Usman Ali, who also lives in the area, says the odour disrupts his children\u2019s playtime.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy kid is playing, and he\u2019s complaining that there\u2019s lots of smell, and goes back inside again.\u201d<\/p>\n
The source of the stench is linked to the airport\u2019s de\u2011icing operations. Fluid used to keep aircraft safe in winter collects in retention ponds, which can release a strong smell as temperatures rise. <\/p>\n
Calgary Fire Department spokesperson Alex Kwan says the seasonal issue is well\u2011known, but residents shouldn\u2019t hesitate to report concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re at all concerned and unsure about what the smell is and if it\u2019s potentially hazardous, then we do encourage you to call 911,\u201d Kwan said. \u201cWe\u2019ll have crews go and investigate, just to be sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a statement to CityNews, Calgary Airports acknowledged the impact on nearby neighbourhoods and said it is working on long\u2011term solutions expected in 2027. <\/p>\n
In the meantime, the airport\u2019s environmental team is taking steps each spring to reduce odours, including water treatment, aeration, stormline cleaning, and pond dredging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A foul smell is once again drifting through communities in northeast Calgary, with some residents choosing to stay…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545671,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-545670","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-calgary","10":"tag-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}