The townspeople of St. Mary’s can now breathe a sigh of reliefRotten fish sauce that has stunk up a small Canadian town is finally being removedSludge pours out of a vat of fermenting fish sauce in an abandoned fish sauce factory in St. Mary's, N.L., on Tuesday July 28, 2026. (Elling Lien/The Canadian Press via AP)Sludge pours out of a vat of fermenting fish sauce in an abandoned fish sauce factory in St. Mary's, N.L., on Tuesday July 28, 2026. (Elling Lien/The Canadian Press via AP)Sludge pours out of a vat of fermenting fish sauce in an abandoned fish sauce factory in St. Mary's, N.L., on Tuesday July 28, 2026. (Elling Lien/The Canadian Press via AP)Sludge pours out of a vat of fermenting fish sauce in an abandoned fish sauce factory in St. Mary's, N.L., on Tuesday July 28, 2026. (Elling Lien/The Canadian Press via AP)VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The townspeople of St. Mary's can breathe a sigh of relief.