After raising a stink, trash cans to return to Montreals Lachine Canal [Video]

After a brief hiatus, trash bins will be returning to Montreal’s Lachine Canal following a highly unpopular pilot project.

Parks Canada announced Thursday it will be reinstalling waste bins along the historic waterfront.

To the frustration of daily users, 30 bins were removed in April.

“Although the cleanliness of the canal was deemed satisfactory and similar to other areas in the first few weeks following the implementation of the pilot project, Parks Canada has taken note of the comments received by the public and will proceed with the reinstallation of the garbage bins,” the federal parks department said in a news release.

The month-long initiative raised quite the stink among Sud-Ouest residents who walk daily along the canal.

“People are people. They tend to be a little bit on the lazy side so they will throw the bag anywhere because, you’re asking a lot from them to walk a few blocks to throw out their trash, ” Sud-Ouest …