With most of the snow in the city now melted and temperatures warming up, it means spring activities are becoming more common.

But there are things on the side of the road or on trails that have been catching the attention of residents and it stinks.

Dog poop has begun to pop up now that the snow has gone and Yellowknifer spoke to a couple of dog-walkers out and about on Monday to get their take on the amount of canine fecal matter which has begun to sprout.

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Dissanayake been living in Yellowknife for five years now and doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 feel there is enough enforcement of owners cleaning up after their dog.

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Leela Mack, who is also a new dog owner, said that overall, most of the dog walkers she has seen were all taking responsibility and did a good job on cleaning up, though there was still places that are need improvement on.

City council passed a by-law in May of 2018 which outlines that failure of an owner to remove dog feces and failure to carry suitable means to remove feces will face a $100 fine for each offence.

Yellowknifer asked the city if enough enforcement had been put into the by-law, but did not receive an answer as of press time.

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