clearly its a phallic symbol

There’s one down in Southlands as well. I’ve always thought they were some sort of vent for the sewer system.

yeah that shit STINKS! whew!

The pooh pipe! it vents “swampgas” (methane). there’s still a creek under there..

Not sure about in Vancouver but in the UK we have them to ventilate methane produced by covered over landfills and marshland.

Hi Bob,

Here’s the scoop:
The chimney is Metro Vancouver’s and it is a sanitary sewer ventilation chimney. That area of China Creek is a ‘confluence of interceptors’ (a bunch of sewers instersect here). The chimney vent is needed for times when gas pressure in the sewer increases. On the downside the chimney can sometimes emit a bit of an odour. On the upside Metro Vancouver just installed* an odour control unit that should minimize the unpleasantness.

a stink chimney eh.. glad i don’t live in that house in the background

they should have these at all the skateboard parks