In local news, the city of Montreal announced on Tuesday that it will start work around Beaver Lake. The work will include rebuilding the stone wall around Beaver Lake, improving the water circulation and cleaning up undesirable plants.
The city has also announced that it will renovate the parking lot and install lighting, as well as new park furnitures. Rowboats will be replacing pedal boats.
The renovations will start in 2012, and most services and activities will still be running while the work is being done.
Ed Belfour, Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe and Joe Nieuwendyk were inducted by the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday. The four former players will be inaugurated into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, on November 11th.
In international news, Ottawa has announced immediate sanctions against Bashar al-Assad’s regime, in an attempt to stop the brutal crackdown on protesters in Syria. The sanctions were announced by Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird, at a news conference on Parliament Hill on Tuesday. The sanctions include a travel ban for Syrian president and other officials, as well as an asset freeze.
In international news, the US government has allowed the viewing of Osama bin Laden’s photographs after he was killed. Only members of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Senate Intelligence Committee, as well as those in the equivalent House committees will be allowed to see the photos. The photos will be shown at CIA headquarters in northern Virginia. Time has not been decided yet, according to officials.