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.
Ontario has filled a lawsuit against Sony Corporation for breach of privacy. The attack came after Sony revealed on Monday that hackers had taken personal information from over one hundred million user accounts worldwide. Personal data included user’s names, addresses, birth dates, passwords and billing information.
In national news, many Canadians decided to cast ballots in advance over the holiday weekend. Elections Canada estimated a 34% increase from the 2008 elections, with over two million votes this weekend. More than 676,000 canadians voted on Friday and over 823,000 voted on Monday.
In international news, Japan announced a plan Sunday that would bring the crisis over the crippled nuclear power plant under control. Tokyo Electric Power Company’s chairman said the plan included containing radiation within the reactor and eventually removing the nuclear fuel. The crisis would be under control within six to nine months, with the possibility of some residents returning home.
US President Barack Obama announced his bid for re-election this morning on his website. Joe Biden will be running along side Obama for the office of Vice President. Using his new slogan "It begins with us", Obama told his supporters that the campaign had started. This means that the race for contributions is on.
Montrealers came out to attend the 178th St, Patrick's Day parade on Sunday. The parade started of at Fort Street at noon and ended a little before three at Phillips Square.
