Location: Lac aux Castors on Mount Royal
Date of photo: June 02 2013
Photographer: Martin New at Montreal in Pictures
Work commenced last July to completely renovate the Lac aux Castors that was built by hand in 1938. The renovation is scheduled to take 2 years and comprises 2 phases.
The first phase of rebuilding the retaining walls, removing the large buildup of sediment in the basin and landscaping the bottom for improved water circulation appears to be complete, although still not refilled with water – perhaps work is still underway on the new pumping station that will improve water level management and oxygenation.
The second phase comprises landscaping and reconfiguration of the area west of the basin and is scheduled to be completed this December.
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Just a small comment – would you mind tweaking your RSS feed to include the images in the Photo du jour? They do not appear in the RSS reader, which is kind of awkward. Thanks!
Oh boy, it’s weird seeing the lake THAT empty. I guess it happened before, but I didn’t go there very often as an adult. Thanks for this picture: it reminds me the lake’s being renovated (and will prevent me from having a heart attack next time I visit that part of the city!).
Sweeties, you’re writing in English here. It’s called Beaver Lake.