This picture is especially dedicated to those of you who have left Dunany for the winter and will only return when the ice has gone. Have a look at our new and beautiful bridge. It was finally opened on Monday…
It all began at Sheryl Caron’s place on Sunday December 15 where many Dunany residents had congregated to hear our Glee Club carolling. Next event is at St.Paul’s where, again this year, there will first be a Family Service at…
This is the official map of our watershed as produced by the MRC of Argenteuil. It is important for us as Dunany is defined by its watershed. Some residents here tried a couple of times to make Dunany a municipality.…
And winter in Dunany can also be beautiful. Witness this lovely photo of Boyd Lake by Peter Wright! Lois Finch has aggregated all these activities for you. Interested in singing? Then join the Glee Club which will be active all…
… that the restoration job was going as planned. The bridge has been lifted by about a foot to allow for the replacement of the foundation blocks. The project manager was kind enough to go under the bridge with my…
The following statement from the Board of Directors of the Dunany Community Association was sent to Mayor Jason Morrison of Wentworth, his councillors and key staff on Sunday, September 22, 2019. DCA in full support of current Wentworth council and…
We re a community of less than two hundred households. That it would produce so many artists is quite an achievement! Here they are: (from left to right in the picture) Annabelle Wood, Barb McCullough, Ginette Masson, Caroline Roy, Maureen…
There was an excellent turnout at our last AGM on Sunday August 4: 80 residents. Key topic was was the proposed 2B$ Wentworth Integrated Tourism Resort Project by Lake Louisa as presented to Wentworth residents earlier this year. Members present…
Last Wednesday, July 3, I visited the construction site of the Dunany Bridge. I was well received by the workers and the supervisor who gladly answered my questions. Here is my report. This being a Heritage bridge – built in…
For the few who are new here, SPANK stands for Superior Paddlers And Notorius Kayakers. Over the years, it has become a Dunany fixture thanks to Robert and Maryse Percy. And also to Ev Wood who helps so much with…
No, these numbers are not the results of a competition! They are the average amount of phosphorus that was measured last summer in each of our lakes. We are talking here of micrograms per litre. Phosphorus is the main indicator…
One recent day, Rob Percy comes to my place and we start talking. I had been away in Portugal and Paris for a while so we had a plenty to talk about. At one point he says, I have decided…
It is tempting to write about this incredible winter we are having in Dunany. Even more snow than in 2008! Witness this photograph of our lovely church, almost buried in snow, taken from Dunany Road. As you know, there is…
This is the new edition of our charter: Living in Dunany. Please read it. Share it. It’s a one pager! The first edition was produced in 2011 and widely distributed. Was time for an update. The document is based on…
The initial test project on Curran Road was scheduled for March 2018. Yes 2018. But it got tangled in Bell’s telephone poles. Not that Bell owns them. They belong to Hydro Québec. But Bell has a right of first refusal…
Often, when watching the news on TV or reading them on a tablet, a thought comes to mind: how lucky we are to live here. And so much more comfortably than the folks standing in front our church on that …
Winter came very early in Dunany this year. Would you believe mid-November? The following activities will make this time of the year a lot more enjoyable. The Dunany Ski Club begins it’s activities at Morin Heights on Friday January 11,…
As you might expect, this lovely video was shot by my favourite video artist, John Parsons. He photographed these beautiful Water-Shields (also called Dollar Bonnets) on Black lake in late August of this year. The plant’s real name is Brasenia…
This is your new Beaver Team. Each lake now has a sentinel: Simon Octeau on Clear, Stan Roy on Curran, Jim Armstrong on Boyd, Gustavo Labbé on Black. Also in the picture is your humble coordinator. Their job is to patrol…
Initially, the Fiber optic line will distribute High Speed internet service at much greater speeds than what is available today. This will be done by a non profit organization called Fibre Argenteuil that was incorporated earlier this year for that…
How many of you knew we had an Oscar winner in Dunany? I suspect most of you know by now. She is Cynthia Scott, a summer resident of Curran Lake with her husband John N. Smith, also a producer. She…
Early last May a new loon platform was installed on Curran Lake. The old one was sinking fast and it was hoped that the loons would like their new nesting place. Well, they did. The 5 minute video that follows…