Traditional Ukrainian Christmas festivities start on Christmas Eve, which is celebrated on January 6, as reckoned by the Julian calendar. The Christmas celebrations end on January 19, the date of the celebration of the Baptism of Jesus, known in Ukraine…

I have just received the results of the water sampling in our lakes that we, the gang of 7: Bonnie, André, François, Lois and Jim, France and I, collected last summer. The data is that of healthy lakes. The most…

Have a look at these paintings! They are a small sample of the works that our Artists are exhibiting in Lachute beginning November 5, 2021. The Exhibition, entitled “Laurentian Seasons”, is held at at the permanent Route des Arts Gallery.…

You have probably seen trucks from Fibre Argenteuil and Telecon on Dunany roads in recent days. There has been a lot of activity: Deployment of the main fibre cable by subcontractor Telecon on Dunany road and branches. Wednesday, they were…

Dunany usually comes back to life during the Holidays after a sleepy fall. Many of you would leave your home town to come celebrate with the locals. But not this year. There will be no Christmas Eve service at St-Paul’s.…

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…

… 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…

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…

The Dunany Web site is almost 10 years old. When I set it up in 2009, the iPhone had just been launched and the iPad was still months away. In the wonderful world of technology and software a decade is…

Terry Chuprun’s life came to an abrupt end the last week end of October when he suffered a massive brain hemorrhage. Most people in Dunany knew this generous man. They had either gone to his exercise classes, his dancing lessons,…

Few things are as  emotionally disturbing as coming back from a holiday, tired and happy to be back, and finding your home has been broken into. Not that we have to be especially fearful in Dunany. There have been only…

If you missed the 2017 Dunany Music Fest, this is your opportunity to catch up a bit. The Music Fest held Saturday July  22,  under a bright sky, had a solid program with a great line up of  Dunany musicians:…

Michel Caron passed away peacefully on May 23 at l’hôpital d’Argenteuil de Lachute. He was 87. He has left an indelible mark on Dunany, and especially it’s little Church: St. Paul’s. A pharmacist and pharmacologist by trade, Michel was also…

The Dunany Black Fly Open is how our friend Maurice Pilon described last Sunday’s Pray and Play tournament, the fundraiser for St. Paul’s Church. Believe me, the Black Fly Open  is a totally appropriate name for the venue as there…

Two worlds! Brave and proud Dynanyites coming out of Dunany woods frozen solid (-15) at Stan and Caroline Roy’s Annual Ski Disaster but later rewardeded with great comfort food and drinks. Happy residents of Dunany South celebrating Bruce Blake’s Birthday…

  It has been a while since I reported about Dunany. There sure is more talk about Donald Trump than about our little issues. Still, here are a few tidbits!   First, our road.   As locals are aware, we…