Dunany

There is good word in French to define Dunany. Better than hamlet. It is a lieu-dit (literally a said-location); a term referring to a small geographical area bearing a traditional name. The name Dunany is that of a county in the northern part of Ireland. Even if it was never a municipality, Dunany has been on the official road map of the Quebec government since it’s first edition in 1922.

It is geographically defined by it’s watershed of approximately 15 square kilometres. This map of our wetlands was produced by Ducks Unlimited in 2016.

Residents of the Dunany Community live around four lakes : Clear, Boyd, Black and Curran. There are altogether 204 properties located in four municipalities: 144 in Wentworth, 23 in Brownsburg-Chatham, 19 in Lachute 19 and 18 in Gore .

About a quarter are permanent residents. The others are cottagers.

This Web site is sponsored by the Dunany Community Association (DCA), a community based organization, made up of people who reside in proximity to its surrounding lakes: Clear, Boyd, Black and Curran, free of motor boats.

The association’s raison d’être is to protect, maintain and enhance the quality of its environment, notably the quality of the water in its four lakes. The association also supports the development of community spirit by enabling social and cultural activities.

The association was founded in 1963 and is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors. It works closely with the two other pillars of Dunany, namely the Dunany Country Club and the Church of St-Paul’s of Dunany.

Dunany is located in Canada's Laurentian Mountains, 10 km north of Lachute, and about an hour away from Montreal, Quebec.