The year is 1869. It’s Christmas Eve. There is excitement in the Glen. This first Christmas Eve celebration is well described in following paragraphs from Margaret Cook‘s book Land Possessed, which was recently republished by Les Sentiers de Gore. ”…

This is the fascinating story of a a large piece of land of about 200 acres at the east entrance of Dunany that was originally a farm developed by John James Evan’s family who came to Canada in 1823 from…

Earlier this month, Dunany Knitters and Crocheters participated in the Crafted for Courage Project held earlier in Montreal. This Project will aid battered and abused women. The Funds raised will be distributed to three Montreal shelters for Women. Over the…

Looking forward to another great summer in Dunany? Here are some of the activities available in the area with still more details in the Activities section on this web site. The Dunany Studio Artists Group New members are welcome to…

By Johanne Vallée DCA Board Member If you attended our last Annual General Meeting you heard about the automated callsystems for municipalities, which allows them to quickly reach their citizens in the event of anemergency situation. If you missed it,…

By Johanne Vallée, Member of the DCA Board Last May, the Québec government adopted a law providing for the involvement ofmunicipalities in the identification of climate risks and mitigation measures.In Wentworth, members of our community got involved with the municipality…

A beautiful fall Sunday it was! A bit cold, but the vibrant fall colours made it disappear! First stop as at Robert and Laurie’s dock at Curran Lake for the delivery of 350 rainbow and 250 speckled trout as in…

Before answering the question, some context is necessary. In early July, we were informed of the presence of snails at Black Lake, most likely Chinese Mystery Snails. To find out for sure, we called on a biologist from the MRC…

Eleanor Hammond, a longtime summer resident of Dunany, celebrates her 100th birthday this month. When her daughter Judy contacted me about this wonderful event, I asked her to write a short bio of her illustrious mother and to describe how…

Looking forward to another great summer in Dunany? Here are some of the activities available in the area with still more details in the Activities section on this web site. The Dunany Studio Artists Group New members are welcome to…

It is January of the year of Our Lord 1998. Between January 5 and 10, 100mm of freezing rain fell on southern Quebec. In Dunany, it’s a carnage! Brian Gauley, the contractor who looked after our house in our absence,…

Welcome back to SPANK!  The Dunany paddling tradition rides again in 2023, with a back-to-basics four-event schedule, one on each of our lakes: Black, Boyd, Clear, Curran. This picture was taken at the first ever SPANK on July 10, 2010.…

The day was July 24, 2022. More than 50 Dunany residents were at the Country Club to attend the Annual General Meeting of their association. But that was not all. There were two noteworthy events to follow. The first one…

It was a pretty good year indeed. It was the year Fibre Argenteuil finally arrived in Dunany. It was a year when our Artist held one of their best expositions ever. It was a year when our water samplings showed…

The story begins in August 1994 with the erection of a Totem Pole on the Tilden property on the south shore of Clear Lake. It was still there when the Hindle’s acquired the property but rot had already weakened it,…

Thanksgiving was a great day to do some fish stocking! Sunny with glorious colours but cool. Water temperature at 12 degrees, uncomfortable for us (euphemism) but perfect for trout. La Pisciculture Mont-Tremblant delivered 714 trout. 535 speckled (9 to 12…

Te beautiful Water-Shields (also called Dollar Bonnets) on Black lake continue to inspire John Parsons. Fittingly, he is this year’s designer of the famous Dunany Quilt which  you will all be able to see along with some of his other…

Over the course of winter, when the DCA more or less on pause, I remodelled the Pictures of Dunany section of the site and built Galleries with a new application called FooGallery (crazy name but nice plugin!). There are now…

A few days ago we had some good friends for dinner and I was wondering how I could best entertain them. Then I had an idea! The Great Dunany Quiz was born. So I thought I should share it with…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

It happened so suddenly! A heart attack and a few minutes later, he was gone. Such an exceptional man. Synonymous with Dunany, it’s Country Club, it’s Association, it’s Church where he officiated especially at the Family Christmas Eve Service. Also…

Good news. Dunany road will be resurfaced this year. As we all know, this is no luxury. Witness this picture.The project (Number 20) is listed in the Quebec Department of Transport’s  2018-2020 Investment Plan. It is in the 1M$-5M$ category.…

As most of you know, he is Stan Roy of Curran Lake. Stan is a long time resident of Dunany and has worked tirelessly  to improve life in Dunany, notably at the Dunany Country Club. More recently, he was part…

If you wish to meet old friends, make new ones and really enjoy this coming summer, look no further. Just read this line up of activities put together by our own Chief Volunteer Organizer (CVO), Lois Finch of Black Lake.…