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“All’s well that ends well”. Our fragile lake environment is now much better protected.
“All’s well that ends well”. Our fragile lake environment is now much better protected.
The title of this play from Shakespeare (circa 1623) summarizes well the conclusion of the zoning by-law debates around the huge Recreational Development Project ( WITRI) announced at a municipal meeting in Wentworth on February 24, 2019. Earlier this year,…
Our Lakes are in Good Health. Five Steps we Must All Take to Keep Them that Way.
Our Lakes are in Good Health. Five Steps we Must All Take to Keep Them that Way.
The results for 2021 are in. Have a look at the charts! Boyd – Black – Clear – Curran. All four are classified oligotrophic, that is lakes that have ” low nutrient content and are considered geologically young, or little…
A New Totem Pole in Dunany. Find out why? View the Gallery. Listen to the carver.
A New Totem Pole in Dunany. Find out why? View the Gallery. Listen to the carver.
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,…
How much do you know about the history of  Dunany. To find out, take the Quiz!
How much do you know about the history of Dunany. To find out, take the Quiz!
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…
Dunany Wetlands: find out where they are around your lake.
Dunany Wetlands: find out where they are around your lake.
A few days ago I received the latest Newsletter from Abrinord, the organization responsible for the management of the North River Watershed. I was also asked to respond to a survey by filling a long questionnaire – which I did…
Fourteen years of tender loving care and four beautiful lakes in great shape.
Fourteen years of tender loving care and four beautiful lakes in great shape.
As you know, there was no water sampling program on account of the pandemic. But your group of lake volunteers were still collecting transparency data so that we now have charts of our four lakes with 14 years of data…
Our lakes are very healthy. Curious as to how we come to this conclusion? Read on!
Our lakes are very healthy. Curious as to how we come to this conclusion? Read on!
Our planet was born 4.55 billion years ago. The Laurentians appeared about 1,2 billion * years ago . Our lakes, about 10,000 years ago. Our association celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. And our lakes are all still very healthy.…
The Key Issues Facing Quebec’s Lakes: Invasive Exotic Plants, Navigation, Governance, and Climate Change.
The Key Issues Facing Quebec’s Lakes: Invasive Exotic Plants, Navigation, Governance, and Climate Change.
France and I participated in the Forum national sur les lacs on June 7th and 8th, held at Mont-Tremblant. In the following lines, I will share with you the main challenges and initiatives undertaken during this summit to better protect…
Support Dunany Artists! View  samples of their Exposition in Lachute last November.

Support Dunany Artists! View samples of their Exposition in Lachute last November.

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.…

Jacques Pigeon2021-10-172022-05-06 General 3 Comments
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Fibre Argenteuil is now wiring Dunany. Subscribe now to enjoy real High Speed  Internet this fall.

Fibre Argenteuil is now wiring Dunany. Subscribe now to enjoy real High Speed Internet this fall.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2021-10-012021-10-03 General 11 Comments
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“All’s well that ends well”. Our fragile lake environment is now much better protected.

“All’s well that ends well”. Our fragile lake environment is now much better protected.

The title of this play from Shakespeare (circa 1623) summarizes well the conclusion of the zoning by-law debates around the huge Recreational Development Project ( WITRI) announced at a municipal meeting in Wentworth on February 24, 2019. Earlier this year,…

Jacques Pigeon2021-09-072022-03-18 Environment 3 Comments
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Fibre connection accessible to most Dunany Homes before the end of this Summer.

Fibre connection accessible to most Dunany Homes before the end of this Summer.

Today, I am the bearer of good news! During a conversation on June 23 with Denis Huberdeau, CEO of Fibre Argenteuil, I learned that all key obstacles to the deployment of a fibre network in Argenteuil have now been lifted…

Jacques Pigeon2021-06-242021-06-24 Général, General 11 Comments
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Fourteen years of tender loving care and four beautiful lakes in great shape.

Fourteen years of tender loving care and four beautiful lakes in great shape.

As you know, there was no water sampling program on account of the pandemic. But your group of lake volunteers were still collecting transparency data so that we now have charts of our four lakes with 14 years of data…

Jacques Pigeon2021-04-152021-04-15 Environment 10 Comments
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Lovely Miniatures from 11 artists of the Dunany Studio Artists group! Have a look!

Lovely Miniatures from 11 artists of the Dunany Studio Artists group! Have a look!

Our artists are never short of ideas. Their latest is a series of miniature paintings that have just been posted on their Facebook page under Dunany Studio Artists. But not all of you are on Facebook and this is why…

Jacques Pigeon2021-02-262021-02-26 Culture 5 Comments
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A quiet Christmas in Dunany, hope for the New Year and Best Wishes from the DCA and St-Paul’s Church.

A quiet Christmas in Dunany, hope for the New Year and Best Wishes from the DCA and St-Paul’s Church.

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.…

Jacques Pigeon2020-12-182020-12-19 General 6 Comments
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A New Totem Pole in Dunany. Find out why? View the Gallery. Listen to the carver.

A New Totem Pole in Dunany. Find out why? View the Gallery. Listen to the carver.

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,…

Jacques Pigeon2020-11-18 Association 8 Comments
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The 2020 Dunany Studio Artists Virtual Art Show. Have a look at their latest work.

The 2020 Dunany Studio Artists Virtual Art Show. Have a look at their latest work.

Not even the pandemic could stop our artists from producing their art work. During the past few months, they have produced many paintings.  More than a hundred are part of a permanent exhibition on Facebook under Dunany Studio Artists or…

Jacques Pigeon2020-10-312022-05-06 Culture 3 Comments
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Stocking Trout in Dunany Lakes. This year Boyd and Clear. Try Fly Fishing next Spring.

Stocking Trout in Dunany Lakes. This year Boyd and Clear. Try Fly Fishing next Spring.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2020-10-162020-10-16 Association 4 Comments
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Dunany Wetlands: find out where they are around your lake.

Dunany Wetlands: find out where they are around your lake.

A few days ago I received the latest Newsletter from Abrinord, the organization responsible for the management of the North River Watershed. I was also asked to respond to a survey by filling a long questionnaire – which I did…

Jacques Pigeon2020-09-162020-09-18 Environment 3 Comments
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Fibre Argenteuil deployment: Curran road this fall, rest of Dunany: March/April 2021.

Fibre Argenteuil deployment: Curran road this fall, rest of Dunany: March/April 2021.

The map below is part of the complete deployment map that was recently published by Fibre Argenteuil. I have blown up the part that concerns us directly. To view the full map, click here. Key elements: Deployment on Curran road…

Jacques Pigeon2020-07-182020-07-18 Municipal affairs 4 Comments
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Inspiration for a Quilt. How John Parsons discovered the beauty of Water Shields.

Inspiration for a Quilt. How John Parsons discovered the beauty of Water Shields.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2020-07-082020-07-08 Association 10 Comments
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Living peacefully with beavers, our discreet and emblematic herbivores.

Living peacefully with beavers, our discreet and emblematic herbivores.

Canadian beavers* are herbivores. Strict vegetarians! The eat bark, leaves and plants. They are active after dusk and stay away from humans. If you go swimming in the evening and get close to one it will flap its tail on…

Jacques Pigeon2020-05-262020-05-27 Environment 10 Comments
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State Of Our Lakes is Good. #protectdunanylakes is the New Hashtag*!

State Of Our Lakes is Good. #protectdunanylakes is the New Hashtag*!

Two years ago, my report on the state of our lakes bore this title Our 2017 lake results: are they too good to be believed? I now have the definite answer to my question. The answer is yes, they were!…

Jacques Pigeon2020-04-222020-04-22 Environment 4 Comments
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Send me your Best Pictures of Dunany and I Will Make you Look Like a Pro!

Send me your Best Pictures of Dunany and I Will Make you Look Like a Pro!

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…

Jacques Pigeon2020-03-152020-03-23 Association 1 Comment
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High Speed Internet throughout Argenteuil. There is progress. Be hopeful!

I received my first email through Fibre Argenteuil from a happy Louisa Road resident at 17:25 on Tuesday February 24. Mind you, this is a test but still, it is for real. I was told that 4 residents from this…

Jacques Pigeon2020-02-27 Municipal affairs 5 Comments
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How much do you know about the history of  Dunany. To find out, take the Quiz!

How much do you know about the history of Dunany. To find out, take the Quiz!

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…

Jacques Pigeon2020-02-162020-02-17 Association 9 Comments
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Oh what a beautiful Bridge!

Oh what a beautiful Bridge!

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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-12-182019-12-18 General 13 Comments
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Celebrating Christmas in Dunany and wishing you all an equanimous * 2020.

Celebrating Christmas in Dunany and wishing you all an equanimous * 2020.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-12-17 Association 7 Comments
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Look at the official map of our watershed and find out how you can help protect our birds.

Look at the official map of our watershed and find out how you can help protect our birds.

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.…

Jacques Pigeon2019-12-022019-12-02 Environment 2 Comments
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Yes, winter is early but what better way to enjoy it than by joining in those activities.

Yes, winter is early but what better way to enjoy it than by joining in those activities.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-11-172019-11-17 Association 2 Comments
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I visited the construction site of the Dunany Bridge, met the project manager who told me …

I visited the construction site of the Dunany Bridge, met the project manager who told me …

… 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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-10-09 General 13 Comments
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DCA in full support of current Wentworth council and administration.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-09-22 Association 10 Comments
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Our Artists: a Pride of Dunany. Look at some of their work!

Our Artists: a Pride of Dunany. Look at some of their work!

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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-08-282019-08-28 Culture 4 Comments
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Our 2019 AGM: here is a quick summary.

Our 2019 AGM: here is a quick summary.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-08-072019-09-21 Association 1 Comment
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The Reconstruction of the Dunany Bridge.

The Reconstruction of the Dunany Bridge.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-07-042019-10-18 Municipal affairs 20 Comments
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SPANK is back for year 9.

SPANK is back for year 9.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-06-282019-10-18 Association No Comments
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Black 3.5, Boyd 4.8, Curran 4.0, Clear 3.3

Black 3.5, Boyd 4.8, Curran 4.0, Clear 3.3

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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-05-222019-05-26 Environment 10 Comments
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Pray and Play. Four champions: Tom, Lynn, Mike and Rick and a Proud Chairman.

Pray and Play. Four champions: Tom, Lynn, Mike and Rick and a Proud Chairman.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-05-212019-05-21 St-Paul 3 Comments
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A bit of Local History: How St-Paul’s Church Acquired it’s Bell.

A bit of Local History: How St-Paul’s Church Acquired it’s Bell.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-03-132019-03-14 St-Paul 8 Comments
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Our Charter: Living in Dunany.

Our Charter: Living in Dunany.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-02-192019-02-19 Environment 1 Comment
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When is Fibre Argenteuil coming our way?

When is Fibre Argenteuil coming our way?

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…

Jacques Pigeon2019-01-222019-01-23 Municipal affairs 9 Comments
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Counting our blessings this Christmas and praying for a peaceful 2019.

Counting our blessings this Christmas and praying for a peaceful 2019.

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 …

Jacques Pigeon2018-12-172019-01-14 St-Paul 11 Comments
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Enjoying Winter in Dunany.

Enjoying Winter in Dunany.

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,…

Jacques Pigeon2018-12-022018-12-03 Association 3 Comments
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A Fitting Salute to a Beautiful Dunany Summer: Water-Shields Galore!

A Fitting Salute to a Beautiful Dunany Summer: Water-Shields Galore!

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…

Jacques Pigeon2018-10-232018-10-23 Environment 9 Comments
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The Dunany Beaver Team: one Trapper, four Sentinels and a Coordinator.

The Dunany Beaver Team: one Trapper, four Sentinels and a Coordinator.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2018-08-142018-08-14 Association, Environment 5 Comments
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MRC to deploy Fibre along Dunany road and branches in 2019.

MRC to deploy Fibre along Dunany road and branches in 2019.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2018-08-012018-12-04 Association 2 Comments
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Cynthia Scott: Oscar Winner, Dunany Lover.

Cynthia Scott: Oscar Winner, Dunany Lover.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2018-07-242018-08-14 General 2 Comments
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Loons just love their new platform on Curran Lake.

Loons just love their new platform on Curran Lake.

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…

Jacques Pigeon2018-06-202018-07-02 Environment 13 Comments
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About Dunany

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.

Recent Posts

  • The Really Fascinating Story of the Parkes House at 1001 Dunany Road.
  • A very Successful Pray and Play and a Tribute to this Year’s Chairman: David Eramian.
  • Mary Chuprun, a Kind and Generous Woman Dunany will Never Forget!
  • The 2025 Dunany Artists Exhibition was a Huge Success! View these Exhibits and You will See Why.
  • Bald Eagle Fishing on Clear Lake! Have a Look!

John Parson’s Video

https://youtu.be/N9BtWcH-Vg0?si=2QW5jCXNYkEGK16P

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