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.…
Robert Percy, Grand Master of the St. Paul’s Omnium, otherwise known as Pray and Play, had a particularly challenging year. He had first planned the event for Sunday May 22, but an intense storm called a derecho hit Dunany really…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
Sure, weather is great. But there is more, lots more. More than seventy of them were celebrating the opening of the new Dunany Trail. Look at Maurice with his huge smile and big scissors. He has just cut the ribbon…
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.…
As I write this post, news from Europe – especially France and Germany – is about major snow and ice storms with hundreds of thousands of homes without power. It has been pretty turbulent around here as well with two…
When this summer is over – which unfortunately will happen very soon – you might want to remember some of the great moments of this glorious time of the year. What better way to do this than listen to a…
It is all in this little box, corner of Boyd and Dunany Dunany Road. Even though they are a recent (2009) idea, there are now more than 10 000 of those Little Free Libraries or Free Book Exchanges around the…