The hospitality of the community

The Municipality has a great sense of community with events throughout the year organized by hard working and generous volunteers. The Henry Heeney Memorial Park is home to many of our community events and associations. The community War Memorial is located here, where our annual Remembrance Day ceremony is held and organized by the hard working Cenotaph Committee. Our Annual Mud run is held here which is organized by the Danford Lake Recreation Association (DLRA) and MANY dedicated hard working volunteers. Our Annual Free Canada Day BBQ/Celebration is also hosted here. In 2015, the Municipality and DLRA purchased and installed a play structure for the youth of our community. The Municipality maintains an NHL sized rink and a cosy and warm building for you to put your skates on and warm up between hockey games.

Our proximity to major urban centers

Our proximity to major cities such as Gatineau/Ottawa makes us the ideal location for a quiet escape. Whether you are looking for a big lake for water sports or smaller lake for kayaking/canoeing, paddleboat or to paddle board; WE HAVE IT ALL!! If you are looking for a new place to call home, we are within a 30 minute drive from government subsidized daycares, elementary and secondary schools, grocery stores and pharmacies, community health and social service centers, doctor and dentist offices, restaurants, bakeries, hardware stores, service stations, arena, baseball diamonds, soccer fields and many more children activities.

Live in the heart of nature

Our municipality is distinguished by its beautiful forests, peaceful lakes, and natural streams, offering an ideal setting for outdoor enthusiasts. It is a perfect destination for swimming, fishing, hunting, kayaking, hiking, and camping. We are fortunate to have a protected biodiversity reserve, Mont O’Brien, maintained by the municipality. This true gem offers a wide range of activities throughout the year, including birdwatching, hiking, mushroom foraging, and many other nature-inspired experiences. The Picanoc River, where Pierre Elliott Trudeau once paddled, also flows through our municipality, adding to the richness of our natural environment. We also have a local equestrian school for horseback riding enthusiasts. In winter, federated snowmobile trails run throughout the municipality, and we are located just 15 minutes from Mont Sainte-Marie ski resort.

The Bethany Hall, a meeting place

Bethany Hall which was built by volunteers and which is maintained by the Bethany Hall Committee serves as a community center and is available to rent for a minimal fee. It is the home of our annual Breakfast with Santa which is a free breakfast served to the community and Santa brings gifts for all the local children. It is the hub of all seniors’ events: cards, darts, Christmas Supper, etc. The Bethany Hall Committee hosts the Annual Thanksgiving Dinner, Spring Yard/Bake Sale, many craft and kids sales, the Low District Lions Club Annual Sweet Heart Auction and other community celebrations; many couples in our community have held their wedding receptions here.