The DNA presents Movie Night on Saturday,September 18th at 8 pm at the Durand Park. Everyone welcome! Bring your lawn chair or blanket and come watch Disney's Toy Story 3 under the stars!

The DNA will hold its Annual General Meeting followed by The Great Debate on Wednesday, October 6th at 7 pm at Central Presbyterian Church (165 Charlton Ave. W. btw Hess and Caroline). Everyone welcome! Come out and listen to the Mayoral and Ward 2 candidates to educate yourself for the upcoming municipal election on October 25th. See you there!

The 2010 Grand Durand Garden Tour is taking place on Saturday, June 12 from 10 am to 4 pm, rain or shine. Tickets are $15 each. You can order advance tickets by mailing a cheque made payable to the "Durand Neighbourhood Association" to 332 Bay Street South, Hamilton, ON, L8P 3J8. Please provide return address information.  Be sure to get your tickets early: the 2007 Garden Tour was sold out!

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on May 1 at locations listed on the Garden Tour website:
www.durandna.com/GDGT2010/Grand Durand Garden Tour 2010.html

For further information, please see the Garden Tour website or call 905-527-6820.

Please join us for our ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, Monday, October 19th, 2009, 6:45 p.m. at the Central Presbyterian Church, 165 Charlton Avenue West (corner of Charlton & Caroline). Following the business portion of the meeting, Ryan McGreal will speak to us about

"Community Media in Hamilton: Moving From Concern to Information to Action."

your hood...your agm...take part

http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/563769

Please click on the above link to read Russell Elman's obituary from the Hamilton Spectator, Monday, May 11, 2009, page A2. Russell was a former DNA President and founding and longstanding DNA Board of Director. Durand was one of his passions. He authored two books about our wonderful neighbourhood - Durand: A Neighbourhood Reclaimed, and Durand Chronicle: Three Decades of Community Service. He will be sadly missed. As a tribute to him, the DNA will be unvailing a Russell Elman award at this year's Pinic In The Park on Saturday, June 20th.