In 1778, when refugees started arriving from across the border, with the marked approval of the now Governor of Canada, his old friend Sir Frederick Haldimand, Gugy erected dwellings and a school on his seigneuries at Yamachiche, Quebec, to house them.
During the year 1778, as displaced individuals started to arrive from across the border, with the tacit endorsement of the then Governor of Canada, Sir Frederick Haldimand's friend Gugy built homes and a school on his properties in Yamachiche, Quebec, to provide for them.