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Picton Gazette Express: Vol. 2 No. 35
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The County Adaptation Film Festival program is a four-page insert in this week’s the print edition, and can be found on our website in the digital archive edition.
The first ever Asset Management Plan maps the investment the County’s critical infrastructure requires every year over the next ten years. In every category, Council has established reasonable benchmarks, and planned for the property tax hikes that will be required to meet them.
A growing tax base will only help.
Visit the County Executive Director Sarah Fox notes in her annual report to Council that building a robust, four-season tourist economy will take time, and collaboration.
The accomplishment of this festival is in the ways its films, stories, and special guests promise to speak to one another about our moment
Funds earned here should be re-invested in the people and initiatives that keep visitors coming year after year. The early returns are already showing the enormous gains to be had.
Lots of action this weekend — on the water, in Hillier, and in Wellington and Picton
The Weekend Ticket
The Chamber Music Festival launches Friday night at St. Mary Magdelene with The Kitchen Revue and continues this weekend and next.
Taste! Community Grown is at Macaulay Heritage Village, Picton on Saturday from 11-4. The end-of-season celebration features a Farmers Market with local farmers, artisans, and wine and cider producers. The event is free. A PEC Wine Passport ($30 + hst) can be purchased online or at the door for wine tasting and sample glass for the day. The Wine Garden features delicious local bites, wines by the glass, and live music
Books & Company presents author, poet, and professor Madhur Anand in conversation with author Shani Mootoo as they discuss Madhur’s debut novel To Place a Rabbit. In conjunction with Doors Open Belleville.
Memory Maps with Megan Fitzgerald. A workshop that explores simple, thoughtful ways to engage with the outdoors through drawing. Friday afternoon 1-5pm at County Arts Lab.
Tanika Charles is at the Sergeants Mess on Friday night, and Classic Albums Live brings Creedence Clearwater Revival to life at the Drill Hall on Saturday.
Wellington Community Market is at the United Church on Wellington Main Street, every Saturday morning 9am-1pm all summer long.
Prince Edward County Markets hosts the Wellington Farmers Market at the Eddie Hotel and Farm Saturdays 9-1:30pm.
The Picton Town Hall Farmers Market runs Sundays 9-2 at 2 Ross Street, Picton all summer long, rain or shine.
How 433 Investors Unlocked 400X Return Potential
Institutional investors back startups to unlock outsized returns. Regular investors have to wait. But not anymore. Thanks to regulatory updates, some companies are doing things differently.
Take Revolut. In 2016, 433 regular people invested an average of $2,730. Today? They got a 400X buyout offer from the company, as Revolut’s valuation increased 89,900% in the same timeframe.
Founded by a former Zillow exec, Pacaso’s co-ownership tech reshapes the $1.3T vacation home market. They’ve earned $110M+ in gross profit to date, including 41% YoY growth in 2024 alone. They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO.
The same institutional investors behind Uber, Venmo, and eBay backed Pacaso. And you can join them. But not for long. Pacaso’s investment opportunity ends September 18.
Paid advertisement for Pacaso’s Regulation A offering. Read the offering circular at invest.pacaso.com. Reserving a ticker symbol is not a guarantee that the company will go public. Listing on the NASDAQ is subject to approvals.