Picton Gazette Express: Vol. 3 No. 9

March 05, 2026

Warm hearts on a Cold Night

Flashback February: Lost and Foundry

Engineer Ernie Margetson gave a talk at the Drake Devonishire for Flashback February on the history of this many-storied building on the edge of Lake Ontario.
A special show at The Regent by Canadian folk legend Fred Eaglesmith and his band

Editorial: The Woman’s Page

In honour of International Woman’s Day on March 8, we explore The Woman’s Page, a special feature of the wartime Gazette.

Chris and Jason point us to all the news and sports, articles linked.

A beautiful condo at the Claramount Club, and a Bloomfield Main Street bungalow open for inspection!

The Winter Weekend Ticket

It’s March Maple Madness! The sweetest time of the year. Maple events underway every weekend all month long. Maps and participants at the website.

Sloan, a JUNO award-winning Toronto based rock quartet is at The Regent Saturday March 7. And High Valley Paradise and Hurricanes Tour comes to The Regent Monday, March 9.

It’s a PEC Period Party! Now in its 7th year, the PEC Period Party teams up with Reaching for Rainbows for a FREE screening of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret! Also at The Regent Theatre. At the event, all ages/genders can enjoy games, snacks, crafts, a photo booth, and menstrual health fun. Donations welcome at the door! A pre‑event product drive runs at Kelly’s Shop, 197 Picton Main, Mar 1–8.

Wall Street Just Named the Most Crowded Trades of 2026

AI stocks. Metals. Crypto.

Surprise, surprise; gold crashed 16%. Silver plunged 34%. Bitcoin dropped to 1 year lows.

All supposedly "uncorrelated" assets moving in lockstep largely because of overleveraged margin.

JPM strategists warn that the same leverage is still a risk.

Those markets may be recovering now, but cascading liquidations could trigger quickly across several asset classes simultaneously.

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