Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 10

25 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10 “Westport is actually the western port on the Rideau Canal, on the Upper Rideau Lake. The other lake is called Sand Lake and it’s rated the number one beach in Eastern Ontario. It’s only about 800 feet long, but it is raked and manicured daily by the Lions Club members and their paid summer staff. This is why, unlike the Sandbanks in Prince Edward County that seem to go on endlessly, this tiny little segment of a Sandbanks-like beach is absolutely glorious.” Water is in abundance at Watercolour Westport, and so is color, according to Rolston. “I love the look of Newfoundland – brightly colored, beautiful homes that are unique and one-of- a-kind,” he says. “We wanted to recreate all the vibrancy that nature reveals.” The crowning achievements around which the Watercolour lifestyle revolves are unequivocally the designer-finished, cottage-style homes that Rolston poured every inch of his creative WATERCOLOUR WESTPORT soul into. Designed and built to meet Net Zero Ready standards, resulting in homes that are healthier and extremely high performing, each Watercolour property comes fully loaded with James Hardie™ board siding, a decorative veranda and porch columns, and premium vinyl triple pane windows that keep the home comfortable regardless of the season and enduring quality kitchens and baths. “There’s so much that’s involved in creating a Net Zero Energy Ready home in terms of improving the air-source heat pump technology used in the heating and cooling of the home,” Rolston shares. “Air and water are two of the most efficient forms of heating and cooling, as are the triple pane windows – great for Canadian winters.” Several model homes are built and available for occupancy by Christmas. Structural options are available to personalize the homes, but