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PHOTO COURTESY OLG Stouflville’s Steven Myers-Mason won the $1-million Encore lottery prize May 29. The company’s Country Depot will remain as is next door and continue to sell feed and farm equipment, while the building centre will continue to provide all sorts of hardware. Schell Lumber has part- nered with Home Hardware’s Home Building Centre to offer a greater selection of merchandise and to take advantage of the company’s brand name. “It will help to bring in the people who don't know and love us now," said Schell Lumber Home BuildingCen- tre co-owner Ron Schell. Other than a new name and facade on the front of the Edward Street building, very little will change. However, more fashion- oriented items like lawn and garden fumiture will be added to the mix. Schell Lumber goes Home with new partnership But what you will not BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg. com find at the revamped Schell are pots and pans and other housewares. “The Schell aspect will not change at all," Mr. Schell said. “The same Schell fam- ily (and the same) Schell employees. (We're) just adding a bit of Home Hardâ€" ware help." However, about three years into the deal, Ace This is not the first time Schell has partnered with a national retailer. About 10 years ago, the lumber and hardware com- pany joined forces with Ace Hardware. However, more fashionâ€"oriented items like lawn and garden furniture will be added to the mix closed up shop because it lost its distribution deal from Beaver Lumber because Beaver was purchased by Home Hardware. Home Hardware Stores Limited is Canada’s larg- est independent hardware, lumber and building mate- rials and furniture retailer with more than 1,000 stores across Canada. “Here I am joining the (company) that screwed me seven years ago," Mr. Schell said jokingly. The official name change took place May 26. Stores are operated under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture ban- ners. The co-operative opera- tion was founded in 1964 by 122 independent hardware dealers. The company has annual retail sales of $4.85 billion. The Stoufiville AP’s lottery terminal Customers and staff in the Main Street started flashing and announcing a big ‘win- grocery store were abuzz about the big win ner’ last Saturday. even later in the n , Stouffville’s Steven Myers-Mason had to have his wife doubleâ€"check the lottery ticket. The 43-year-old father of two won the $1 - million Encore prize May 29. “I could not believe it when I realized how much I won," he said. ’ The Regional Municipality of York has completed its Transportation and Water Wastewater Master Plan Updates. These Master Plans will guide the Region’s infrastructure needs for water, sewers, roads and transit for the next 25 years and beyond. The Master Plan Update studies incorporate the Province’s significant increases in population and employment forecasts, changes in land use planning and environmental policies, in addition to the Region's growth management initiative, Planning for Tomorrow. The Updates also integrate our sustainability objectives â€" to preserve and enhance our natural environment, economic vitality and healthy communities while providing safe, affordable and efficient transportation and servicing for the Region’s residents and visitors. Public Consultation was a vital component of these studies, involving local municipalities, stakeholders, and residents at several key points during the study process. This process and the resulting Master Plans address the requirements of Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessments for the projects identified in the Plans. The recommended policies and projects are based on the study findings and incorporate comments from the public and separate Technical Advisory Committees that‘included staff representatives from the Region, local municipalities, the Province and conservation authorities. The Master Plan reports are available for review on-line at: WWw.york.ca or in hard copy at the Region's nine local area municipality Civic Centres and the following location: , Our newest millionaire Transportation Master Plan Mr. Loy Cheah Manager, Transportation Planning 1-877-464-9675 X5024 Fax: 905-895-0191 Email: masterplan@york.ca Please forward any comments by September 30, 2009 to the following staff: Water and mum»: luster Plan TRANSPORTATION AND WATER WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN UPDATES NOTICE OF STUDY COMPLETION Stoufi‘ville father of two had to get wife to double check his winning Encore ticket The Regional Municipality of York Infrastructure Planning Branch Planning and Development Services Department 17250 Yonge Street . Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 6Z1 Water Wastewater Master Plan Mr. Jonathan P’ng Manager, Water Wastewater Planning 1-877-464-9675 x1573 Fax: 905-895-0191 Email: masterplan©york.ca The winning ticket was purchased at Petro Canada on Hwy. 7 in Markham. Mr. Myers-Mason plans to invest his win- nings. For more information on Ontario's lotteries, go to ww.olg.ca