St. Stephen's Class Designs To vs Toy Company Executive Visits Secondary School The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday. April 13, 1996 11 by Elisha Ribeiro Have you ever wondered what went into making toys and who made them -- toys such as, 'the Slinky', 'Jenga', and 'Frustration'? Well, if you have, you aren't the only one. The grade ten business students at St. Stephen's Secondary School in Bowmanville, were given an individual study project by their teacher, Mr. Kyle McDaniel. The students have to create and build an original toy using any materials necessary. The toy is to be geared toward students between the ages of four and six. Their final product product will be presented at the end of May to the target market, kindergarten and grade one students students at Mother Teresa Elementary School in Courtice. As part of the research for information on toy making, the students at St. Stephen's had the pleasure of meeting Mr. David Irwin from the Irwin Toy company. Tie maker of toys such as 'Jenga' and many others, paid the high school students a visit on April 3. Mr. Irwin spoke to the students about the kind of work that goes into making a good toy. He told students that the success of a toy never lasts forever and that in the toy business business you are as good as your next product. Many factors go into making a successful product, product, says Mr. Irwin. You have to know what the target market wants, the 'in' trends, and what appeals to kids. But, the product is not the MPP Holding Forum on School Bd. Amalgamation As part of the provincial government's effort to gather public input on school board amalgamation, Durham East MPP John O'Toole will be holding a town hall meeting in the constituency office at 75 King St. E., in Bowmanville,. on Monday, April 15. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. All residents of Durham East are invited. Mr. O'Toole stated his role in this process is to listen to public input and carry the message message of constituents to the MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS At a meeting held on April 11, 1994, the Council of the Municipality of Clarington passed a resolution which states that once each quarter, one regularly scheduled Council meeting will be held at a suitable location in either Ward 1 or Ward 3. Accordingly, the Council'meeting scheduled to be held on Monday, April 15, 1996, at 7:00 p.m., will be held at the Courtice Secondary School. Patti L. Barrie, A.M.C.T. Clerk Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3A6 MUNICIPALITY OF orington ONTARIO Date of Publication: April 10,1996 CS-Ind. 5930 RECALL NOTICE ON THE "BENCH TOOL" 4 INCH X 36 INCH BELT SANDER Canadian Tire Corporation Limited, has announced the voluntary withdrawal of the Bench Tool 4 inch by 36 inch Belt Sander following reports of electrical defects of the capacitator. Use of the defective product could pose a potential fire hazard. The product was sold in Canadian Tire Associate Stores as Product Number 55-3550. The sanders that are possibly affected will show a production code stamp #8.9528, #B.9531, #6.9536 or #B,9537 and were likely sold at Canadian Tire after October 1,1995. These code numbers are located on a label directly above the "On/Off" switch on the product. Canadian Tire knows of no instance of injury among users of the product to date. As a public safety measure, Canadian Tire suggests that consumers return the sander to Canadian Tire for an exchange or full refund of the purchase price. Canadian Tire 2401 Hwy. #2, Bowmanville 623-5000 only thing that you have to take into consideration. According to Mr. Irwin, the packaging of a product and its distribution is also very important. "If you don't get your product on store shelves you don't sell it," says Mr. Irwin. Well, by the looks of it, Irwin Toys must be doing everything right because the company is the largest firm in the $1.5 billion Canadian toy industry. The students at St. Stephen's would like to thank Mr. Irwin for the insight he gave us into the toy industry. The students were very impressed by the factors that go into the making of a toy and selling it. The information he gave the students will help them on their road to creating a toy they hope will be a success. To Mr. Irwin, the students wish the best of luck on the Irwin Toy Company's next endeavor. 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