www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday August 17, 2007 - 19 Sally Armstrong earns place on Chocolate Lover's honour roll By Wilma Blokhuis SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Of all the accolades journalist, author, public speaker and human rights advocate Sally Armstrong of Oakville has received, her special induction as a Member of the Chocolate Lover's Society in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, may be the most delicious. This latest honour comes as a result of Armstrong's tasty assignment in St. Stephen earlier in her writing career. She wrote about the town's annual Chocolate Fest for Canadian Living magazine more than 20 years ago. Her article brought national and worldwide publicity to St. Stephen, Canada's Chocolate Town and home of Ganong Bros. Ltd., Canada's oldest chocolate manufacturer. The company, a major sponsor of Chocolate Fest, was found- WILMA BLOKHUIS / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER SWEET HONOUR: Sally Armstrong of Oakville returned to St. Stephen, New Brunswick, to accept her special induction into the Chocolate Lover's Society from David Ganong, president of Ganong Bros. Ltd., a major sponsor of the town's annual Chocolate Fest. ed in 1873 and continues to be operated by the Ganong family. "Sally Armstrong's induction into the Chocolate Lover's Society is of historical significance," said Duncan McGeachy, who spearheaded the town's chocolate festival and was its founding chairman in 1985, the first year the event was held. "In 1986 her national magazine story in Canadian Living magazine gave our chocolate festival widespread publicity," said McGeachy, who presented the award at the festival's sold-out Choctail Hour, part of this year's Chocolate Fest at Ganong Place, formerly the Ganong chocolate factory and now a downtown business and residential complex. It's home to the town's Chocolate Museum and Ganong Chocolatier, an upscale retail outlet for the company's hand-dipped chocolates. Choctail Hour was held in the second-floor factory, a space that has sat empty for 17 years, ever since Ganong's chocolate production moved into a new facility in 1990. Participating in the induction were David and Diane Ganong David Ganong is the fourth generation president of Ganong Chocolates. "As chairman during the early years I was contacted by radio talk-show hosts from as far away as Australia and Manchester, England, Washington and Calgary," McGeachy continued. "Sally's six-page story illustrated by eye-catching photographs of the festival was instrumental in evoking national and international attention." Armstrong is a two-time Amnesty International award-winner, a Member of the Order of Canada, human rights activist and contributing editor at Maclean's magazine, said Diane Ganong at the induction. In addition to having been one of the founding editors of Canadian Living, Armstrong is a former editor-in-chief of Homemakers and a former editor-at-large for Chatelaine. Her other recognitions include the YMCA of Toronto Women of Distinction Award in Communications, received in See Fond page 25 NDP NOMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT ~ tonycrawford.org & .com Phone (905) 842 4798 ~ Dear Fellow NDP Members of the Oakville Riding: Jack Layton describes Tony Crawford as a `Prolific Campaigner'. Based on Youtube `What about Sitting Duck loans?' the media calls him a `Crusader'. I am a conservationist and environmentalist. I am an educator at heart and I promote preference to `Recycle', `Reuse', `Reduce' and `Refuse'. I want better disposal of small batteries and `Refuse' options for such as telephone directories. ~ I joined the NDP to find and reflect: `Reason in the way we live now' ~ At 15% in Halton Region, I write about `Identity Theft' and `Mortgage Fraud'. I am the founder of `Canadians for Fairness in Lending' as an affiliate of www.affil.org. We want an Ontario `Responsible Lending Act' as a logical outcome of Peter Kormos's idea for an investigation into lending practices. To do this: Jack Layton, Howard Hampton and a thousand constituents have signed a petition for proper `Identity Validation' and `Financial Due Diligence'. People tell me and I agree: We also need a CRI `Complaint Response Indicator' to track the status of all sector ombudsman and government agency intake records. I would be grateful to be selected the NDP candidate by the Oakville Riding. Allegro central vacuum Allegro central va systems systems HURRY! FOR EVEN MORE SAVINGS! Make your purchase with No G.S.T. until end of August only! Buy Factory Direct and Save YOUR MONEY! 1338 SPEERS ROAD, OAKVILLE 905.825.3995 www.allegrovacuums.com Final Week For Savings! www.royalmattress.com *OAC **Some terms and conditions may apply