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Fox rescued downtown Page 3 Heading to the worlds Sports www.insidehalton.com t k ill www.carstaroakville.com dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 905-845-7579 905-847-2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 547 Trafalgar Rd. Stay Connected! Thursday, July 4, 2013 | 24 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Thu Fri Sat Sun 26° 19° 25° 20° 27° 20° 27° 21° Oakville astronaut named to Order of Canada by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Oakville resident and retired astronaut Dr. Dave Williams has been appointed to the Order of Canada for his contributions to space exploration, which saw him leave the planet twice. Governor General David Johnston named Williams an Of cer of the Order of Canada Friday, after a special advisory council made the recommendation. A short citation said Williams was also being recognized because of his leadership in enhancing astronaut health and welfare. "I'm really honoured," said Williams, a Saskatchewan native. "This is an amazing honour to receive and I'm very, very proud." Williams said he could trace his desee Spectacular on p.6 August 13, 2007 -- Flight Day 6 -- While anchored to the foot restraint on the Canadarm2, Canadian Space Agency astronaut and STS-118 mission specialist Dave Williams, of Oakville, participates in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the spacewalk, astronauts and mission specialists Williams and Rick Mastracchio (out of frame) removed a faulty control moment gyroscope (CMG-3) and installed a new CMG into the station's Z1 truss. | photo courtesy of NASA