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Sex offender is returned to United States JESSICA KERR
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Sandbags have been placed at various spots along the shores of Boundary Bay, including here at the foot of 16th Avenue.
‘King’ could bring havoc Delta getting prepared as flooding risk increases with series of king tides SANDOR GYARMATI
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A king is coming. Temporary flood protection works at select locations are underway as part of annual flood preparedness activities by the Corporation of Delta, all in anticipation of a so-called “king tide” that could wreak havoc in the coming weeks.
Deputy engineering director Hugh Fraser told municipal politicians earlier this week that king tides combined with storm surges will result in increased flooding risk for the communities of Boundary Bay and Beach Grove. The danger times for the Lower Mainland’s at-risk communities are expected near the end of November, mid and late
December and mid-January. What’s worse, according to a municipal engineering department report, is the tropical Pacific Ocean is experiencing very strong El Nino conditions that are trending towards the largest El Nino event since 199798. Previous El Nino events in 1982 and 1997 were responsible for two of the highest surge and water level events on the coast
of B.C. The intensifying El Nino conditions are expected to lead to increased frequency and intensity of storms, but it’s difficult to forecast the exact storm impacts, which makes constant monitoring imperative to ensure communities are not caught off guard, according to the engineering department. STRONG WINDS: see Page 3
Delta police were finally able to see a convicted sex offender sent back to the United States this week after six years. In 2009, George Ross Wilcox, a Canadian citizen, was set to go to trial in Arizona on four charges of sexual interference with a minor after he was accused of repeatedly molesting his quadriplegic stepson. He failed to appear in court for the trial and in his absence was convicted on two of the four counts. A warrant for his arrest was issued and multiple police agencies began searching for him. The case was even featured on America’s Most Wanted in 2011. In October of 2009, Delta police were alerted that Wilcox may have returned to Canada. Over the next three years, officers investigated several leads, which culminated in his arrest in August 2012. Wilcox, 57, has been in custody ever since as his lawyers argued against his extradition to the U.S. This summer, the appeal process came to an end and Wilcox’s extradition was ordered. Six years after first being notified about the case, one of the original investigating officers turned Wilcox over to U.S. authorities last Friday. Wilcox will now stand trial on two further counts of sexual conduct with a minor under 15 as well as face sentencing for his previous conviction. In Arizona, sex crimes against minors under 15 carry a maximum sentence of 27 years.
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