Howard Alexander

Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business. Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan. He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home. If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

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  • Joined: June 03, 2013
  • Articles: 22882

Gospel Mission boss fires back at Facebook commenters

KELOWNA – The Executive Director of Kelowna’s Gospel Mission lashed out at “sick” comments about the poor that appeared in a local newspaper. Randy Benson took to Facebook to give a little back. He’s also penned a letter to the Daily Courier’s managing editor. “It greatly disturbs me to read such contemptuous attitudes,” Benson said. It...

UPDATE: Driver in critical condition after rolling truck

UPDATE: 4:57 p.m., Oct 26., 2013 Hugh Allen Drive is now open to traffic. Police have been at the site of the crash for the last few hours examining the scene and collecting information.   The 50 year old Kamloops man who was driving one of the vehicles involved, remains in hospital in critical condition.  The...

IN PICTURES: Search for brains at the Kamloops Zombie Walk

KAMLOOPS – The zombie fans in Kamloops were well ahead of the curve. They held their first Zombie Walk 8 years ago, before shows like The Walk Dead sent the re-animated corpses stumbling into mainstream popular culture. Saturday’s 8th annual Kamloops Zombie Walk attracted nearly 60 people in full make-up and many more people wanting...

Drunks cause rear-ender near Wildlife Park

KAMLOOPS – Not only did they likely wake up with nasty hangovers, the inebriated pair that caused an accident on Highway One east of Kamloops have some souvenirs in the form of charges and traffic tickets. The RCMP were called to the TransCanada near the B.C. Wildlife Park Saturday at around 6:20 p.m. for a...

Alberta mayor says kids hurt in school bus crash show signs of improvement

CROSSFIELD, Alta. - The mayor of an Alberta town where a school bus crash critically injured three children and seriously injured six others says the conditions of the victims appears to be improving. Crossfield mayor Nathan Anderson says he visited some of the children in hospital in Calgary on Saturday. Anderson said two of the...

The kayak submarine

We aren't kidding. This guy turned his kayak into a submarine. Now if he could just add topedoes, hmmmm. %%video1%%

Halloween treats gone wrong

Yes, yes, yes we know this is an ad, but it's just too funny not to pass along. It's a lesson for us all. Don't try to fool kids with healthy snacks by disguising them as candy. %%video1%%

Penticton Vees run out of gas in Salmon Arm

SALMON ARM - The Penticton Vees simply ran out of gas Saturday, in a 4-2 loss to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. The Vees came into Saturday’s game on the heels of a double-overtime win over Vernon one night earlier and going into the match-up with Salmon, had four of the their last five games go...

Kelowna Rockets edge Royals in Victoria

VICTORIA - The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Victoria Royals 2-1 in a shootout on Saturday night in Victoria, sweeping both games in Victoria this weekend and moving into sole possession of first place in the WHL BC Division. Jordon Cooke stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout and 33 of 34 Royals shots...

Kelowna Chiefs lose to Leafs

KELOWNA - It was a heartbreaker of a loss for Rutland’s very own Kelowna Chiefs. The Chiefs were defeated 5 – 1 by the Nelson Leafs Saturday night at Rutland Arena. Cole Arcuri opened up scoring for Nelson in the first period at 16:03.  Kyle Hazelwood would answer back for the Chiefs with 50 seconds...

Workers cried and hugged after hearing B.C. sawmill closing permanently

VANCOUVER - Workers at the Canfor (TSX:CFP) sawmill in Quesnel, B.C., cried and hugged each other in the company parking lot after hearing the facility would be permanently shut down and they'd lose their jobs. "We're all in total shock," said Baljinder Johal, choking back tears. "It was pretty emotional for the guys out there....