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

West Kelowna park washrooms shuttered for winter

WEST KELOWNA - With frost about to set in, the District of West Kelowna is in the process of winterizing pipes and shutting down most of its outdoor public washrooms. By October 31 all outdoor municipal washrooms will have been closed, with the exception of the heated Willow Beach facilities. The Willow Beach washrooms will remain...

Kelowna Rockets lose in a shootout

KELOWNA - The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Kelowna Rockets 4-3 in a shootout on Friday night at Prospera Place in Kelowna, coming from behind in the third period and completing the comeback in the shootout. Shea Theodore scoring the winning goal in the shootout and Seattle netminder Justin Myles turned aside all three Kelowna shooters...

Kelowna Chiefs earn a victory on the road

KELOWNA - A solid third period contributed to the Kelowna Chiefs picking up a road victory at the start of the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. The Chiefs hit the road to Summerland where they defeated the Steam 3 – 2 Friday night. Kelowna could open up scoring in the first with a powerplay goal courtesy of Dylan...

How do you get around? Local government needs to know

KELOWNA - The municipalities in the central Okanagan and city of Vernon want to get an accurate picture of how you get from point A to point B. For the first time in 5 years, a travel survey is underway. The goal is getting your daily travel pattern information. Did you jump in your car...

Traffic flow changes that are proven to save lives

KELOWNA - You can no longer make a right had turn on a red light at Richter and Sutherland. WHAT! As of right now, the traffic flow in that intersection has changed to take the safety of cyclists into account. It’s the first bike box in Kelowna, although they are used in other cities like...

Gift of Okanagan apples puts smile on Saskatoon woman’s face

KELOWNA - Her faith in humanity has been restored by a simple gift from strangers. To say Doris Lemke, 57, has had a tough life is an understatement. Lemke lost a 12-year-old daughter to cancer. She raised two boys while on social assistance and one of them, 22-year-old Richard has been fighting bowel cancer for...

Labour peace at B.C. Tree Fruits

KELOWNA - The B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative and it union have laid down the framework for a seven-year contract. “We’re still putting the details on paper and waiting for the final signatures,” according to the cooperative’s marketing manager Chris Pollock. The agreement between the company and UFCW Local 247 on the tentative deal came on...

Big horn, little car

The Norwegian band that brought you the web hit "What Does the Fox Say?" is back with their latest effort. The members of Ylvis took a little, itty-bitty yellow electric car and put a huge train horn inside. TV Norge was there to record the hilarity. %%video1%%

A little potty talk

There's potty talk and then there's this potty talk. Tears... streaming... down... cheeks. %%video1%%

Broken neck lands Kelowna rugby player in ICU

KELOWNA - A young Kelowna man is fighting a battle with possible permanent paralysis after breaking his neck while playing rugby on Saturday afternoon. Jonah Campbell, 24, plays for the Kelowna Crows. He went into a ruck and was hit by another player. The impact broke his C-4 and C-5 vertebrae in his neck. MRI...

Telekinetic coffee shop surprise

This is one of the best prank videos ever. It's so good, it sends shivers up your spine. You'd think Hollywood's finest were behind it. %%video1%%

Did that just really happen?

It's one of those videos that looks real, but it seems to be too unbelieveable to be real.

Training and equipment for Search and Rescue

KELOWNA - A donation from Grouse River Outifitters will help pay for some new equipment and training for the volunteers at the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue Society. The money was raised during the store’s grand opening weekend at the end of August. Staff had run some raffles. COSAR also brought their barbecue and raised...

Missing Kamloops woman, police asking for help

COQUITLAM – The RCMP are looking for your help to find a missing Kamloops woman. Jeanne Lockhart, 45, was last seen leaving the home of a family member in Coquitlam on Saturday. She left to drive to her home in Kamloops. The RCMP say Lockhart is a caucasian woman, 5’11’’ tall  and weighs 250 lb....

Looking for a forever home, Kamloops SPCA pet of the week

Schnapps Schnapps is a nine-month-old, orange-and-white neutered male who was brought to the BC SPCA Kamloops Branch with forty other cats on March 12, 2013. Rescued from a horrific hoarding situation, Schnapps at just five-months-old was severely under socialized when he came to us and it took a long time for him to become comfortable...