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

Challenge Penticton off and running, swimming and cycling

Thousands of people lined the shores of Okanagan Lake today to watch the pros hit the water for the Challenge Penticton Canada race. Along with the pros, the age group athletes also dove and ran into the water for the triathlon race. The air temperature at the start of the race was 14 C and...

Suspect runs out of gas, lands in South Okanagan RCMP dragnet

A 21 year old Kamloops man is cooling his heels in the RCMP lock-up in Penticton. He’s facing numerous charges after allegedly leading police on a merry chase through the South Okanagan on Thursday night. It all started when an RCMP officer in Summerland tried to pull over the driver of a red Ford SUV...

Small earthquake felt in Merritt

MERRITT - No reports of damage after a 2.6 magnitude earthquake rattled the Merritt area Friday night. The small quake happened at around 9:30 p.m. The federal government agency Earthquakes Canada says the tremor in the Nicola Valley could be felt by people in Merritt. There are reports some residents felt their houses shake a...

B.C. Oil Spill Would Overwhelm Resources: Documents

VANCOUVER – Officials in British Columbia privately warned the province lacks the ability to manage oil spills from existing and future oil traffic, and even a moderate spill would overwhelm their ability to respond, documents show.

Tourist beach invasion

"Hey honey, pass me the sunscreen... RUN, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE." A Russian Navy hovercraft makes a landing and an extremely packed beach. %%video1%%

Searchers find campers not people in distress

KELOWNA - Saturday night Central Okanagan Search and Rescue had a request from the RCMP for assistance in determining if some flashing red lights on Black Mountain were a distress signal. COSAR responded to the scene with two personnel and one truck, to assist the RCMP.  Upon arrival the RCMP and COSAR could see the...

Rockets rookie camp winding down

KELOWNA - As the Kelowna Rockets 2013 rookie training camp draws to a close this weekend, several young prospects are preparing to skate with Rockets veterans at the team's main camp, while others will head back to their respective home towns. Close to 180 prospects will be back at Prospera Place in Kelowna on Sunday...

CUPE to launch ad campaign to avert strike in public schools

BURNABY - CUPE’s education workers will launch a radio and television advertising campaign on Monday focused on building support for the union members’ work to keep BC’s schools clean, safe, and inclusive. “We’ve made every effort to bargain a fair and reasonable settlement with the employers, but their lack of preparation is threatening to disrupt...

Rookie Camp Concludes, Main Camp Scrimmages Tomorrow

After two days of rookie camp, the Blazers have combined the rookies and veterans for main camp scrimmages that begin tomorrow. 57 players have been divided into three teams for the next two days. Three scrimmages from 9:00am – 1:00pm will go tomorrow and on Monday before the Blazers will cut down numbers to make...

UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ended for the Okanagan and Shuswap

UPDATE: 8:26 p.m. Environment Canada says severe thunderstorms are no longer expected. 1:36 p.m. Aug. 24, 2013 KELOWNA - Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for communities in the Okanagan, and north into the Shuswap. The forecasters are calling for thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Those thunderstorms could potentially become severe. Strong, gusty...

Federal environmental review wraps up for revised gold-copper mine

VANCOUVER – It's the tenth largest undeveloped gold-copper deposit in the world — at least nine-million wedding rings' worth — and for half a century since its discovery, the deposit has remained buried among the pristine lakes and mountains of British Columbia's wild Chilcotin region.

Don’t rob this place

He and his partner in crime had a plan. I'm sure he told his partner driving the getaway motorcycle, "It's easy - a piece of cake!" %%video1%%

Bowey brothers united at Rockets camp

Kelowna Rockets returning veteran Madison Bowey arrived back in Kelowna in time to catch some of the Rockets rookie camp this week. And probably for good reason, as Bowey, now 18 and a Washington Capitals draft pick, was back to watch his younger brother Connor skate at his first Rockets camp. Connor Bowey, 15, is...