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

Blazers Rookie Camp Underway

Rookie camp has begun and 59 players have been divided into four teams. After a morning practice, there were two evening scrimmages that concluded Day 1. The main camp players took to the ice for their first official practice today. In total, 22 skaters and four goaltenders participated in the practice. The main camp players...

Agricultural fairs get B.C. gaming grants

VICTORIA - The B.C. government is supporting agricultural fairs, British Columbia's annual celebrations of rural heritage and the bounty of the land, featuring great traditions such as livestock competitions, 4-H activities and red ribbon prizes for best jams, jellies and pies, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oakes announced today. This year 20 agricultural fairs in communities throughout...

Homes near landfill fire still on evacuation alert

UPDATE: 7 a.m. August 20 It was a long night for firefighters, and the work isn't done yet. The fire information officer for the City of Vernon says crews battled flames and hot spots all night. "Right now it's under control, but it's going to burn for days," Courtenay Pitcher says. "There's still a good...

Kelowna weekend: the Twitter story

What a weekend in Kelowna. The Okanagan Pride Festival came to an end with record-breaking crowds for the parade. There was two days of athletic excellence with the Apple Triathlon. From peaches to beaches and everything in between, Kelowna was the place to be. Here's what the weekend looked like on Twitter. [View the story...

Grand Hotel sued by woman paralyzed in Jonathan Bacon shooting

WOMAN WAS WITH THREE NOTORIOUS GANGSTERS WHEN SHOT KELOWNA - One of the women shot inside Jonathan Bacon's Porsche Cayenne two years ago is now suing the Delta Grand Hotel because it didn't "assure her safety" while she was on vacation with three high-profile B.C. gangsters. Leah Hadden-Watts, 23, was left a paraplegic when she...

Something for the whole family at Overlander Days

The North Shore is the place to be today. The annual Overlander Days celebration is underway. There is everything from bouncy castles to face painting and a pioneer area for the seniors If you’re feeling hungry, local restaurants are serving up Tastes of the North Shore. It’s a food fair with some of the proceeds...

Spall residents demand concerns be addressed

A group of people living near Rose Swanson Mountain are demanding local authorities deal with their safety concerns. About 20 Spallumcheen residents had their say at a meeting Thursday with forestry, RCMP and municipal government officials. Rose Swanson isn't really a park and that’s just the beginning of a very complex set of issues. The...

UPDATE: TransCanada reopens between Revelstoke and Golden

UPDATE: 4:45 p.m. Aug. 17, 2013 The TransCanada between Revelstoke and Golden has reopened to traffic. It was closed since this morning following a serious car accident in Glacier National Park east of the Rogers Pass Summitt. Even though the highway is open in both directions, there will be some serious delays for the next...

Swimming not recommended at Lake Country beach

The signs are up at Pioneer Beach in Oyama advising people not to go swimming. The Interior Health Authority has posted the signs after water tests came back from the lab with unacceptable levels of E. coli. According to guidelines on water quality issued by Health Canada there are a number of ways the water...

Swarm of… butterflies invade alfalfa field in Armstrong

"I couldn't believe it." ARMSTRONG - That from Jo Ann Watson about the hundreds of thousands of yellow butterflies that have taken over an alfalfa field along Highway 97 between Armstrong and Enderby. Wilson was driving to Enderby with her husband and there was a truck in front of them. "At first I thought it...

Armstrong council says thanks, but no thanks to IPE fireworks

VERNON - It's the 100th anniversary of the Interior Provincial Exhibition in Armstrong this year, so it's going to be a big celebration. And what says celebration better than fireworks? A Kelowna company was thinking just that when it approached the IPE organizers with a pitch to light off the celestial display during the exhibition...

Finally finished! New four-lane highway opens in Lake Country

LAKE COUNTRY - For those who use Highway 97 along Wood Lake fearing for their lives on a daily basis, it's a glorious day. The new four-lane section of the road between Winfield and Oyama is officially open to traffic at 7 p.m. today. The heavily used section of highway has been deadly, with fatal...

Two stabbed in Kamloops

The RCMP in Kamloops isn’t releasing many details about the circumstances surrounding a stabbing that sent people to hospital early this morning. The police were called at about 5 a.m. to the 400 block of Columbia Street. Two people had been stabbed, a man and a woman. Both are adults. They were taken to the Royal Inland...

Older buildings can be accessible with the Vernon Ramp Project

VERNON - Older buildings often don't have a level entranceway, making it tough, if not impossible, for seniors with walkers or people in wheelchairs to get inside. Small businesses don't always have the money for expensive renovations. But help is on the way. It's called the Vernon Ramp Project. A Canadian company called Stop Gap...