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

If you’re lost in the wilderness, don’t hesitate to call for help

You won’t get an invoice in the mail if Search and Rescue volunteers have to haul you out of the wilderness. It’s the message Central Okanagan Search and Rescue Society is trying to get across following the recovery of three stranded people and a dog in the Greystokes Protected Area north of Big White Mountain....

RCMP call TransCanada crash unnecessary tragedy

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK - Three people from Calgary are in hospital today with serious injuries after a crash on the TransCanada highway in Glacier National Park. Two pick-up trucks collided east of the Rogers Pass Summit Saturday morning, closing the highway for most of the day. Two people were taken to hospital in Calgary. The...

Manufacturer expands Vernon bottle decorating plant; new jobs

A big Vernon employer has added more jobs to the economy as it invests $1.2 million in its plant. Universal Packaging Inc. is the largest bottle decorator in North America. The company screen prints labels for bottles. It's customers include wineries, distilleries and breweries throughout B.C. and the Pacific Northwest. It's been in business since...

Dragon boats make splash in Kal Lake

VERNON - Kal Beach in Vernon will host 22 teams competing in the annual Prospera Vernon Dragon Boat Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It's a competitive event on the dragon boat circuit with teams from around the province taking part. Along with the competitive racers there is also a recreation division. The Prospera...

65th Vernon Army Cadet Camp set to wrap up

With all the pomp and ceremony only the miltary can muster, the 65th season of the Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre comes to an end. Over 700 cadets from all over Western Canada have been spending time in the sunny Okanagan this summer. The last group holds their sunset ceremony tonight at Dieppe Square...

A surprisingly on target speech from Ashton Kutcher

At the recent Teen Choice awards Ashton Kutcher nails his acceptance speech. Oh, by the way, his name is actually Chris. The good stuff starts about a 1:30 min. into the video. %%video1%%

The new Dr. Doolittle

Everyone needs a hobby, right? Check out this young woman who can talk like the animals. Maybe she's more Tarzan than Dr. Doolittle. You decide. %%video1%%

Crime Stoppers – Kelowna’s most wanted

Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of August 16, 2013. Evan Anthony Swite (DOB 1987-04-21) is wanted for one count of driving while disqualified and one count of driving while prohibited. Swite is described as a 26-year old non-white male, 6’2”...

Clooney and Laurie in Okanagan for movie

With stars like George Clooney and Hugh Laurie in the North Okanagan shooting a major Disney film, you can expect lots of star struck fans making a visit to the Armstrong and Enderby areas. After almost a year of helping Walt Disney Pictures scout locations in the Okanagan, the movie "Tomorrowland" will begin shooting Aug....

Sustainable funding the goal of RCMP Youth Academy

The people behind the Jean Minguy Memorial RCMP Youth Academy have made a pitch for funding to Vernon city council. The Vernon Academy is looking for a renewal of the sustained funding they've been getting from the city. "Given the proven track record that the Academy has established I am asking council for another 3...

Natural gas feeds flames, destroys two Vernon homes

"BETWEEN THE HOUSES WAS BASICALLY A BALL OF FIRE" VERNON - Two homes are badly damaged in Vernon's Ambleside Adult Community after a fire ripped through them early this morning. The three people inside the houses on 53rd Avenue escaped before a natural gas line erupted sending flames shooting into homes. The smoke could be...

Seeing stars in Enderby

It was supposed to be a closely held secret. The kind only Hollywood types can keep. But then the calls to the media started.

New Lake Country highway opens this Friday

LAKE COUNTRY - It was kind of a secret. No one would say when the new, divided highway between Winfield and Oyama would open. In fact, officials were being very general in their comments. Rampual Dulay with the Ministry of Transportation couldn’t be pinned down on a date. He would only say the $78-million dollar new...

Valuable paddle boards ripped off

The Vernon RCMP need your help to find the thieves who made off with five paddle boards worth about $13,000. The break-in happened early Thursday morning at the KalVida Surf Shop at 13908 Kalamalka Lake Road in Coldstream, right next the the Kal Lake General Store. At around 1 a.m., someone used a grinder to...