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

Two new docks built for anglers of all ages and skill levels

Docks have been built on two lakes in the Thompson-Okanagan in an effort to get anglers from the city closer to the fish. One dock is on the north side of Yellow Lake between Keremeos and Penticton. It’s in an area used as a rest stop along Highway 3-A. Yellow Lake is stocked every year...

Maple Ridge man killed on ATV

KAMLOOPS - An ATV crash north west of Kamloops has claimed the life of a 69 year old Maple Ridge man. Kamloops Rural RCMP say the man was riding with a relative off Tranquille-Criss Creek Road around noon Saturday. They were in an area just north of Red Lake on a logging road called Old...

Memorial Cup winning player honoured

KELOWNA – Apparently winning back-to-back Memorial Cups will get you into B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame. Kelowna Rockets head coach Ryan Huska grabbed that honour Friday night in Penticton. He and the other players on the team were officially inducted into the hall. Huska was on the Kamloops Blazer team that won the Memorial Cup...

Kamloops’ top stories of the week

Here are just some of the stories InfoTel news brought you this past week. A man who suffered permanent injuries in an assault with a pool cue in a Kamloops nightclub last year doesn't want the accused to be deported back to Saudi Arabia if convicted. Pool cue assault victim speaks KGHM Ajax has poached...

Taking radio controlled planes to a new level

This is not a real jet plane. It's radio controlled. These guys are very serious when it comes to their RC planes. Check out Futura. You'll want one. %%video1%%

Records broken in Thompson-Okanagan heat wave… kind of

KELOWNA - We're having a heat wave. A tropical heat wave. But not a record-breaking heat wave. If you go to Environment Canada’s web site, it looks like Kelowna broke a high temperature record on Wednesday. According to the web site, the mercury rose to 34.7 C. The previous record was 34.3 C on the...

UPDATE: Dead Keremeos rafter identified

UPDATE: 3:34 p.m. July 23, 2013 KEREMEOS - The man who died in a tubing accident on the Similkameen River July 20 has been identified. He was Derek James Woodrow, 19, from Keremeos. Woodrow's family have been notified of his death. The B.C. Cororners Service and RCMP continue to investigate. 4:29 p.m. July 22, 2013...

Quick action by locals contains grass fire

KAMLOOPS - A grass fire in the Cherry Creek area just west of Kamloops was almost completely contained by the time forestry crews arrived this afternoon. Fire Information Officer Michaela Swan says the 1.5 hectare fire near Beaton Rd. broke out around 12:30 p.m. and was out in about an hour. “Given the time of...

Summer proving deadly on the water

PEACHLAND - A Peachland man is the latest drowning victim this summer in the Thompson-Okanagan. David Bernard Mulhall, 70, died while snorkeling in Okanagan Lake near Peachland. According to the BC Coroners Service, Mulhall went alone to the beach at the foot of Beach Ave. in Peachland Saturday afternoon. He was seen going into the...

Food stamp-like program benefits farmers and those with low incomes

KAMLOOPS - People who can’t afford to buy locally grown food are getting help from the provincial taxpayers. The B.C. Government is spending an extra $2 million on the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program. “We know that having access to healthy, fresh foods makes a huge difference in health,” said Health Minister and Kamloops MLA...