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

July 08 2013 07:49 AM

Penticton River Channel fee sunk to calm angry floaters

A controversial $2 environmental fee has been lifted for people who want to float down the River Channel in Penticton. Coyote Cruises started charging the fee. They tried to collect the money from their customers. Coyote Cruises was also collecting the fee from people who brought their own floaties and weren’t renting tubes from the...

July 08 2013 05:04 AM

UPDATE: TransCanada west of Revelstoke is open

UPDATE: 3:38 p.m. July 7, 2013 The TransCanada highway 10 km west of Revelstoke has reopened. Drive BC is warning travelers to expect high volumes and delays as the backlog of traffic going east and west is cleared out. UPDATE: 3 p.m. July 7, 2013 The estimated time of reopening is now between 4 p.m....

July 08 2013 02:44 AM

KPR’s financial trouble spells higher prices for consumers

VERNON – Financial troubles for a small British Columbia railway operating in the southern Interior could mean a ripple-effect of higher prices for consumers.

July 07 2013 04:01 PM

Vernon’s top stories of the week

Here are just some of the stories InfoTel News brought you this past week: Decision looms in RDNO water contamination trial Downtown revitalization cruising to completion Unsecured items cause accident Badly injured passenger of Lumby accident wins lawsuit against driver

July 07 2013 04:01 PM

Penticton’s top stories of the week

Here are just some of the stories InfoTel News brought you this past week: FN wants $43K for its contribution to Similkameen water plan Heatstroke, death possible results of leaving animals in cars Four portable washrooms to relieve downtown visitor pressures

July 07 2013 03:59 PM

UPDATE: Missing Peachland man found

UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. July 7, 2013 A missing Peachland man has been found safe and sound. The West Kelowna RCMP aren’t releasing any other information about the case. 10:25 a.m. July 7, 2013 The RCMP need your help to find a Peachland man who suffers from depression and has gone missing. Larry Mortensen was last...

July 07 2013 03:59 PM

Kelowna’s top stories of the week

Here are just some of the stories InfoTel News brought you this past week: All candidates talk jobs, private clinics and Westside Road Ben Stewart votes early with fellow constituents Victim of Wood Lake drowning died a hero

July 07 2013 03:58 PM

Fat government contract creates job security for Flightcraft workers

Kelowna Flightcraft is getting a huge boost to their bottom line from Canadian taxpayers. They’ve signed a 2 year, $15-million contract to service the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fleet of fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft. There is an option for a 1 year extension that would give the contract a total value of $25-million. The...

July 07 2013 03:58 PM

Couple next to exploding trailer avoid injury

"I TOLD THEM TO BUY A LOTTERY TICKET." It’s an overused expression, but in this case it works. A young couple sitting in their car in the parking lot at Sparkling Hills Resort near Predator Ridge are lucky to be alive. They were parked next to a travel trailer that exploded Saturday morning just before...

July 07 2013 03:58 PM

Cougar shot in Kelowna neighbourhood

UPDATE: 12:50 p.m. July 6, 2013 KELOWNA - A cougar was shot and killed in Rutland’s Black Mountain neighbourhood by a BC Conservation Officer early Saturday morning. It’s believed the cat had been hunting family pets at night and was stranded in the rural-urban interface area when the sun came up. The officer shot the...

July 07 2013 03:54 PM

Kamloops’ top stories this week

Here are just some of the stories InfoTel News brought you this week: City well staffed, staff well paid Man yells at police to shoot him Homicide victim identified Mural project beautifying back alleys Lower air quality would lead to more deaths

July 07 2013 09:37 AM

Don’t drown this weekend – warning from B.C. Coroners Service

It’s been a deadly week in the waters of B.C. and the province’s Coroners Service has issued a warning.

July 07 2013 04:45 AM

B.C. honours Heritage Fair students, announces funding

VICTORIA - This year the Province is honouring 58 student participants and their history-based projects at the Royal B.C. Museum during the sixth annual Provincial Heritage Fair in Victoria, July 4-8, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today. The selected participants - students in grades 4-10 - took part in regional heritage fairs...