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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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Okanagan Chief asks public to be mindful as community recovers from wildfire
As the Okanagan Indian Band recovers from the White Rock Lake wildfire, Chief Byron Louis…
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EDMONTON – Alberta is getting offers of medical help from Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador…
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B.C. Lions to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Sept. 24 game
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Man who lit grassfire in Kamloops handed 60-day jail sentence
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