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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.
131 structures destroyed but no lives lost in Shuswap wildfire
Officials say 131 homes and other structures have been destroyed by wildfires in the Shuswap,…
UPDATE: Prime Minister Trudeau in Okanagan to meet firefighters and officials
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's heard "extraordinary stories of heroism"…
Report warns unnoticed locomotive fires pose wildfire risk: Transportation Safety Board
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is warning about the risks of fires going unnoticed…
WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE: Why wildfire fatalities seem so prevalent in the U.S.
WASHINGTON – The oceanfront home on Maui's western shore sits unscathed, family car in the…
TRENDING NOW: You can’t argue with a husky
You can try to argue with a husky but it really is futile. Blue the…
More than 300 properties in Lake Country downgraded to evacuation alert
Many of the people evacuated by wildfire in Lake Country will be returning home today.…
All evacuation orders in Kelowna downgraded to alert status
Emergency officials have downgraded all evacuation orders in Kelowna to alert status effective immediately. The…
Kelowna man charged with manslaughter in domestic dispute case
A Kelowna man is facing a charge of manslaughter in connection to a homicide in…
Protesters hoped to ‘overwhelm’ RCMP wildfire blockade in Shuswap: police
Protesters have tried to bypass an RCMP blockade on the Trans-Canada Highway in the Shuswap…
Russian agency says mercenary leader Prigozhin was aboard plane that crashed, leaving no survivors
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against…
TRENDING NOW: Turns out there are two kinds of cats
Apparently there are two kinds of cats. The first kind enjoy a prawn like we…
Children flee in time as West Kelowna wildfire destroys summer camp on Okanagan Lake
A children's summer camp located on Okanagan Lake near West Kelowna has been destroyed by…
Firefighter attends citizenship ceremony while on front lines of West Kelowna wildfire
POPKUM, B.C. – When Walter Roos was planning for the ceremony over Zoom where he…
RCMP recover body from Osoyoos Lake
A body was recovered from Osoyoos Lake yesterday afternoon. The public alerted police about a…
11 properties damaged or destroyed by Bush Creek East wildfire: TNRD
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has confirmed 11 properties were destroyed or damaged by the Bush…
$10,000 of stolen wildfire gear recovered in Kamloops
Police in Kamloops have recovered $10,000 with of firefighting equipment and arrested a youth in…
Motorcyclist in critical condition after Vernon crash
A 52-year-old Vernon man is in hospital in critical condition following a two-vehicle crash on…
iN PHOTOS: Leap of faith for off-season freestyle skiers in South Okanagan
Making a splash the right way was the recent off-season challenge for a group of…
TRENDING NOW: Kangaroo gym bro
If you haven't seen a kangaroo go full flex, now's your chance. It looks like…
‘Our hero’: West Kelowna woman looking for firefighter who saved her home with garden hose
A West Kelowna fire evacuee is looking for a solo firefighter she says saved her…
Most non-essential travel restrictions in Okanagan, Shuswap to be lifted at midnight
BC's minister of emergency management said an order restricting travel to many communities in the…
Patients in B.C. long-term care homes displaced by wildfires
Nearly 900 seniors have been forced out of care facilities in a wildfire-ravaged region of…
Drastic drop in water levels concern for Arrow Lakes residents
Residents in the Arrow Lakes region say they’ve been impacted by drastic drops in the…
RCMP investigating Kelowna homicide; suspect arrested
Police have a suspect in custody in connection to a homicide in Kelowna's Rutland neighbourhood…