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: 22892

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...

Race track speed nets driver $483 ticket

Highway 97 is not a race track, although some drivers seem to think so. North Okanagan Traffic Services nabbed a driver early Saturday morning doing 164 km/h in the 90 km/h speed zone just north of Bailey Road. Along with the $483 ticket, the driver lost his car for 7 days. It was towed to...

Crime rates dropping in Vernon, thanks to ‘special attention’

The Vernon RCMP is getting ahead of crime in the city, despite being short-handed. Criminal code investigations of serious crimes were down over six per cent during the three months between April and June, 2013 and property crime was reduced 12.6 per cent when compared to the same quarter last year, according to stats given...

Mini version planned for postponed Okanagan Tattoo

The postponed Okanagan Tattoo will march on next year, but they haven't surrendered the 2013 season hoping to drum-up an audience for a mini-tattoo this coming Thursday. A tattoo is a demonstration of precision military drumming, piping or musical expertise. It's not that painful one that involves needles and ink. Organizer and president of the...

City of Vernon takes a stand on longboarding

The City of Vernon does not want you and your longboard on city streets. In fact, the City doesn’t want you to use your skateboard, skiis, rollerblades, sleighs, snowmobiles and any other form of transportation or sport that could create a conflict with pedestrians or proper vehicles. A longboard is skateboard, but longer. It allows...

Smell of smoke in the Okanagan

The smoke that you can smell in the Okanagan today is not from forest fires burning in the area. It is smoke blowing in on the southerly winds, likely from some of the huge wildfires burning in the Northwest US. There are forest fires burning in Washington State, Oregon and Idaho. In Washinton State, there...