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: 22861

Vernon Father’s Day fun

Looking for ideas about what to do with Dad on Father's Day? Here are some of the events happening in and around Vernon catering to fathers... or events that Dad would enjoy. One of the most popular Vernon Father's Day event is the Wings and Wheels show at the Vernon Airport organized by the Rotary...

Open burning ban now in effect

KELOWNA - It's an effort to stop human caused wildfires and to protect you from losing your property... or your life. As of noon on Saturday, June 15th, an opening burning is in effect for the entire Kamloops Fire Centre. The Kamloops Fire Centre covers the Penticton, Vernon, Salmon Arm, Kamloops, Clearwater, Merritt and Lillooet...

Walmart ducklings hatch

The duckings have left the nest. The six mallard ducks that hatched at the Vernon Walmart's garden centre are back in the wild. The mother duck laid the eggs on a shelf of plants in the outdoor area back in early May. The garden centre department manager Shirley Curzon said the duck made a memorable...

UPDATE: No description of suspect from West Kelowna sex assault

Police still have no description of the man who attacked a young girl in West Kelowna on Saturday UPDATE: 9:30 a.m. June 10 A unidentified male suspect who sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl in her Glenrosa neighborhood is still at large. Police say they do not have a description of the suspect at this time, but...

Mystery Shopper scam making the rounds in the Central Okanagan

LAKE COUNTRY - It pays to be skeptical in this day and age. It definitely paid off for a Lake Country woman who received a cheque in the mail for close to $4,000 and avoided becoming a fraud victim. It was her advance payment as a "mystery shopper." The letter that accompanied the unsolicited cheque...

Elderly couple escape fire

A rude awakening in Kamloops… smoke and flames. Fire investigators will be back on the scene Monday of a house fire in the Barnhartvale neighbourhood of Kamloops. Early Saturday morning around 3:15 a.m., Kamloops Fire Rescue were called to the home at 1264 Bel Air Drive. When crews arrived, smoke and flames were billowing out...

Sinking boat abandoned in South Thompson river

KAMLOOPS - Their boat was sinking so fast, they didn't even have time to throw on their life jackets. Kamloops RCMP tell InfoTel News, four people and a dog leapt overboard when their boat started going down in the South Thompson river in Kamloops late Saturday afternoon. Struggling in the swift current and high river...

Rude awakening for truck theft victim

KAMLOOPS - This probably doesn't happen very often. At around 1 a.m. on Monday, the Kamloops RCMP received a call from a man saying his truck and the trailer attached to it was stolen. It sounds routine until you realize the man was calling from inside the trailer. According to RCMP spokesperson Const. Cheryl Bush,...

Andre’s Electronics smash and grab

KAMLOOPS - A local electronics retailer is boarding up his front door today after the business was the victim of a smash and grab last night. Thieves struck around midnight at Andre's Electronics on Lansdowne Street. The front door glass was smashed. RCMP believe the suspects or suspects got away in a vehicle. The investigation...

Dollar Store break-in

KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops are on the hunt for suspects in a break and enter at the Dollar Store on Fortune Drive. It happened at about 2:45 a.m. Monday. RCMP say the front door of the business was smashed with a rock. It's not known if the suspects got away with anything from the...

Horseback riding head injury

VERNON - Vernon Search and Rescue volunteers sprung into action Saturday afternoon to rescue a man who smacked his head while he was horseback riding. He was riding with friends in the Cousens Bay area on Kalamalka Lake. Leigh Pearson, the Search Manager, says the team went into the area by water and on ATV's....

Medical emergency on Air Canada flight

A medical emergency on an Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Kelowna Saturday. It happened at around 9:30 a.m. A man felt sick to his stomach and lost consciousness. Jenelle Hynes, the Media Reletions Officer with the Kelowna International Airport tells InfoTel News, "Aircraft Rescue Firefighters and BC Ambulance met the flight and assessed the...

Sharper images for Okanagan College

A major donation to Okanagan College from a photographer who rubbed elbows with the stars. Andreas Koessler died at his home in Maui, Hawaii recently from Alzheimer's disease. He was only 37. His mother, Ute Koessler, has donated his camera, lenses and other equipment donated to Okanagan College. Her son started his career in the...