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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.
Another half-metre added to expected high-water mark on Okanagan Lake
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Mayors press Trudeau Liberals for help to handle legalized marijuana
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NDP Leader John Horgan calls on BC Hydro not to finalize Site C contracts
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Trump says US will abandon global climate accord
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Feds still committed to Paris Accord, Environment Minister McKenna says
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Tragically Hip strikes partnership with medical marijuana company
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B.C. government shake-up puts federally-approved pipeline project in jeopardy
OTTAWA – Federal Liberals are nervous about the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline project…
‘Mark my words:’ Alberta’s Notley says pipeline coming no matter B.C. politics
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley wants everyone to mark her words: the Trans Mountain…
Gusty winds threaten as Okanagan Lake continues to rise
KELOWNA – Gusty winds are the latest threat that could add to flooding woes in…
Popular art camps back again for Summer 2017 at the Kelowna Art Gallery
Registration is underway for the Kelowna Art Gallery’s summer art camps for children and youth.…
UBC Okanagan study determines classroom kindness declines as students get older
Teachers believe they have considerable influence on student kindness in the classroom but according to…
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Tiger Woods was arrested early Monday, May 29, on a DUI charge in Jupiter, Florida,…
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