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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.
City looks for new ways to manage wastewater solids
As the population in the region increases, the cities of Kelowna and Vernon are working…
VIDEO: Passenger is dragged off overbooked United flight
CHICAGO – Video of police officers dragging a passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight…
Blasting in Tallus Ridge area of West Kelowna
The City of West Kelowna is advising the public that blasting activity related to subdivision…
A Conversation That Matters
Real conversation, human connection, the meaning of community… We need to focus on whats important…
Fifth body recovered in B.C. hiking disaster
LIONS BAY, B.C. – Five hikers crossing an unstable ledge of snow in the mountains…
B.C. regulation means employers can’t force women to wear high heels at work
VICTORIA – A move by the British Columbia government to ban mandatory high heels in…
Motorist finds three furry surprises at roadside bathroom near national park
BANFF, Alta. – A motorist travelling in Alberta's Rocky Mountains found three furry surprises at…
Poking a tinderbox: What Donald Trump’s change of heart on Syria could mean
NEW YORK – A famous man once said attacking Syria could start the Third World…
UPDATE: RCMP locate missing Vernon woman
UPDATE: 12:01 p.m., Friday, April 7, 2017 VERNON – RCMP say the 40-year-old Vernon woman…
MOVIE REVIEW: In ‘Colossal,’ the inner monsters are literal
The Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo makes funny, fantastical, Frankenstein-like films that playfully combine small-scale with…
Motorists urged to use road sense around dopey, hungry bears on B.C. roadsides
NANAIMO, B.C. – Bears across British Columbia are emerging from hibernation and the BC Conservation…
Canada briefed one hour before U.S. airstrike on Syria, Trudeau tells Commons
OTTAWA – Canada was briefed about an hour before a barrage of U.S. cruise missiles…
New $10 bank note unveiled to celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada has unveiled a new $10 bank note to celebrate…
B.C. ombudsman says health firings were wrong, wants to close ‘dark chapter’
VICTORIA – British Columbia's ombudsman says seven government health workers and a contract employee who…
West Kelowna Council meeting highlights
Hillside Development Permit Guideline Amendments Council approved changes to its Hillside Development Permit Guidelines bylaw…
By Jove! Jupiter extra close, extra bright this week
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Jupiter is extra close and extra bright this week, and that…
Western provinces expect Ottawa to pay costs associated with pot plan
OTTAWA – At least three provinces are making it clear they expect Ottawa to foot…
Mulroney on his role helping Trudeau, despite rivalry with dad: ‘That was then’
WASHINGTON – In six simple words, Brian Mulroney sweeps aside the glaring irony of his…
New internal trade deal tills soil for cross-Canada marijuana regulation
OTTAWA – Governments across Canada will unveil an internal-trade agreement Friday designed to not only…
RCMP acknowledges using controversial spy tech to track cellphone data
OTTAWA – The RCMP confirmed Wednesday what civil liberties groups say has been an open…
Possible E. coli concerns prompt national recall of bags of Robin Hood flour
Concerns about people getting ill from possible E. coli contamination have triggered a national food…
Okanagan Society of Independent Filmmaking IndieFest 2017
The Okanagan Society of Independent Filmmaking (OSIF) is proud to announce our second annual IndieFest…
Regular District of Peachland council meeting highlights
PROPOSED PEACHLAND TOWN CRIER Council declined the proposal for a Peachland Town Crier. An individual…
Road closures for Vimy Ridge 100th Anniversary Parade
On Sunday, April 9, a parade will be held in downtown Kelowna to commemorate the…