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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.
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…
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…
Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says
A growing body of international research suggests pollution from wildfire smoke can produce cognitive deficits,…
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All evacuation orders in Kelowna downgraded to alert status
Emergency officials have downgraded all evacuation orders in Kelowna to alert status effective immediately. The…
More than 300 properties in Lake Country downgraded to evacuation alert
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UPDATE: Prime Minister Trudeau in Okanagan to meet firefighters and officials
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131 structures destroyed but no lives lost in Shuswap wildfire
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The case to replace central air conditioners with heat pumps
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‘Aspirational’ isn’t good enough for Canada’s Indigenous Peoples
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Shuswap residents set to be notified today about properties impacted by wildfire
Shuswap residents will learn about the condition of properties affected by a devastating wildfire starting…
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