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Adam Proskiw
Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.
Adam Proskiw's Stories
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops senior located
UPDATE: 3:33 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 KAMLOOPS – RCMP say a 71-year-old man missing…
Goodale cites ‘absolute carnage’ on roads in lowering breathalyzer hurdle
OTTAWA – It would be easier for police to make drivers blow into a breathalyzer…
Chopping down your own Christmas tree this year? Not so fast…
Now that December is here, and people have started decorating for Christmas, a reminder to…
Chopping down your own Christmas tree this year? Not so fast…
Just in time for the truly cold weather, and after many people have already started…
Welcome home celebration planned for Kelowna Olympians
KELOWNA – Two Olympians from Kelowna will be welcomed home in style tomorrow. Kelowna’s own…
Top Canadian journalist to talk fake news in Kelowna tonight
KELOWNA – A real journalist will talk about fake news in Kelowna tonight. Chantal Hébert…
Suspect in U-Haul van makes failed run from Vernon RCMP
VERNON – A pair of thieves are in custody and facing charges after they were…
Kelowna radio host publishes first children’s book
KELOWNA – What does Santa Claus do in the summertime? That’s what a Kelowna father…
Homeless former lawyer asks for ‘motel arrest’ after latest drug charge
"HOMELESSNESS AND ADDICTION OFTEN GO HAND IN HAND." KELOWNA – A former Alberta lawyer with…
Forty Foot Fred found on farm
KELOWNA – If you lived in or visited Kelowna in the 1970s, 1980s or 1990s,…
Local wine scene recognized as among the best in the world
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Wineries from Osoyoos to Kamloops are getting some high-profile exposure and being called…
Kelowna CBC reporter’s Twitter mistake pronounces Carlos Santana’s premature death
KELOWNA – The local host of CBC’s Daybreak South was forced to delete several tweets…
Is Kelowna hostile to medical marijuana?
KELOWNA – The police raid of a marijuana dispensary in downtown Kelowna last week appears to be an extension of a Kelowna bias against medical marijuana facilities, sources say. Police said they raided Kaya Clinic on Lawrence Ave. Jan. 15 based on complaints from the public, including complaints forwarded by the City of Kelowna. Inside, police...
Kelowna reporter reaches deal with U.S. prosecutor, can return to Canada
KELOWNA – Tieja MacLaughlin, the Kelowna reporter charged with felony harassment of 19-year-old hockey player…
In loving memory of Chris Ausman
KELOWNA – An impromptu memorial has appeared in Rutland on the spot where Chris Ausman was…
Kelowna reporter released from jail
KELOWNA – Tieja MacLaughlin, the Kelowna reporter charged with threatening her hockey player boyfriend, has…
Okanagan reporter pleads not guilty to threatening to kill hockey player
BAIL SET AT $10,000 KELOWNA – The 25-year-old Kelowna reporter arrested for allegedly threatening to…
Charges filed against Kelowna reporter accused of threatening to kill hockey player
KELOWNA – Charges of Felony Harassment and Domestic Violence have been filed against 25-year-old Tieja MacLaughlin,…