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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
Tragedies compound for West Kelowna, Vernon families
CHILD STILL RECOVERING FROM CAR ACCIDENT, GRANDMA IN COMA FOLLOWING SEPARATE ACCIDENT KELOWNA - The Vernon woman who was hit by a car at a crosswalk over the weekend is the grandmother of the eight-year-old West Kelowna boy who was dragged by a van in front of his parents this past summer. Jonah Pevach, an...
Okanagan to get more residential care beds for the elderly
KELOWNA – Two cities in the Okanagan will be getting significantly more care beds for the elderly sometime in the future, according to an Interior Health announcement Tuesday. Kelowna-Mission MLA Steve Thompson says the beds, which are for seniors with complex care requirements requiring round-the-clock care, will help more than just Okanagan seniors. “These additional...
She taught hundreds how to defraud the government but says she is the victim
"SHE WAS THE FACE, THE VOICE AND THE BRAIN BEHIND (THE SCHEME)." KELOWNA – The woman who helped hundreds of people defraud the government of millions of dollars in taxes between 2007 and 2012 claims she is the victim and begged the judge not to send her to jail. This summer, a Supreme Court jury found...
Good marketing is good, says UBCO professor
KELOWNA – A UBC Okanagan marketing professor says Starbucks' successful and controversial red cup campaign was good marketing. Assistant Professor Eric Li said in a news release that attention to a product is actually good for sales. He also claims the anti-Starbucks Facebook video, uploaded by an American evangelist four days after the release of...
Candy Cane Lane shines again in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The most Christmassy neighbourhood in Kelowna is back again this year, delighting young and old with block after block of brightly lit homes. And it's all for a good cause. Candy Cane Lane has become an annual tradition in Kelowna. Nestled in the Springvalley neighbourhood, it is several blocks of blinding, decorated houses...
He would have got away if it wasn’t for that meddling police helicopter
KELOWNA – An unlucky thief was caught red-handed hiding in a doorway in Kelowna this afternoon when a police helicopter that just happened to be passing by helped thwart his escape from Orchard Park Shopping Centre. Sometime after 3 p.m., Dec. 14, the loss prevention officers at Orchard Park Mall chased a man they believed...
Theft from vehicles up 35 per cent last month
KELOWNA – RCMP are once again reminding residents to lock their vehicles after reports of theft jumped 35 per cent last month. Cpl. Joe Duncan says compared with the same month last year, theft from vehicles went from 143 in November 2014 to 193 last month. “Obviously it’s been a huge issue,” he says. According...
West Kelowna close to finalizing deal for new City Hall
WEST KELOWNA – West Kelowna is taking the next step in the process of building a new city hall and civic centre. The city is wrapping up negotiations with a developer to build the complex and now will ask taxpayers for permission to borrow up to $10.5 million, according to a media release. “This is...
Three sent to Kelowna hospital after elderly driver hits gas instead of brake
KELOWNA – A 95-year-old West Kelowna man may face charges of following another vehicle too closely after he mistook the accelerator for the break, causing an accident that sent three people to hospital in Kelowna this morning. Kelowna RCMP and Traffic Services responded to a two vehicle crash on Harvey Avenue at the Abbott Street...
Kelowna looks perfect in new tourism promo video
KELOWNA - A slick, new promotional video touting all that Kelowna has to offer was released Friday, Dec. 11. In the video, which has an obvious professional polish, was produced for Tourism Kelowna and features dozens of Kelowna locals, including Global Okanangan's Wesla Wong, shopping, sipping wine, boating, dining, skiing and generally loving life in...
Okanagan MP mimicks Trudeau’s Vogue cover with funny tweet
KELOWNA – Local Conservative MP Dan Albas is getting some attention in the Twittersphere this week for recreating a Vogue cover photo featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “Must. Work. On the hair. #vogue,” he tweeted Wednesday, Dec. 9. The black and white photo attached shows him seemingly lost in thought and striking a pose that...
Owner begs court to save dog on death row
KELOWNA – The owner of a dog that’s spent the last year on death row says the judge made a mistake. Owner Drew Panton spoke passionately and capably as he represented himself at a Kelowna Supreme Court appeal Wednesday, Dec. 9, trying to save the life of his dog Jake, an eight-year-old Presa canario that...
Boundaries and stigmas tested at Kelowna’s first cuddle party
'IT'S LIKE CONSENT TRAINING MADE FUN' KELOWNA - There’s a new kind of party which on the surface is nothing more than a chance to grope some strangers, but the organizer of Kelowna’s first 'cuddle party' says that has nothing to do with it. “It’s a workshop and a party all in one,” Erica Scott...
Former Mandy and Me owner says goodbye to her ranch
"TONIGHT I'LL BE SOMEWHERE ELSE, I'M NOT SURE WHERE." KELOWNA – Sunday evening was the last time Silverado Socrates would go to sleep at the 5-acre ranch where she’s lived more than 30 years. The owner of Mandy and Me Trailriding lost the property to foreclosure after a bad investment put her $500,000 in debt....
Distraught man blocks morning bridge traffic in Kelowna
KELOWNA – RCMP had to remove a distraught man from the W.R. Bennett Bridge after he brought morning bridge traffic to a standstill at the start of rush hour today. Cpl. Joe Duncan says police received reports that a “distraught” man was running in traffic just before 8 a.m., Dec. 7. The 48-year-old Kelowna man...