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Adam Proskiw

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

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
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Snowbikes finding a home in the Okanagan

KELOWNA – With an abundance of trails and easy access to the back country, the Okanagan is already known for having world-class snowmobiling in the winter and dirt biking in the summer. Now a new trend combines both pastimes. The machines are known as snowbikes—dirt bikes modified with a ski on the front and a...

Rutland sidewalk death called a homicide

KELOWNA - RCMP is calling the death of 32-year-old Christopher Ausman a homicide. Police were initially calling the death ‘suspicious’ despite finding him in a pool of blood. The body was found by a member of the RCMP on the sidewalk in the 100 block of Highway 33 in Rutland at 2:06 a.m. Saturday. A memorial...

Parking fee increase approved

KELOWNA – For the first time in more than 20 years, the cost of parking in metered stalls in downtown Kelowna will be increased. Council approved an updated parking strategy Monday that will take effect June 1, more than doubling the hourly rate of on-street parking from $0.50 to $1.25. Off-street parking will be increased to...

Students retrieve footage from space balloon project

KELOWNA – A camera-laden balloon that was launched into the upper atmosphere by students from two Okanagan elementary schools has returned to Earth. Grade nine students from Dr. Knox Middle School and Bankhead Elementary designed and launched the balloon as part of a four-month project. The balloon left Knox Middle School October 28, equipped with...

Okanagan realtor fights to become Masterchef

KELOWNA – A realtor from West Kelowna is putting her culinary skills to the test on CTV’s hit show Masterchef Canada. Kaila Klassen is an amateur chef who first found out about the open call for auditions in late August of 2013. “I was watching television, having a glass of wine, and I saw that...

Autopsy of body found on sidewalk to take place this week

KELOWNA – RCMP are releasing very few details surrounding the investigation into the suspicious death of a 32-year-old man found dead on a sidewalk in Rutland Saturday morning. Const. Kris Clark says although no one has been taken into custody, they are in possession of surveillance footage showing someone they believe to be the suspect....

Airport parking fee increases to go before city council

KELOWNA - The price to park your vehicle at the Kelowna International Airport is about to increase, pending city council approval on Monday. According to a report going to council, the airport recently completed a full business review focused on expenditure reduction and revenue enhancement. Parking operations manager Dave Duncan says despite upgrading flight information...

Grab your crystal ball for the Psychic Fair

KELOWNA – You don’t need a psychic to tell you that this will be an exciting weekend for events in Kelowna but if the future is still hazy, then The 2014 Illuminate Psychic Fair at the Laurel Packinghouse will help clear it up. The Psychic Fair starts Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. with astrologers,...

Paralyzed rugby player back on his feet

KELOWNA – A young Kelowna man who was paralyzed from an injury he received while playing rugby last October says he is 95 per cent recovered. Judah Campbell, 24, was sent to intensive care at KGH after breaking his neck and damaging his spinal cord during a rugby game with the Kelowna Crows. The impact...

Groundbreaking wildlife alert website launched in BC

KELOWNA – A program designed to track human-wildlife interactions across the province was launched today, and it is the first of its kind. The Wildlife Alert Reporting Program, developed by Wildsafe BC, gives users a convenient way to both log and track wild animals in their area and across the province. Frank Ritcey and a...

Aircraft called back to YLW after bird strikes engine

KELOWNA – An Alaska airliner bound for Seattle was called back to Kelowna Airport after the pilot noticed a bird had struck the starboard engine Wednesday afternoon. According to YLW spokesperson Jenelle Hynes, the bird, most likely a hawk or juvenile eagle, was seen and felt hitting the airplane shortly after takeoff at around 12:30...

Councillor who brought bike lanes to Kelowna dies

KELOWNA - Former City Councillor Elise Clark, who served Kelowna from 1973 to 1994, passed away recently. In a tribute to Clark, Mayor Walter Gray remembered her as a passionate advocate for women’s rights, social causes and the environment. “(She) was a real crusader to take a chance and talk about the importance of preserving...

Visitor centre proposed for downtown

“Having a highway access is no longer a requirement.” KELOWNA – Councillors continued their push for a new tourist visitor centre at the foot of Queensway Monday. The 5000 sq. ft. building was originally intended to be built in City Park as part of a planned redevelopment. Tourism Kelowna Chairman Stan Martindale, however, says that...

Serial bank robber gets five years in jail

“AGAIN?" “YEAH... AND NO DYE PACKS.” KELOWNA – The man responsible for robbing the same bank three times in 2012 was sentenced to five years in jail Thursday. Kevin Donald Power pleaded guilty to robbing the Scotiabank on Lakeshore Rd. in 2011 as well as another Scotiabank on Dilworth three times in 2012. He was apprehended...

Controversial Pandosy lakefront back before Council

KELOWNA – The debate over how best to develop seven City-owned lakefront properties on Abbott St. was reignited by Council Monday. The City purchased the properties north of Cedar Avenue in the Pandosy Village neighbourhood in 1999 and first attempted to reach public consensus for their use in 2011. At that time, Council proposed the...

Hockey Day game at 5,000 feet

KELOWNA – There are no nets, boards or referees, but that didn’t stop a group of hockey fans from spending Hockey Day engaged in a backyard-style game at Rhonda Lake in Big White Saturday. The rink is touted as being the highest in Canada and sits at an elevation of 5,000 feet. A video posted...

Dangerous dog euthanized by Regional District

KELOWNA – One of the two off-leash pit bulls that attacked and injured a woman’s Rhodesian ridgeback Saturday has been euthanized. Cindy Switzer and her 6-year-old daughter were walking Bella, a 7-year-old Rhodesian ridgeback at the now-decommissioned Bellevue Creek Elementary School on Saturday when they were approached by two off-leash dogs. The dogs proceeded to...

UPDATE: Elderly man dead in Hwy 33 scooter accident identified

KELOWNA – An 89-year-old Kelowna man hit by a pick-up truck while trying to cross Highway 33 in Rutland Wednesday morning has died as a result of his injuries. The William Roloff was crossing the busy road at Byrden Road on a motorized scooter at 11:30 a.m. It’s an intersection not meant to be used...

Local film climbs into International Festival

KELOWNA - A film made by four Okanagan locals about an emerging new sport has been selected for the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. Clayton Arnall, Andy White, Jason Duris and Staci White produced and star in the film, called ‘The Fields: A Bouldering Film’. It made its first public appearance as a local feature...

City embracing social media

KELOWNA - The City of Kelowna continues to embrace social media in its effort to stay connected with residents. The City already tweets regularly, they have an active presence on Facebook and six months ago, they added Instagram. Deputy City Manager Paul Macklem presented the results of the program to Council Monday, saying that the...

Meet my daughter, Cthulhu

KELOWNA - Two parents from Kelowna have decided on a novel, and some would say risky, new way to name their soon-to-be-born daughter. Stephen McLaughlin and his wife Alysha have decided to let random people from the internet submit, and vote, on the name their daughter will live with. To that end, the couple have...