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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.
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UPDATE: FALSE: All clear in report of possible Kelowna child abduction
KELOWNA – Kelowna RCMP say everyone is accounted and a report of a child abduction earlier today was proven false. A release sent this evening says police have found both people concerned. It was all a misunderstanding, everyone is just fine and police say the boy who reported it did the right thing. "The Kelowna...
Thefts, crime getting worse in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – A long time resident of Lake Country says crime in his community has increased over the last three months and is the worst he's ever seen. “There’s been a few waves, like when the Coquihalla first opened up there was a wave of chainsaws and that stuff stolen but it faded away,”...
Looking for owner of Second World War medals
VERNON – A Vernon man’s discovery inside an antique desk he bought in Montreal is going viral just days before Remembrance Day. Martin Bokesch posted to Facebook pictures of the Second World War medals and a short description of his timely find. “My wife bought an old used desk in Montreal at a furniture dealer,”...
Wheelchair rugby looking to expand across southern Interior
KELOWNA – With a grant from RBC Canada a wheelchair rugby team in Kelowna is holding a Try Our Sport Day in hopes of raising disability awareness and challenging the community to expand their boundaries. Colleen Bryant of the Kelowna KO’s says Kelowna still has the Okanagan’s only wheelchair rugby team, but that will soon...
Court ordered sale of Mandy and Me forces owner to seek help
KELOWNA – A West Kelowna woman who is losing her farm of more than 30 years has started raising funds to help provide care and possibly find homes for her animals. Silverado Socrates’s five-acre farm and business, Mandy and Me Trailriding, was sold to the highest bidder in Kelowna court last week. She was hoping...
UBC Okanagan students okay with pricier transit pass
KELOWNA – Students at UBC Okanagan approved an increases rate for the universal transit U-Pass during a referendum this week. The cost of the U-Pass is included with tuition and will cost students $63 per semester. The last time the rate was raised was 2011. U-Pass is a special universal transit pass allowing for a...
District refocuses attention on unlicenced dogs
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The Regional District of the Central Okanagan estimates there are still more than 9,000 unlicenced dogs, and are launching a proactive effort to ensure all dogs in the district are in compliance with the law. Communications officer Bruce Smith says approximately 2,400 dog licences from 2014 were not renewed and starting next...
Kelowna car crash sends one to hospital
KELOWNA – A woman was taken to hospital after a noon hour crash on Harvey Avenue today. A middle-aged woman driving a silver Toyota Corolla and a middle-aged man in a Chrysler Sebring crashed into each other around noon, Nov. 6, at the intersection of Harvey Avenue and Richter Street. The force of the impact...
Twin Peaks gets Kelowna-themed reboot
KELOWNA – Fans of the 1990s cult favourite TV show Twin Peaks will have a chance to relive the moody adventures of FBI agent Dale Cooper as he tries to unlock the mysteries of the sleepy Washington town. Except this time, it's set in Kelowna. New Vintage Theatre is bringing the David Lynch-directed show back...
Court sells Mandy and Me farm to highest bidder
WEST KELOWNA – Things didn’t go the way Silverado Socrates was hoping in court. Socrates is the owner of Mandy and Me Trailriding in West Kelowna. Her bank foreclosed on her mortgage after loaning her $600,000 to upgrade the facility. On Wednesday, Nov. 4 she watched as a Supreme Court Justice read the winning bid...
Lake Country man arrested for lighting house on fire
LAKE COUNTRY – A Lake Country man has been arrested for a suspicious fire at a house on the corner of Highway 97 and Beaver Lake Road this week. Emergency services were called to a fire at a house at 3109 Beaver Lake Rd. around 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2. A bystander, Dean Bose of...
VIDEO: West Kelowna restaurant vandal caught on camera smashing glass
WEST KELOWNA - The owner of Thai Fusion has had enough and wants the community to see the man who continues to smash his front window. Luke Sumpantarat has shared surveillance footage of a man he believes has been targeting his business. Four times this year Sumpantarat has arrived at the restaurant he and his wife...
Fictional sport gets real tournament in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Teams from across North America will be in Kelowna this weekend for a real tournament of a fictional sport. Quidditch is a mixed-gender, full contact sport played with seven athletes on each team that was made famous in the Harry Potter books and movies. Players pass, shoot, score and defend their three hoops...
Man hiking with daughter rescued near Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park
KELOWNA – A man who was hiking with his daughter in the June Springs Road area had to be rescued Sunday after he fell and injured his leg. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue vice president Duane Tresnich says in a media release, the father and daughter were hiking on Angel Springs trail, near Myra-Bellevue Provincial...
Kelowna Mountain taking Central Okanagan Regional District to court once again
KELOWNA – The Regional District of the Central Okanagan is once again being challenged in court by Kelowna Mountain Development Services. This is the second attempt by Kelowna Mountain and its owner Mark Consiglio to challenge the planning authority of the regional district. The most recent failed bid was in September 2014 when the Court...