Adam Proskiw

KELOWNA - As Canada approaches its 150th birthday, a cross-country partnership has teamed together to create a free mobile app that helps youth find and explore Canadian heritage sites. Explore150 is a place-based app that uses a phone’s GPS to direct users to community heritage sites across the country and allows that user to upload...

AMONG FIRST TO GET ATM KELOWNA - A virtual currency is about to have a very real ATM here in Kelowna. Bitcoin, a new way to invest, transfer, spend and speculate on currency, already has a storefront in Kelowna, one of only two of its kind in the world, and Kelowna store manager Mark Kohlen...

KELOWNA - Starting this weekend, the Kelowna RCMP will begin one of their annual holiday traditions: Counterattack road side checks. Throughout the next month and a half, the Kelowna RCMP will be conducting random checks of drivers and their passengers at many Okanagan locations. The roadside checks will take place during both daylight and evening...

KELOWNA - The Westbank First Nation and the City of Kelowna have teamed up to hang eight banners of WFN art at the eastern start of Bernard Ave. The Tuesday afternoon ceremony was attended by Mayor Walter Grey, Councillor Mohini Singh, WFN Chief Robert Louie and around forty members of the public. Janine Lott is...

KELOWNA - A convenience store was the target of an armed robbery early Saturday morning and police are asking the public for help in locating two suspects who remain at large. At around 2 a.m. on Nov. 23, RCMP received a report that two men entered the Mac’s convenience store on Richter Street and threatened...

KELOWNA - An early morning accident outside a downtown Kelowna nighclub Sunday morning could have been much worse, according to RCMP Cst. Kris Clark. At around 1:30 a.m., a driver lost control of her grey Honda Civic and drove over a curb and into a crowd of people gathered outside Sapphire nightclub on Leon Ave....

KELOWNA - Members of St. Paul’s United Church say they have found a novel new way to both upgrade their image for the twenty-first century as well as serve their community better in the years to come. “We are quite an elderly congregation,” says St. Paul's Minister Richard Chung. “So for them to let go of...

“IT SHOULD BE ABOUT TEACHING VIGILANCE, NOT FEAR” KELOWNA - A recent string of seemingly random assaults at Okanagan Mission Secondary has at least one Mission parent calling for increased awareness of the dangers kids face, even while at school. Harry de Haas has two children at OKM. His daughter Holly is in grade 10...

WESTBANK FIRST NATION - Kelowna has commissioned artists from across North America for its public art program, many without any clear connection to the City or its history and some of the pieces are just as generic. But next week, the city is getting local and unveiling the latest addition to its public art program...

KELOWNA - After eight and a half years, the East Side Mario’s Kelowna location will close its doors forever. It's been up for sale for more than two years and restaurant staff was informed eight weeks ago owner Blaine Turner has decided to shut it down Dec. 23.  Emma Williams is the general manager and...

KELOWNA - Two men from Kelowna were arrested for possession of restricted firearms after a traffic stop near the intersection of Hollywood and Falkirk Road in Rutland Sunday. Although neither of the weapons were loaded at the time, ammunition for both was found in the green Chrysler Lebaron. One of the handguns was described as...

KELOWNA - St. Paul’s United Church on Lakeshore Road is seeking permission from Kelowna Council Monday to upgrade their current building to a four-storey, multi-use arts and worship centre. The modern building will feature a large stage and various other amenities that can be used for art studios and flex space, which the applicant hopes...

KELOWNA – The recent warm weather in the Valley may be good news for residents, but it has made life at Big White Ski Resort unpredictable. “We’ve lost about half of our base this week,” says Senior V.P. Michael J. Ballingall. “We had a good dump of snow last week. Unfortunately, it warmed up quite a...

KELOWNA - Interior Health’s Volunteer Services is looking for drivers to help with the May Bennett Meal Program, a meal delivery service that delivers hot meals to approximately 350 seniors throughout the Kelowna and West Kelowna area. “What we’re looking for is an extra three or four drivers that would either take a day on...

ARSONIST FOUND GUILTY OF 2 OF 3 CHARGES KELOWNA - The man accused of starting a house fire during a drug-induced crime spree in a Rutland neighbourhood Feb. 2, 2012 was acquitted of arson of an inhabited property but found guilty on two other counts of arson damaging property and breaking and entering. Judge Jane...

KELOWNA - An elderly woman from Kelowna missing since Monday has been found. Valerie Hunter was last seen leaving her home on the 200 block of McCurdy Rd. shortly after 5 p.m. on Nov. 11 and was reported missing when she did not show up at her destination. She suffers from a medical condition that...

KELOWNA - It’s the start of a new chapter for Mad Hatter Book Store owner Doug Campbell. After 30 years at the same West Kelowna location, Doug says that the time has come to start thinking about retirement. The store, which opened in the summer of 1983, is packed to the ceiling with books of...

KELOWNA - Who would have thought the first ever Zombie 5k Run in Kelowna would be cancelled because it lacks a pulse. The 5k obstacle course, where volunteers dress as zombies and chase after the athletes, was scheduled to take place at the Mission Park Greenway on Nov. 30, but there weren't enough participants. The brains...

KELOWNA – The Remembrance Day weekend weather forecast for Kelowna may be unpredictable, but there are plenty of indoor and outdoor activities around the Central Okanagan to keep you entertained  On Saturday, the Kelowna Museum will feature Voices of the Town: Vaudeville in Canada, from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.  Voices of the Town recreates...

KELOWNA - Portions of Scenic Canyon Regional Park that have been closed since late September because of repeated cougar sightings have reopened to the public, according to Regional District Communications Officer Bruce Smith. The area of the park between KLO Creek and Mission Creek, the Field Road and McCulloch Road parking areas as well as...

KELOWNA - A man from Enderby was sentenced to two months of time served in Kelowna Provincial Court for identity theft, unauthorized use of credit card data and personation with intent to gain advantage. James Alexander Graham, 23, pled guilty Thursday morning to soliciting donations for the Ronald McDonald House with a portable pin pad...

KELOWNA - A 65-year-old Kelowna man was sentenced to two years in jail Wednesday afternoon for sexually assaulting three minors, including two members of his own family. The man, who cannot be named due to a publication ban, was arrested in 2010 and later pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault on his niece,...