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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
West Kelowna man charged with attempted murder
WEST KELOWNA – Charges of attempted murder have been laid against a man police say…
Central Okanagan Regional District asking for $100,000 to restore historic fur trader trail
PEACHLAND – An Okanagan trail that was used hundreds and even thousands of years ago…
Mobile illicit drug consumption site the way to go in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The director of a local addictions resource centre says Interior Health’s decision to…
Alleged Kelowna bank robber asks for trial delay after lawyer quits
KELOWNA – Police say he robbed a Kelowna bank, a judge says he needs to…
VIDEO: Okanagan backcountry stars in new Wesley Snipes movie trailer
VERNON – The first trailer for a feature film shot in the North Okanagan has…
Bridge arrest suspects identified, held in jail over the weekend
KELOWNA – The two men who were arrested on the William R. Bennett Bridge in…
Purses and wallets stolen from Kelowna grocery store
KELOWNA – Two grocery store employees are hoping video surveillance will help catch the man…
UPDATE: Bennett bridge reopens in Kelowna; two suspects arrested; few clues what it was all about
KELOWNA – Police have two people in custody after shutting down the Bennett bridge for…
Foreign currency stolen from West Kelowna home
WEST KELOWNA – Some West Kelowna residents returned home this week to find it had…
Armstrong man wanted for fraud
VERNON – RCMP are asking for the public's help to find an Armstrong man who…
Former WFN chief shocked by sudden passing of Native rights advocate
KELOWNA – As band members around the world mourn the sudden loss of one of…
Jail for Kelowna man who took sexual pictures of six-year-old
"I REALLY HOPE HE DOESN'T SEND THOSE PICTURES TO A LOT OF PEOPLE." KELOWNA –…
It’s really cold in the Okanagan, just not record-breaking cold
OKANAGAN – It's been more than four decades since we've had a Jan. 11 this…
Kelowna killer arrested after police find him in house with handgun, drugs
KELOWNA – A convicted killer has been arrested once again after police executed a search…
Thompson-Okanagan snowpack below normal for this time of year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – An extremely warm, wet November followed by an unusually cold December has ski…
Judge denies family’s attempt to close down local shooting range
KELOWNA – A Kelowna family says after more than two decades of living next door…
Former patients share troubling experiences at Kelowna treatment centre
"EVEN STUFFED ANIMALS AND PHOTOGRAPHS WERE CONFISCATED AND LOCKED AWAY." KELOWNA – A recently released…
Peachland dog owner accuses regional district of dirty tricks
PEACHLAND – The owner of a dog labelled dangerous by the regional district is accusing…
Gas station employee says bomb threat prankster caught; police say no arrests
KELOWNA – Employees at the Shell gas station shut down by a bomb threat yesterday…
UPDATE: Traffic returns to normal after mudslide in Peachland
PEACHLAND – Traffic is back to normal after a mudslide in Peachland reduced traffic on…
Five years in jail for 2015 home invasion of 85-year-old Kelowna woman
KELOWNA – A local man with a history of addiction has been sentenced to five…
Warrant issued for Okanagan man wanted for assault
VERNON – RCMP are asking the public for help finding an Okanagan man wanted on…
Video footage leads police to Kelowna fraud suspect
KELOWNA – A Kelowna man was arrested at his home this week after he was…
Military sub hunter over Kelowna
KELOWNA – A Canadian Forces surveillance aircraft was circling Kelowna International Airport this morning. The…