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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
New way to classify dangerous offenders could help police solve sex crimes: UBCO study
KELOWNA – Researchers at UBC Okanagan say they have found a way to keep Canadian…
Alberta case offers hope for Interior families wanting manslaughter charges for fentanyl suppliers
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Edmonton Police just announced manslaughter charges against an alleged drug dealer after one of…
Things you should know about Halloween in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Halloween in the Okanagan is marked by pop-up costume stores, haunted houses, corn…
Bumper year for hay in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – An early spring, a wet summer and a mild fall have created the…
Zombie dance in downtown Kelowna this weekend
KELOWNA – Fans of Michael Jackson, zombies or Halloween are invited to Stuart Park this…
Volunteers to tackle cleanup of missing man’s abandoned campsite near Kelowna
KELOWNA – After a successful cleanup of two trashed backcountry shooting ranges in Kelowna, the…
Boil water notice issued after excavator breaks main in South East Kelowna
KELOWNA – A private contractor accidentally ruptured a water main today, Oct. 25, forcing a…
Police from two provinces raid Hells Angels clubhouse in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The Hells Angels clubhouse in Kelowna was raided today and several items were…
RCMP looking for witnesses to drunken Kelowna crime spree
KELOWNA – Police may have arrested a man they say is responsible for a series…
Guilty plea from Peachland man who refused to let date out of his car
PEACHLAND – A 36-year-old man has pleaded guilty to forcibly confining and threatening a girl…
Firefighting aircraft over West Kelowna this week for national conference
WEST KELOWNA – The site of the 2014 Smith Creek Wildfire will once again be…
Kelowna man arrested in court for refusing to give his name
"UM, THAT IS A QUESTION THAT CANNOT BE ASKED OR ANSWERED." KELOWNA – A Kelowna…
Rutland residents check your vehicles for break ins: Police might have your stuff after arresting pair
KELOWNA – A man and a woman from Kelowna were arrested early this morning after…
Feast to honour Kelowna’s Perogy King
KELOWNA – Kelowna’s Perogy King may be gone but his customers haven’t forgotten. Cecil Warwaruk…
Kelowna man sentenced to jail for brutal killing of ex-fiance
'I REMEMBER STARTING TO SCREAM. I WAS HYSTERICAL. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS TRUE.' KELOWNA…
UBC Okanagan professor on team trying to prove existence of parallel universes
KELOWNA – If your understanding of string theory, black holes and parallel universes is lacking,…
Saying goodbye to Kelowna’s perogy king
KELOWNA – Whether you knew him from the slopes of Big White or his restaurant…
Local police push anti-theft app for Okanagan cyclists
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – In order to fight the rising number of bike thefts in the…
Suspected Kelowna bank robber sent to jail for threatening witness
“YOU WILL SEE ME SOONER OR LATER.” KELOWNA – A man charged with robbing a…
Trailer park killer pleads guilty to manslaughter in Kelowna court
KELOWNA – Ryan James Quigley admitted in court today, Oct. 19, that he killed his…
Big jump in price to park at Prospera during Rockets games
KELOWNA – Parking in the Prospera Place lot just got a lot more expensive for…
Track removal nears completion along site of future Okanagan Rail Trail
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna is reminding residents that the Okanagan Rail Corridor will…
Kelowna police cleared in downtown sudden death
KELOWNA – An independent inquiry has concluded there is no link between police actions and…
Dog licences just got more expensive for Central Okanagan owners who wait to register
KELOWNA – In an effort to encourage dog owners to register their pets and pay…