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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
Kelowna’s volunteer forest cleanup group getting nonprofit status
KELOWNA – A group of shooting enthusiasts who volunteer their time to clean up backcountry…
Charges dropped against Kelowna woman arrested for stabbing sleeping husband
KELOWNA – A Joe Rich woman who police say stabbed her sleeping husband in April…
Injured cyclist rescued on Myra Canyon trestles near Kelowna
KELOWNA – An injured mountain biker was rescued on the Kettle Valley Railway trails in…
Kamloops man dies after overdose at a Kelowna wedding
KELOWNA – One of five people who overdosed at a Kelowna wedding has died in…
Lake Country council asks province for Highway 97 pedestrian overpass
LAKE COUNTRY – Two Highway 97 intersections in Lake Country were discussed this week at…
Two men arrested after serious assault in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Two men are in police custody after a serious assault on Hein Road…
West Kelowna trespasser who picked the wrong house identified but not charged
WEST KELOWNA – A man who was caught on camera trespassing on the property of…
Kelowna’s top cop won’t be returning to work
KELOWNA – The superintendent for the Kelowna RCMP has retired. “Nick Romanchuk had taken time…
Fentanyl suspected in five overdose cases in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Interior Health says five people overdosed on street drugs that may have been…
UBC Okanagan student one of the chosen few meeting royal couple in Kelowna
KELOWNA – UBC Okanagan student Megan Festival has no idea what she’ll say when she…
How to see the royals at UBC Okanagan in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna is warning residents that access to UBC Okanagan will…
Okanagan Library Board voting on slightly bigger budget for 2017
KELOWNA – Directors of the Okanagan Regional Library Board have completed a review of the…
Summerland to be without running water for three days
SUMMERLAND – If you live in Summerland, you might want to plan a three-day vacation…
Hopscotch, Rockets and Taste of Downtown all in Kelowna this weekend
KELOWNA – Summer may be over but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of fun…
Jail time for Summerland man who called in a bomb threat because he was late for a flight
KELOWNA – The man arrested for calling in a bomb threat to Kelowna International Airport…
Thompson-Okanagan residents with hearing or speech disabilities can now text 911
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – People with hearing and speech disabilities can now reach 911 emergency services by…
Controlled burns planned for Lytton area
KAMLOOPS – Smoke and flames may be visible from the Lytton and from Highway 1…
Steven Spielberg sends casting call to the Okanagan for lead in new movie
'NOT AN OKANAGAN MOVIE BUT A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN OKANAGAN KID.' KELOWNA – The…
Transit bus drivers in the Thompson-Okanagan vote overwhelmingly against accepting final contract offer
"IT WAS INSULTING." THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Over 96 per cent of the transit bus drivers, who…
Kelowna’s first certified passive house uses 90 per cent less energy
KELOWNA – A local company is building Kelowna’s first internationally certified passive house. The East…
West Kelowna shooter charged with attempted murder
WEST KELOWNA – The man accused of shooting a driver multiple times in West Kelowna…
Some snow at the Pennask Summit on Highway 97C
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It’s snowing at the Pennask Summit on the Okanagan Connector, albeit not a…
Kelowna’s unusual real estate market not expected to normalize any time soon
KELOWNA – Despite a big jump in the number of new homes being built in…
West Kelowna trespasser picked the wrong house
'I KNEW HE WAS THERE.' WEST KELOWNA – It’s probably the last property in West…