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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
Strong wind grounds sailboat on Okanagan Lake in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Heavy winds have pushed a sailboat aground near Cedar Creek in Kelowna this…
Top astronomer in Okanagan to talk about probability of life on other planets
VERNON – One of Canada’s top astronomers will be in Vernon next month talking about…
Kelowna company raising funds for new Vikings board game
KELOWNA – The Kelowna game company responsible for bringing Sunnyvale Trailer Park to your coffee…
Disgusted Kelowna gun group organizing cleanup and enforcement of backwoods ranges
KELOWNA – Residents of Kelowna, including a group of concerned gun enthusiasts, are taking it…
Crash sends Kelowna cyclist to hospital
KELOWNA – A 61-year-old cyclist who was riding on the sidewalk and not wearing a…
Backcountry messes targeted by Kelowna shooters
KELOWNA LIKELY ISN'T ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WILL THIS SOLUTION SPREAD? KELOWNA – A group…
Impaired driver crashes into Pandosy Street tree Sunday morning
KELOWNA – A man police say may have been drunk collided with a tree on…
Alberta woman charged in gang-related gun and drug bust in West Kelowna last month
WEST KELOWNA – Charges of drug trafficking and possession of guns have been laid against…
Security cameras finally get onboard Kelowna city buses
KELOWNA – In an effort to keep bus drivers and their passengers safe, B.C. Transit…
Kelowna comes together to provide ESL for immigrants left high and dry by government
KELOWNA – Close to 100 people from around the world graduated from a summer program…
Kelowna’s Olympic swimmer comes home this weekend
KELOWNA – Local Olympian Kierra Smith will be welcomed back from Rio with a late…
Crown seeks long term offender status for final Westside Road shooter
KELOWNA – A hearing is underway to determine if the man involved in the 2012…
Kelowna women sexually assaulted while they slept
KELOWNA – Police say two women were sexually assaulted by a man who entered their…
Theft from unlocked vehicles spike in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – Unlocked vehicles continue to be targets for thieves in Lake Country. RCMP…
Crews working to restore power and water to neighbourhoods evacuated by Bear Creek wildfire
WEST KELOWNA – Firefighters from around the Okanagan spent the night patrolling the Bear Creek…
UPDATE: Bear Creek evacuation alerts, orders in effect overnight
UPDATE 6:36 p.m. Aug. 23: all evacuation alerts and orders remain in effect overnight. KELOWNA…
Charges laid in connection with Peachland online date that turned into a kidnapping
PEACHLAND – The man arrested for allegedly kidnapping a woman he met through online dating…
Kelowna man accused of stabbing girl in Rutland now charged with Ben Lee Park machete attack
KELOWNA – The man charged with stabbing a Kelowna woman in the back one week…
Kelowna machete attack victim points finger at man arrested for stabbing ex-girlfriend
"I WAS TRAUMATIZED. BLOOD WAS SPRAYING EVERYWHERE." LANGUAGE ADVISORY KELOWNA – Matt LeBlanc was at…
WorkSafeBC concerned about heat wave in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – WorkSafeBC is alerting employers and workers of a greater danger of heat stroke…
Kelowna man going to jail for guns and drugs
KELOWNA – A Kelowna man with more than 20 previous convictions has been sentenced for…
Campfires banned in Central Okanagan Regional District
CAMPFIRES STILL ALLOWED IN B.C. PARKS, CROWN AND PRIVATE LANDS CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Starting tomorrow…
Suspect arrested for stabbing woman in Rutland
KELOWNA – RCMP have arrested a suspect accused of stabbing a woman in the back…
Beware of Kelowna bears bulking up on berries and salmon
KELOWNA – As berries ripen and salmon prepare to run in Mission Creek, the Regional…