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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
DJ from Kelowna on tour with Rihanna
KELOWNA – A Las Vegas DJ who grew up in Kelowna is touring with one…
VIDEO: Kelowna girl serenaded onstage by Justin Bieber
KELOWNA – A local girl’s dream came true over the weekend when Justin Bieber took…
Sources cast doubt on ‘murder-suicide’
WEST KELOWNA – Police may have more work ahead of them if they think two…
Herd of Okanagan elk caught on film
KELOWNA – An Facebook page has posted a video of a rare encounter with a…
Not sure what to do with your kids for Spring Break? Send them to Mars
KELOWNA – For two weeks starting March 14, parents across Kelowna will be scrambling to…
Rock climbing gear found downtown
KELOWNA – RCMP are looking to return a bag of rock climbing gear to its…
Fresh, new sand for popular Kelowna beach
KELOWNA – A large section of Rotary Beach on Lakeshore Drive is getting a fresh…
Abused animal fundraiser to “rock” Kelowna
KELOWNA – A local animal rescue organization is holding an afternoon tea and silent auction…
1.2 kilograms of GHB, stolen property seized during impaired driving stop
KELOWNA – Stolen property, more than a kilogram of GHB and an impaired driver were…
Gas prices climbing across the Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – After weeks of gas prices hovering in the $.90 per litre range, stations…
Former Kelowna Rockets player jailed for robberies
KELOWNA – A former Kelowna Rockets player was sentenced to almost two years of jail…
Locals awarded Medals of Bravery for 2012 rescue attempt in Wood Lake
KELOWNA – Six people have been given Medals of Bravery from the Governor General for…
Journalist who spent a year kidnapped by insurgents coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA – A Canadian journalist who was kidnapped, tortured and raped in Somalia will speak…
Kelowna baby with suspicious brain injury removed from parents
'IF HE MISBEHAVES, JUST SLAP HIM UP THE BACK OF HIS HEAD' KELOWNA – A…
Calgary man stabbed, slashed at Kelowna bus depot
KELOWNA – Staff at the Greyhound bus depot broke up a fight between two men…
Suspect who bear sprayed friends during a fight in West Kelowna convicted of assault
KELOWNA – A Kelowna judge had the unenviable task of determining who was at fault…
International tech company setting up in Kelowna
KELOWNA – An American tech company is building an operations centre in Kelowna, bringing even…
This is why you shouldn’t steal from a church parking lot in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A church goer’s prayers were answered when a pastor spotted their stolen truck…
Spring temperatures create slushy mess at local ski hill
KELOWNA – A near record amount of snow this year combined with unseasonably warm temperatures…
UPDATE: Bogus bomb threat at Kelowna Airport
KELOWNA – The bomb threat received at Kelowna International Airport this morning was fake. Const.…
Edgy burlesque troupe strutting through Kelowna
KELOWNA – A world-famous burlesque group will be making a stop in Kelowna next month.…
A Kelowna man thought he was doing heroin, but it was pure fentanyl. And it killed him.
KELOWNA – A Kelowna man who died from an overdose thought he was taking heroin,…
Police find more fentanyl in Kelowna and Lake Country raids
KELOWNA – Local RCMP have been taking the fentanyl threat seriously, and have shut down…
Massive seizure of fentanyl in West Kelowna drug factory raid
WEST KELOWNA – Four people have been arrested and almost 200 grams of fentanyl were…