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Adam Proskiw

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

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
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This year’s flu vaccine to target relatively vicious strain

KELOWNA – If you feel like this fall has already been worse than others for getting a cold or the flu, Interior Health has some bad news for you. It won’t peak for another month. According to Interior Health medical officer Kamran Golmohammadi the influenza virus and all the other viruses that cause flu-like symptoms...

Would you like fries with your unsolved crimes?

KELOWNA – RCMP have released details on three unsolved crimes in Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country, including stolen guns, credit card fraud and a man who broke into a fast food restaurant and stole boxes of food. On Sept. 5, a suspect used two stolen cards, a bank card and a credit card, to...

Paralyzed Okanagan FMX rider makes history

'WHEN YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO SOMETHING YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN' KELOWNA - A freestyle motocross rider who was paralyzed two years ago while attempting a double front flip has just made history. Bruce Cook is the first paraplegic to land a backflip on a motorcycle in front of a major audience. And he...

Deadline to register your off-road vehicles quickly approaching

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Backcountry riders have until Nov. 1 to register their dirt bikes, ATVs and snowmobiles. The new law, which also stipulates several safety regulations while on Crown land, has been voluntary since last November, and back in May the provincial government extended the hard deadline from June 1 to the start of next month....

Brace yourself, pop culture is set to take over the Okanagan

KELOWNA - The second major expo celebrating comics, cosplay, sci fi and all things nerdy is coming to Kelowna this weekend. The Kelowna Entertainment Expo event organizer Matthew Odland says the two-day event at the Capital News Centre will feature famous actors in fantasy and science fiction, comic book and art vendors, collectibles, action figures...

Kelowna dinner and dance to raise money for orphans in India

KELOWNA - A fundraising dinner for a local orphan’s foundation is being held in Kelowna ahead of the start of the Indian Festival of Lights. Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, starts on Nov. 11 this year, but the Kelowna-based East Meets West Orphans Foundation dinner and dance will take place a month earlier, on...

Kelowna police searching for suspect who stole truck find evidence of another crime

KELOWNA - Police searching for a suspect who stole a pickup truck Wednesday morning found evidence of a second, unrelated crime that had gone undiscovered by the victims. Cpl. Joe Duncan says an officer on patrol on Clement Avenue conducted a routine licence plate check on a green truck around 2:30 a.m. today, Oct. 14....

Half-naked man assaults woman walking to work in Rutland

KELOWNA - Police need help identifying a half-naked man who grabbed the buttocks of a 24-year-old Kelowna woman on her way to work. The woman was walking near the intersection of Mills Road and Highway 33 in Rutland just before 7 a.m. today, Oct. 14, when a man wearing nothing below the waist grabbed her...

Accused bus stabber makes court appearance in Kelowna

KELOWNA - Nearly one year after a Kelowna man was stabbed to death in an allegedly unprovoked and brutal attack on a transit bus, the suspect is in court to find out if there is enough evidence for the trial to proceed. Tyler Jack Newton, 25, is charged with second degree murder for stabbing 55-year-old...

Third of nine ‘Fossils from the Future’ appears downtown

KELOWNA - The third in a series of art pieces that have been popping up around downtown Kelowna can be seen on Bernard Avenue. The industrial art pieces, called Fossils from the Future, are the work of Okanagan artist Johann Wessels for the Kelowna Art Gallery. The first piece, the wreckage of a downed spacecraft, appeared over...

New local charity steps up to send Westbank fashion designer to L.A.

WEST KELOWNA - A First Nations clothing designer from Westbank who was invited to take part in Style Fashion Week in Los Angeles this week thought she had missed her opportunity, but a last minute sponsorship from a new Kelowna charity has her packing her bags. “I leave tomorrow afternoon,” Jill Setah says. “I am...

Kelowna event to bring cyclists and motorists together

KELOWNA - An upcoming event in Kelowna is hoping to bridge the divide between cyclists and motorists. ModaCity is a Vancouver consulting company that uses words, pictures and video to inspire alternative forms of urban mobility. After losing a friend to a cycling accident in Kelowna this summer, co-founders Chris and Melissa Bruntlett have agreed...

Kelowna’s new rescue facility for abused farm animals

KELOWNA - The Kelowna SPCA is unveiling a new addition to their facility on Casorso Road that will allow them to provide care for abused and abandoned horses and other large farm animals. The Recovery and Adoption Barn will serve as a rehabilitation and adoption centre for animals that have been seized in SPCA investigations...

Kelowna woman sentenced for trying to smuggle 35 kg of cocaine into Canada

KELOWNA – A 27-year-old Kelowna woman was sentenced to more than six years in jail for trying to smuggle 35 kilograms of cocaine into Canada from the United States, according to Global Okanagan. Caitlin Gladdish was arrested at the Waneta border crossing near Trail in July last year. Her Volkswagen Jetta had been outfitted with...

Kelowna Gospel Mission to unveil new, larger dining room on Thanksgiving Day

KELOWNA – There’s no reservation necessary and everyone is welcome to the Gospel Mission’s annual Thanksgiving dinner this weekend. The Kelowna Gospel Mission serves more than 800 meals on Thanksgiving Day, Oct. 12. Several local and provincial politicians will serving meals along with more than 50 volunteers. Prior to the meal service, there will be...

New web show lets you sip and learn about Okanagan wine in your slippers

SUMMERLAND – Looking for an alternative to stuffy shows that teach you about the Okanagan’s favourite beverage? There’s a new local wine review show hosted by a cast of colourful characters that features interviews and information about the Okanagan’s best wines and wineries. Sipping with Slippers premiered on YouTube in late September. They recently released...

Board members to crash at homeless shelter

KELOWNA – In an effort to raise awareness of the problem of homelessness in our community, board members of a local shelter will be sleeping over at one of their own facilities tonight. In support of World Homeless Day, several members of the Inn From the Cold board of directors as well as some volunteers,...

Young Kelowna man sentenced for assaulting teenaged girl

Kelowna – A 21-year-old Kelowna man has been sentenced on a charge of assault for pushing the head of a 13-year-old girl towards his crotch. Zachary Xavier Heise, now 21, was with three friends - two girls, aged 13 and 14, and a boy, 16 - in Vernon in May 2013. Heise was significantly older...

You’ll fall in love with all the fun things to do in Kelowna this weekend

KELOWNA – If you’re not too stuffed from Thanksgiving dinner, Kelowna has a ton of events on the plate for the whole family. On Friday night, Oct. 9, the Kelowna Rockets host the Victoria Royals at Prospera Place. The puck drops at 7 p.m. you can get your tickets here.  The Fall Okanagan Wine Festival...

Suspects who shot Lake Country man during home invasion still at large

LAKE COUNTRY – The suspects and the victims of a home invasion and shooting in Lake Country likely knew each other, say Kelowna RCMP. Last Sunday night, Oct. 4, two men entered the home of a Lake Country couple just before midnight. RCMP won’t say if anything was stolen but a media release sent Monday...

Driver crashes into store in West Kelowna

WEST KELOWNA – Firefighters had to extract a man from his car after he drove through the front window at the Bulk Barn in West Kelowna this afternoon. The 78-year-old man wasn't seriously hurt, but the front window of the store at 3610 Carrington Rd. and some merchandise was badly damaged, according to a media...

Bear with two cubs spotted at Kelowna Airport

KELOWNA – The Kelowna Airport sees its share of visitors but nothing like the three spotted there recently. A mother black bear and two cubs were seen three times between the highway and the long term parking lot over the past three weeks, according to airport spokesperson Jenelle Hynes. “There have been no encounters with...

UBCO students launch first campus radio show in the Okanagan

KELOWNA - The Okanagan’s first college radio station doesn’t have a broadcast tower or FM licence, but they are attracting the attention of musicians and listeners across the valley. Heatwave Radio launched online only three weeks ago. Still in the beta stage, they're not worrying too much about their analytics and they don’t really know...