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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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VIDEO: 20,000 young fish pumped into lake

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Moving more than 20,000 young fish from a hatchery into a lake isn't easy, unless you have the right tools for the job. On Sunday, May 3, Go Fish B.C., a nonprofit program organized by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of Canada, released a behind-the-scenes video of the restocking of rainbow trout in Paul Lake...

Kenny vs. Spenny coming to Kelowna

KELOWNA – Two best friends famous around the world for their not-so-friendly but always entertaining rivalry are coming to Kelowna this summer. Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice starred in a hit Canadian TV show called Kenny vs. Spenny which featured two lifelong “friends” square-ing off every week in competitions like “Who can wear a dead...

MAP: 1,500 expected for 18th annual Kettle Valley Neighbourhood Garage Sale

KELOWNA – For the 18th year in a row, Kettle Valley will host one of the biggest community garage sales in Kelowna this weekend. Last year more than 1,100 people visited the 78 booths, but this year is expected to be even larger. So far more than 100 homes have agreed to take part, and according...

Mounties shoot moose in downtown Kelowna

KELOWNA – RCMP had to shoot and kill a moose in downtown Kelowna early this morning after it was hit by an SUV on Harvey Avenue. Cpl. Joe Duncan says the call came in shortly after 4 a.m., May 1, and RCMP arrived to find a badly injured moose in the westbound lanes of the...

Jail for amateur boxer who had sex with Kelowna minor

KELOWNA – A 25-year-old Kelowna man was handed a minimum sentence of 90 days in jail for having consensual sex with a 14-year-old girl last summer. Alexander Schoenherr, 25, is an amateur boxer and self-described 'loner' with no prior criminal record. He pleaded guilty to one count of sexual touching of a person under 16....

Almost $50k raised at first Papa John’s Dreams for Kids Day

KELOWNA – The first ever Papa John’s Dreams for Kids Day raised more than $42,000 to help make dreams come true for kids with disabilities and life-threatening illnesses. Papa John’s took over the program from Wendy’s late last year. And yesterday, April 29, five participating restaurants in Kelowna, West Kelowna, Kamloops and Prince George raised...

UPDATE: Man arrested after stabbing in West Kelowna

WEST KELOWNA – A 45-year-old man remains in hospital with life threatening injuries after he was stabbed early Wednesday afternoon. RCMP were called about a stabbing near the intersection of Solar Road and Elliot Road in West Kelowna just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29. “When police attended they located a 45-year-old man suffering...

Live music competition to rock Kelowna

KELOWNA – A local music competition hopes to highlight just how hard the Okanagan can rock. Okanagan Rocks is an all-categories music competition that is open to solo acts, duos and bands. Six acts will play their original music for the audience and judges, with the winning act getting recording time at Big Audio Productions....

Convicted murderer who rammed police in stolen truck released

KELOWNA – A convicted murderer who Justice Peter Rogers calls a 'serial criminal' will be released from custody later today despite using a stolen truck to ram a police car just one year after being released from prison. Daniel Mader, 31, was sentenced to time served Wednesday in Kelowna Supreme Court. He pleaded guilty to...

VIDEO: Five days at YLW in under five minutes

KELOWNA - Five days worth of activity at Kelowna International Airport can be viewed in under five minutes, thanks to a recently-released time lapse video of an apron expansion project. The 4-minute, 30-second video shows activity on the airport apron over five days and nights. Each second represents around 30 minutes of real time. Airport...

Motorcycle, cash and pendant stolen in separate thefts

KELOWNA – RCMP are asking the public for help locating several items stolen in Kelowna and West Kelowna over the last ten days. On April 19 a client at a Kelowna tanning salon left behind a gold eagle pendant in one of the rooms. When the owner returned the pendant was missing. It is said...

Kelowna charity sending aid to Nepal

KELOWNA – A local charity that helps marginalized children around the world is collecting funds for displaced residents of Nepal after the worst earthquake to hit the country in nearly a century. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the capital of Kathmandu Saturday, April 25. The most recent numbers show more than 4,600 dead, but with...

Local students given $50k to learn coding skills

KELOWNA – Students looking to learn more about computer coding in the hopes of entering the quickly growing technology sector got a boost from the provincial government today. Okanagan College will be getting part of a $250,000 funding grant from the provincial government to help develop computer coding-related skills for the growing sector. Premier Christy...

Body found in Ben Lee Park

KELOWNA – RCMP say the body of a middle-aged man was found in Ben Lee Park Sunday evening. A group of girls were playing basketball when one of them noticed a man lying prone, within the boards of the outdoor hockey rink around 6:30 p.m., April 26, according to Cpl. Joe Duncan. The identity of...

Health Authority gets ceremonial key to new surgical centre

KELOWNA – The first three floors of the new Interior Heart and Surgical Centre won’t be open to patients until the fall, but on Friday Plenary Health presented the Interior Health Authority an oversized ceremonial key to signify the end of their construction. A press release from Plenary Health says 700 Interior Health employees, physicians...

Kelowna’s newest attraction will test your nerves and your teamwork

KELOWNA – The door locks behind you and the clock starts counting down. You are trapped in a dimly lit room and an eery soundtrack begins to play in the background. For the next 45 minutes you and your team search frantically for clues as you try to escape Kelowna's newest and perhaps most thrilling...

Happy 10th birthday YouTube; local viral videos

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The very first YouTube video was uploaded ten years ago today so InfoNews has put together some of our regions most watched clips of the last decade. The first Okanagan classic is about a focused skater singing the national anthem at a Penticton Vees game in October 2014. It has more than 3-million...

PROSKIW: Teaching is tougher than it looks

Yesterday I had the chance to be a middle school teacher for half a day at the fourth annual Living Library at my old school. It was a little frustrating. Groups of four to 10 students had 15 minutes to sit with me and ask questions about the business of local reporting. I was impressed...

Local fighter readies for UFC 186 in Montreal

KELOWNA - A local MMA fighter is in Montreal this week getting ready for his first match in the UFC. Shane "Shaolin" Campbell is the fourth Kelowna-based fighter to be called by the biggest promotion in the world. He was asked last minute if he would be willing to fill in on the main card...

Pet teeth cleaners recognize need for regulation

KELOWNA – Concern raised about unlicenced, unqualified pet oral hygienists isn’t confined to veterinarians and the college that regulates them: Several groomers who offer dental cleaning in the Okanagan say they are worried the good are getting lumped in with the bad. Since our story last week about Lexy, an eight-year-old shih-tzu which her owner...

The end is near for Croc Talk in Kelowna

KELOWNA – It appears mounting and compounding problems for a reptile and exotic animal exhibition will mean the end for Croc Talk in Kelowna. The east Kelowna facility doesn’t have a business licence, faces numerous city bylaw infractions, has given up several animals to the SPCA, others have been confiscated by conservation officers or lost,...

Stunning time-lapse of skies over Kelowna

KELOWNA – With summer just around the corner, one amateur photographer has made a time lapse video of the beautiful skies Kelowna residents have been treated to lately. Stephen Wells is the general manager of Kettle Valley in the Mission. He says in a comment he only recently started working with time-lapse photography but still...