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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
Black ice causes roll over on Casorso Road
KELOWNA - Black ice is to blame for a single vehicle roll over near Swamp Road Sunday night, according to RCMP on the scene. The accident happened between the roundabouts on Casorso Road when the driver lost control of her late model Jeep while travelling west. It came to rest at the bottom of a...
Hunters to march on Premier’s office
KELOWNA – The president of the Oceola Fish and Game Club isn’t going to Saturday's protest at Premier Christy Clark’s office for himself. He’s doing it for his step-son Colin and others of his generation. “I grew up in the Cariboo and general open season on moose ran from September to November,” Sean Richardson says....
You just died. Now what?
KELOWNA – Thanks to several emerging trends in the death industry, the question of what happens after you die just got a little more complicated. With a reputation as a retirement city and 25 per cent of our local population over the age of 60, Kelowna has become something of a last stop for many...
UPDATE: Name released in Hwy. 33 fatality
KELOWNA - The name of the 21-year-old Kelowna woman who died Wednesday afternoon after her vehicle went off the road and down a steep embankment has been released. Alexandra Paulina Nyuli, aged 21, of Kelowna was the driver and sole occupant of a car that left the roadway and rolled more than 100 metres down an embankment. She...
Serial bank robber taunts police with another robbery
VERNON – A man police allege is on a three-province robbery spree has likely hit his ninth bank just one day following an inter-provincial news blitz warning the public about him. According to a release from RCMP, the Dawson Creek RCMP responded to a hold-up alarm at a local financial institution Wednesday just before 4...
Vandals spray paint car, garage door in Glenrosa
WEST KELOWNA - Someone is tagging personal property with spray paint in the Glenrosa neighbourhood of West Kelowna. The latest incident happened last night, Jan. 28, in the 3200-block of McMahon Road, a few blocks from Glenrosa Elementary School, according to a post on Facebook. A Subaru Forrester and garage door were spray painted with pink...
Lake Country Food Bank wins grand prize
LAKE COUNTRY – The Lake Country Food Bank is one step closer to getting the new facility it so desperately needs. In September of last year, the food bank entered into a national non-profit charity contest that gives out $1 million in prizes for deserving organizations in need. The Aviva Community Fund announced Tuesday that...
TIMELINE: Bank robber strikes three provinces in two months
VERNON - A man police are calling a serial armed robber has stolen cash from eight different banks across three provinces in just 52 days, and police are worried he's not done yet. The first in a series of similar incidents happened at 2:50 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2014, when a man dressed in dark...
Serial armed robber strikes in three provinces
VERNON – A serial bank robber who struck eight banks in three provinces in less than two months has managed to elude police, who are now asking the public for help identifying him. The first robbery was Dec. 1 in Princeton, followed by seven other armed robberies in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan. On Dec. 9...
Evicted trailer park tenants threatened with legal fees
KELOWNA – As the deadline to remove their home from Jubilee Mobile Home Park nears, evicted tenants Ross Arnott and Ed Schneider say they are now being threatened with legal fees incurred by the managers who want to use the spot as a maintenance facility. The manufactured home, where they have lived since 2007, is...
Fog causes cancellation, delays at YLW
KELOWNA – The heavy fog that settled over Kelowna Monday morning is affecting both arriving and departing flights at Kelowna International Airport. YLW spokesperson Jenelle Hynes says so far they have only had to cancel a Westjet flight to Vancouver but more are possible. “It’s pea soup here,” she says. “We were having zero visibility...
62-year-old man stabbed at pawn shop
WEST KELOWNA – A 62-year-old man was stabbed during an apparent robbery at a pawn shop in West Kelowna last week and police are asking the public for help finding the suspect. At around 3:30 p.m. Jan. 11, a lone, masked man entered Sidney’s Swap and Shop on Main Street and demanded money, according to...
Glitter revenge website starts up in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Two Kelowna women think they have a sparkly solution for anyone looking to send a fun, harmless message to friends or enemies they think could use a little more glitter in their lives. Sendrevengeglitter.com is a Kelowna-based website that for $9.99 will mail an anonymous envelope containing the most infuriating craft product there...
Local man wants $500,000 for this ridiculous reason
KELOWNA – A Peachland man with a good sense of humour but a less than life-threatening injury is seeking half a million dollars from the public to help get him through a difficult time. Jack Klassen filed the tongue-in-cheek post to the fundraising website gofundme.com Thursday morning. He doesn’t have medical bills to pay and...
Oscar nod for Kelowna film maker
KELOWNA – For one local filmmaker working out of a basement suite, an Academy Award nomination came as quite a surprise. “Our goal is always just to make something that is thought-provoking and that the audience will like,” says Kelowna native and now Academy Award nominated film maker Adam Scorgie. “But when you find out...
UPDATE: 90-year-old pedestrian hit crossing highway
WEST KELOWNA - A 90-year-old man from Williams Lake is in serious but stable condition after he was hit by a southbound vehicle while crossing highway 97 at Daimler Road Wed. Jan. 21. Witnesses say he was attempting to cross the highway against a red light when he was struck by a car driven by...
Is Kelowna hostile to medical marijuana?
KELOWNA – The police raid of a marijuana dispensary in downtown Kelowna last week appears to be an extension of a Kelowna bias against medical marijuana facilities, sources say. Police said they raided Kaya Clinic on Lawrence Ave. Jan. 15 based on complaints from the public, including complaints forwarded by the City of Kelowna. Inside, police...
What inspired a Kelowna man to try changing the world
KELOWNA - For most people, life changes gradually. For Michael Lavigne however, a single day in 2013 marked the start of his new life. Although a successful businessperson in Manitoba, he found himself depressed to the point his doctor prescribed him medication. “Here I was, newly married, a good job, making lots of money but...
Armed robber who took pizza delivery driver hostage has sentence reduced
KELOWNA – A Surrey man who shot at police and kidnapped a pizza delivery driver after robbing a Kelowna pawn shop three years ago had his sentence reduced last week. Devan Markcus Wong, now 21, was wearing a ski mask and carrying a loaded 9mm pistol when he walked into Premier Jewelry and Loans in...
Suspected drunk driver rolls vehicle into drainage ditch
KELOWNA – A man in his 20’s who rolled his vehicle into a ditch in Glenmore Friday morning may have been drunk. According to Const. Kris Clark the accident happened around 9:30 a.m. on Valley Road. Police were able to find the alleged driver when a witness, who smelled alcohol on the man's breath, told...
Locals wrapping up second film about the Okanagan’s newest sport
OKANAGAN – A year after their first film was named a finalist at the Vancouver International Film Festival, Kelowna climbers Clayton Arnall and Andy White are close to finishing their second film about bouldering in the Okanagan. Out of the Shadows, the follow up to The Fields – A Bouldering Film, is about a small community...
Price of go-juice in the Okanagan still above provincial average
OKANAGAN – As the price of oil continues to fall, drivers across the country are noticing it costs them a lot less to fill their tanks. Compared with the rest of Canada however, Okanagan prices haven't been set as low. According to GasBuddy.com, a website that compares gas prices across North America, most prices in...
World famous photographer loses Kelowna cabin to fire
KELOWNA – A luxury cabin in Ellison that burned to the ground over the weekend belongs to world-renowned photographer and inventor Gary Fong. Fong, a former musician and wedding photographer, is also the inventor of several popular lighting systems and an instructional website many professionals around the world consider the gold standard. His best known...
Hells Angel and friend get five years for gun charges
KELOWNA – Two men with ties to the Hells Angels were each sentenced to five years in jail Tuesday for getting caught carrying an arsenal of weapons in 2010. Hells Angel Joseph Bruce Skreptak, 52, and alleged gang associate Cory Montemurro, 44, were pulled over November 25, 2010 after leaving a legal marijuana grow operation...