Adam Proskiw

KELOWNA – The elderly woman accused of a fatal downtown hit and run over the weekend was stopped by police three times since 2007 for various allegations. Sharon Marlene Scott, 71, is alleged to have fled the scene of an accident after an 83-year-old woman walking home on Doyle Avenue at around 1 a.m. was hit...

KELOWNA – Not enough snow at Big White Ski Resort has forced management to postpone their season opening by at least a couple of days. The resort had planned to open some of their runs on Thursday, November 27 but announced on their Facebook page Monday that skiers and snowboarders will have to wait until...

KELOWNA – Kelowna has been named the most pet-friendly city in all of Canada. The data, released by Canadian Dogs Annual, was calculated per capita and looked at access to veterinary care, training opportunities, pet sitters as well as the number of pet-friendly restaurants and accommodations. “We even took into consideration air quality and the...

KELOWNA - An elderly woman died as a result of an early morning hit and run in an alley in downtown Kelowna Sunday. Julie Gillespie, 83, was walking home on Doyle Avenue at around 1:15 a.m. when she was struck by a driver who also lives in the area. Const. Kris Clark says the woman...

KELOWNA – Around a dozen residents and business owners joined Kelowna mayor Walter Gray at the north end of the nearly completed Mission Creek Bridge Friday afternoon for an update on the $11 million Lakeshore Road project. Upgrades to the busy tourist and commuter section of Lakeshore Road between Richter Street and Barnaby Road began...

KELOWNA - Conor Grossmith is not criminally responsible for the 2012 murder of his mother Kathleen Gilchrist. Grossmith, 26, has been in Kelowna Supreme Court every day this week as lawyers try to sort out whether he is guilty of second degree murder or not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder. Complicating the case...

KELOWNA – The last memory Conor Grossmith says he has of his mother is her watching television in the living room of their house in the Lower Mission. He doesn't remember her going upstairs to bed around 9 p.m., he doesn't remember going to the garage and taking a hammer out of a toolbox and...

KELOWNA - The second of three psychiatrists who will testify in the trial of Conor Grossmith says manic psychosis, not alcohol, was the primary reason he attacked his mother with a hammer in 2012. Dr. Stanley Semrau is a forensic psychiatrist who specializes in mental states and their influence on violent acts. He interviewed Grossmith...

KELOWNA – The personal journal of Conor Grossmith paints a picture of a troubled young man suffering from bouts of intense depression and thoughts of suicide mixed with euphoria and grand delusions. Dr. Shabehram Lohrasbe, a psychiatrist from Vancouver Island, testified Tuesday that during examination Grossmith showed signs of bipolar disorder. He also said that...

KELOWNA – If civic elections were decided by underage students, the results would be quite different according to a new program that teaches young people about the democratic process. Student Vote is a Canada-wide civic education program that combines classroom lectures with news dissemination followed by an in-school vote on election day. As of noon...

KELOWNA - Polls in Kelowna and West Kelowna open Saturday, November 15 at 8 a.m. with 17 locations to choose from. To prove identity and residency, voters must bring two pieces of identification, at least one with your signature.  Acceptable forms include CareCard, B.C. drivers licence, B.C. ID from the Motor Vehicle Branch, Canadian Citizenship,...

KELOWNA – Downtown Kelowna around Stuart Park is already crowded with people for a free, weekend-long outdoor hockey festival that begins Saturday Nov. 15. The Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour promises free hockey activities, prizes and the chance to meet some former NHL players. There will also be a winter market showcasing local food trucks, a...

KELOWNA – After months of speculation that it would not happen, Kelowna’s biggest summer music and extreme sports festival is coming back to Kelowna for its eighth year. Wet Ape Productions announced Thursday morning that Centre of Gravity will be held in Kelowna’s downtown City Park July 24 and will incorporate aspects of Wet Ape’s...

KELOWNA – A Kelowna woman with no criminal record who had her vehicle taken by the B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office will get her property back thanks to a Supreme Court judge who called the seizure "zealous." The case dates back to July 1, 2014 when Kelowna RCMP received an anonymous tip that an impaired man...

KELOWNA – It was obvious during the final regular meeting of the current Kelowna city council the elected officials became more than just colleagues over the last three years. “I’m really so proud to be associated with all of you,” said outgoing mayor Walter Gray. “At the end of the day the chemistry just worked.” “Three...

KELOWNA - Too many tourist attraction signs are confusing and a danger to public safety; too few will have a negative impact on the tourism industry, so Kelowna city councillors have reached a compromise. The city had originally drafted and passed a policy intending to replace the numerous attraction signs with one single sign alerting travellers to the...