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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
Two structure fires in the last 24 hours
KELOWNA – Firefighters had a busy 24 hours with a pair of structure fires in Kelowna and Lake Country. The first started in a detached workshop in East Kelowna Sunday afternoon at around 2:30 p.m. According to Platoon Captain Steve Wallick, fire crews were called to a fully-involved shop on the 3600 block of Spiers...
Okanagan wetlands get help from federal government
OKANAGAN – A handful of local and federal leaders as well as a representative from the Okanagan Nation Alliance announced Friday the start of a two year program to restore and rehabilitate wetlands across the Okanagan. The recently concluded first phase of the project involved public outreach, information gathering, mapping and prioritization. Phase two will...
Local bus drivers plan moment of silence for murdered passenger
KELOWNA – The moment the funeral for the man stabbed to death on a Kelowna bus last week begins in Vancouver, close to 30 local transit buses will pull to the side of the road for a minute of silence honouring the man who so faithfully used their service over the past two years. Caesar...
Trees blocking million dollar view vandalized in Lower Mission
KELOWNA – A stand of trees in Mission Ridge Park have suddenly and inexplicably started dying and the City of Kelowna is looking at vandalism as a possible cause. The trees, 11 ponderosa pines of varying age and height, are on city property only a few metres from a house being built on Westpoint Drive....
Video still key to social media campaigns in 2014
KELOWNA – Virtually all candidates in the upcoming civic election are taking advantage of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, but the one that has been around the longest is likely still the best at getting the message out. In 2011, a website used the numbers of Facebook followers to successfully predict not...
Interest on first day civic election advance polls same as 2011
KELOWNA – More than 1,500 people took to the polls on the first of four advance voting days in the Kelowna civic election Wednesday and early numbers indicate interest in the 2014 election is roughly similar to 2011. While total advanced voter turnout on the first day is significantly lower this year – 2,063 compared...
Council candidates endorsed by Kelowna firefighters
KELOWNA – A day after they announced their endorsement for mayoral candidate Sharon Shepherd, the Kelowna Professional Firefighters Association have released a list of candidates for council they feel are best suited to ensure public safety remains a priority. Aside from supporting all four incumbent councillors seeking re-election, the association is also throwing their weight...
Latest WFN art honours veterans of all backgrounds
WEST KELOWNA – A new sculpture by renowned First Nation artist Smoker Marchand was unveiled in West Kelowna Tuesday. Marchand says the steel monument, which depicts three warriors in full battle dress, represents veterans of all backgrounds who have served in the military. “I wanted to show a strong Indian man. I wanted to show...
West Kelowna candidates forum tonight
WEST KELOWNA – On the day advanced voting opens across the valley, candidates for mayor, councillor and school trustee will be at Constable Neil Bruce Middle School in West Kelowna Wednesday night for the first all candidates forum. The three part forum, organized by the Westside Board of Trade, starts with candidates for council at 6:30...
Support for new fire hall likely reason firefighters endorse Shepherd for mayor
KELOWNA – Candidate for mayor Sharon Shepherd got an election endorsement from some of the most trusted life-savers in the city Tuesday. The president of The Kelowna Professional Firefighters Association Dennis Miller said in a press release that working with Shepherd during her nine years as councillor and six as mayor has convinced the Association she is...
Admitted child pornographer opts to start sentence early
KELOWNA - A man who admits to making child pornography in 2007 and 2008 has opted to go into custody early. David Gerald Smart, 42, pleaded guilty to making and possessing child pornography in Kelowna and Cranbrook between Nov. 1, 2007 and Jan. 31, 2008. Charged in August 2013, Smart was granted bail and released, but on Tuesday...
Murder victim was a popular employee of Kelowna Flightcraft
KELOWNA - The man killed in what police are calling an unprovoked attack on a city bus last week is being remembered by coworkers as a popular, unique man dedicated to his job. Before he was murdered on a bus on Baron Road last Thursday, Caesar Rosales, 55, was a business systems analyst for Kelowna...
UPDATE: Suspect charged with second degree murder in Kelowna bus killing
KELOWNA – The Kelowna man arrested Friday night in connection with a killing on a B.C. Transit bus has now been charged with second degree murder. RCMP aren't releasing the accused's name until his scheduled court appearance Monday, Nov. 3, according to a media release. In a media conference Friday, Supt. Nick Romanchuk said he...
UPDATE: More than a dozen people witnessed murder on Kelowna city bus
BUS PASSANGERS WARY AFTER MURDER KELOWNA – Passengers on the number eight bus in Kelowna are eyeing each other with more suspicion Friday, after a man was murdered in an apparently random knife attack at a stop on Baron Road Thursday night. Taran Mundie, 23, is a UBCO student who takes the bus almost every...
Hockey players back from the dead have an important message
KELOWNA – They died doing what they loved. “I was playing hockey,” says Dennis Savage. “I passed the puck, took two more steps and dropped dead. My heart just stopped.” Savage, a 66-year-old retired police detective, is one of two Ogopogo senior men’s club hockey players who, within the last eight months, died on the ice....
Scary number of Halloween events in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The spookiest night of the year is just around the corner and Kelowna has no shortage of frightful fun for the whole family. This is the final year to visit the ever popular East Kelowna Haunted Hall. Bigger and more terrifying than ever, the Haunted Hall is not for the faint of heart....
A terrifying, bloody end to the East Kelowna Haunted Hall
KELOWNA – One of Kelowna’s most popular Halloween attractions will soon be as dead as the corpses it used to scare kids and adults for the past three years. The East Kelowna Haunted Hall has been a yearly fixture ever since organizer Kathy Bullach started it with her own decorations in 2012. She says although...
Kelowna born actor cast in second season of True Detective
KELOWNA – From Snakes on a Plane to Friday Night Lights, Kelowna-born actor Taylor Kitsch…
Power back on at CrocTalk animal rescue… for now
KELOWNA – You might say he’s caught between a hot rock and a hard place. Doug Illman is the owner and operator of CrocTalk Conservation and Rescue, a reptile rehabilitation and education centre in Southeast Kelowna. With more than 50 animals including adult crocodiles, exotic cats, fish and birds, the centre functions as both a...
Taxpayers First slate has plans for the Central Okanagan Regional District
KELOWNA – The slate of five council hopefuls known as Taxpayers First have unveiled a plan that, if elected, would put a massive, multi-storey commercial/residential building on the current Regional District lot on KLO Road as part of a restructuring plan. Taxpayers First, made up of Carol Gran, Graham James, Dale Olson, Michael Gorman and...
Police need help solving five-year-old murder
KELOWNA – Five years after Kelowna resident Christopher Daniel Hetu died from multiple gunshots at a park in Kelowna, police are still looking for clues about what happened. Hetu, an unemployed construction worker who was 20 at the time of his death, was found in Millbridge Park suffering from three to five gunshot wounds in...
Centre of Gravity welcome back but only in July
KELOWNA – Centre of Gravity is welcome to return to Kelowna for its eighth year, but only if it’s not during the August long weekend. Council received a report from the Outdoor Events Committee Monday, which looked at how the three-day festival impacted residents, the RCMP and local infrastructure. Wet Ape Productions agreed to move the...
Convicted killer Foerster back in court for sex worker assault and home invasion charges
KELOWNA – A lawyer for the man convicted of murdering Taylor Van Diest will be back in Kelowna court Friday to deal with a pair of unrelated charges. Matthew Foerster will either enter a guilty plea or fix a date for trial relating to incidents which took place in 2004 and 2005, according to Crown prosecutors....
Shepherd won’t debate unless all candidates given equal opportunity
KELOWNA – Mayoral candidate Sharon Shepherd says she won’t participate in any forums or debates leading up to the November municipal election unless all candidates are invited. “Democracy is an inclusive process. When eight people qualify to vie for the Mayor’s seat on Kelowna City Council, they each deserve a fair opportunity to speak,” Shepherd...