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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.
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Zero per cent increase? Taxes nearly doubled on Gran’s watch
KELOWNA – Carol Gran, a candidate in a new political slate promising zero per cent tax increases for the next four years, served on council during the largest municipal tax increase in Kelowna's recent history. Gran said in a press release, if elected, the first order of business for the slate of three, including Dale Olson...
Police warn of fake air quality testing scam
Kelowna – A door-to-door scam involving a fake survey of air quality has police issuing a warning to residents. According to a release from Kelowna RCMP, they received a complaint from a resident who was visited by two men saying they were from a Saskatchewan company called Northern Air Solutions. The men told the resident...
Cause of basement fire in Ellison unknown
Kelowna – An investigation is underway into the cause of a basement fire in Ellison Wednesday night. Platoon captain Eric Simpson says crews were called to a house on Old Vernon Road at around 9:20 p.m. and found the lone resident waiting outside. Although the fire was contained to the basement, Simpson says there is...
Councillor announces she will run again
KELOWNA – Add one more name to the list of sitting councillors who will be on the ballot again this fall. Mohini Singh, who was first elected three years ago, has announced she will seek re-election to a second term. “There's a lot of unfinished business,” she says. “I see good things happening for Kelowna...
Ex-boyfriend busted for breaking and entering
Kelowna – A 34-year-old Kelowna man was arrested Tuesday after his ex-girlfriend found him in her home going through her personal belongings. RCMP were called to a house on Gerstmar Road in the early afternoon with reports of a break and enter. According to Const. Kelly Brett, the homeowner had just returned home to find...
Civic party vows to put taxpayers first
KELOWNA – A group of three Kelowna residents who will run together for council this fall are vowing to freeze taxes and address what they say is a lack of transparency in how the city is managed. The group, Taxpayers First, is made up of two former councillors and a local realtor. Carol Gran, Dale...
Body found in West Kelowna dog park not suspicious
KELOWNA - A body found at a dog beach in West Kelowna early Wednesday morning is not suspicious, according to RCMP. The investigation has determined the individual died of natural causes and the coroner has been called. Gellately Dog Beach is located on Gellatly Road between the CNR Wharf and Rotary Park. To contact the...
Westside shooter threatened man and his young son
KELOWNA – The encounter lasted only a few minutes but left a strong impression on Mark Langmead and his 11-year-old son. “It was very disturbing,” he told Justic Ian Josephson in the B.C. Supreme Court trial of accused Westside shooter Michael Ellis Tuesday. “(My son) was very upset. He was extremely quiet and refused to...
Local fighter ranked third best in the country
KELOWNA – Local MMA athlete Sarah “Cheesecake” Moras was recently ranked in the top three female fighters in Canada by MMACanada.net. Moras, 26, got her start on the TV show The Ultimate Fighter last year and won her first official fight in the UFC by unanimous decision July 6 against Alexis Dufresne. “I think every ranking does...
Witness testimonies conflict in Westside shooter trial
KELOWNA – Conflicting testimonies were heard Monday in the Supreme Court attempted murder case of accused Westside Road shooter Michael Ellis. Darren Fayant and his wife Gwynn were in West Kelowna for a vacation July 31, 2012. They had just left Mission Hill Winery and were stopped at the intersection of Mission Hill Road and...
$176,000 in jewelry stolen from the Bay
KELOWNA – A daring break and enter at the Bay in Orchard Park Mall almost a month ago has police asking the public for help identifying three suspects who stole $176,000 worth of jewelry. Const. Steve Holmes says two males and one female used a tool to pry open the door of the department store...
“HE’S SHOOTING AT ME, HE’S SHOOTING AT ME:” Dramatic audio from the 2012 Westside Road shootout with police
KELOWNA – The chase lasts close to an hour and takes police from West Kelowna to Vernon along the busy, winding Westside Road in the middle of summer 2012. During that time, police are shot at and their cars rammed by a suspect desperate to get away. It began shortly after 1 p.m. July 31...
PROSKIW: The lesson of the day: It’s okay to fight dirty
At a recent B.C. Teachers Federation anti-government rally, one of the speakers brought someone with her to the microphone. Her five-year-old son was suddenly before 300 cheering people on the side of a busy highway. The boy tries to hide in her arms a few times but after some gentle prodding he eventually parrots “I want school.”...
“SHOTS FIRED:” Cop testifies suspect shot at police truck, car
KELOWNA – Details of the first few moments of a 2012 high speed chase and shootout with police along Westside Road included testimony in Kelowna Supreme Court from two plainclothes RCMP officers who say they were shot at from a vehicle driven by the accused, Michael Ellis. Const. Mike Taylor and Const. Michael Philion of...
Body found near Kelowna hiking trail
KELOWNA – The body of a deceased man was found in a wooded area near Enterprise Way and Commerce Avenue Wednesday afternoon and investigators are looking for clues as to how the man died. According to a Sept. 3 Global Okanagan story, investigators were treating the area as a crime scene. RCMP released a statement Thursday,...
This ‘Floating island’ on Okanagan Lake could be yours
OKANAGAN – It’s the size of a small island, has multiple bedrooms and bathrooms like a cottage, but it can take you across the lake at 65 km/h. A luxury sport yacht owned by Penticton resident George Speirs was listed for sale on Kijiji this past weekend. The price tag for the 63’ Sea Ray...
TEACHERS’ STRIKE: Huge rally planned Wednesday; Soccer fields closing?
WEST KELOWNA – Christy Clark's constituency office better get used to company. More than 200 people gathered out front of the Premier's West Kelowna constituency office on Dobbin Road today—what should have been the first day of school—to add pressure in her dispute with the province's teachers and a whole lot more may be coming...
Trial begins for man accused of shooting at police
KELOWNA – Dozens of witnesses and roughly 100 pieces of evidence are expected over the coming weeks in the attempted murder trial of a man accused of shooting at police and motorists during a high speed chase on Westside Road in 2012. Michael Ellis, 41, is alleged to be one of three people who fled...
Vernon woman starting international registry of animal abusers
OKANAGAN – A Vernon woman is about to launch a website that could potentially make life a lot better for thousands of animals around the world. Camille Block is a part-time veterinary assistant and developer of the Animal Abuse Defence Registry. The registry is an online list of convicted animal abusers she hopes to make available...
UPDATE: Missing Alberta man identified after boat found adrift on Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA – The search continues for a missing Alberta man after his abandoned boat was found floating in the middle of Okanagan Lake Tuesday night. Brian Daryl Lakevold’s, 64, boat was found near Kalamoir Regional Park in Lakeview Heights in West Kelowna around 9:17 p.m. after a local couple reported they had hit an unoccupied...
Power pole fire leaves Ross Road residents without electricity
KELOWNA – A power pole fire in West Kelowna has forced B.C. Hydro to shut off electricity to several homes in the Ross Road area. West Kelowna Fire Rescue were called to the intersection of Ross Road and Stevens Road Thursday at around 12:30 p.m. with reports of a fire at the top of a...
Alcohol likely behind traffic blocking Lake Country crash
KELOWNA – The driver of a Subaru Imprezza that rear-ended a fifth-wheel trailer and held up traffic in Lake Country for hours Wednesday afternoon was impaired, say RCMP. Const. Kris Clark says the 45-year-old Prince George man crashed into the back of a fifth-wheel on Highway 97 near Beaver Lake Road shortly before 3 p.m....
Infant found dead in McKinley Landing
KELOWNA – Police are investigating after a two-month-old baby was found dead at a home in McKinley Landing Wednesday morning. Paramedics were called to the house on Dobbin Road with a report that a baby had stopped breathing and had no pulse. According to Const. Kris Clark, the infant was taken to Kelowna General Hospital...
Electronic music festival showcases female talent
KELOWNA – A two-day music and arts festival featuring an all-female lineup is coming back to Kelowna for the second year in a row. The Female Arts and Music Exhibition (FAME) is a collection of female promoters, DJ’s, artists, musicians, technicians and engineers who share a passion for electronic music and art. It takes place...