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
Suspected gas leak prompts evacuation order
KELOWNA – A natural gas leak forced the evacuation of more than 50 people on Ellis St. Thursday morning. Residents of the Canery Lofts reported an odour of gas before noon and the leak was isolated to a unit on the fourth floor. The cause of the leak has not been identified but gas was...
Elderly driver falls asleep, hits house
KELOWNA - An elderly man was taken to hospital Wednesday after he drove his car through a fence and into a house off Lakeshore Drive. Kaylee Sanborn lives in the home at 674 Armour Crescent and says she was just getting back from picking her daughter up from school when she saw a black Lincoln...
Gellatly erosion will turn fish-bearing Smith Creek into a culvert
WEST KELOWNA – A state of emergency has been declared for the slope failure along Gellatly Road, and the District of West Kelowna says their best course of action is to cover and reroute the fish-bearing Smith Creek through a culvert. The 160 metres of Gellatly Road between Witt and Angus Road was closed to...
15 months in jail for sex with a 14-year-old
"I JUST MADE A MISTAKE. SHE LOOKED OLDER." KELOWNA – A Kelowna man was handed a 15-month jail sentence for having consensual sex with a 14-year-old girl in 2013. Devin Thomas James Myra, who was 22 at the time, pleaded guilty in Kelowna Provincial Court Monday. He admitted to meeting the girl at a mutual...
Local fighter signs with UFC
“IT’S PRETTY MUCH MY DREAM COMING TRUE.” KELOWNA – A local MMA fighter will make her official debut in the UFC this summer. Sarah “Cheesecake” Moras, 26, first gained attention after she made it to the semifinals of The Ultimate Fighter, an MMA reality show and competition on the FX network. Moras, who is originally...
Centre to bring community of innovators to downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – Developers of a new building proposed for Ellis and Doyle Avenue are saying the finished product will be Canada's most innovative, creative and entrepreneurial technology community. The Okanagan Centre for Innovation is a six-storey, 10,000 square metre structure that would be built in conjunction with Okanagan College, Accelerate Okanagan, the Economic Development Commission, the...
Security, impact on residents take centre stage in planning for COG
KELOWNA - In an effort to broaden appeal, heighten security and reduce negative impact on residents, Center of Gravity is making some changes for 2014. This year will mark the 7th in a row the summer sports and music festival has come to Kelowna courtesy of Wet Ape Production. While the festival certainly helps promote...
A cheaper, more complicated recycling program is coming soon to a curb near you
KELOWNA – Central Okanagan residents with a large collection of plastic shopping bags under their sinks have only ten days left to recycle them curb-side. As of May 19, plastic bags will no longer be accepted in blue bins, and residents will have to take them to a recycling depot in their area. The announcement...
Taxes to increase 21 per cent over next four years
KELOWNA – Homeowners in Kelowna will have to pay 2.49 per cent more in municipal taxes in 2014. And that’s just the start. Approved Monday, the budget means Council has to find a way to increase their revenues from $107.7 million to $131 million by 2018. City financial director Keith Grayston told council Monday municipal...
Former West Kelowna politician loses battle with cancer
WEST KELOWNA – Former Westside regional director Aaron Dinwoodie died yesterday after losing a battle with cancer. Dinwoodie was Westside director on the Central Okanagan Regional District board for many years and served as vice-chair of the board. He was once president of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities, a position normally filled by a...
Gellatly Road could take months to repair
WEST KELOWNA – A major road in West Kelowna will remain closed to pedestrian and vehicle traffic for at least five weeks, according to the District of West Kelowna. Gellatly Road was closed May 2 after residents noticed the bank supporting it had eroded to the point where it was no longer safe. District Communication...
14-year-old boy killed in Lake Country collision
KELOWNA – A 14-year-old boy is dead and three others are injured after a head-on collision in Lake Country Sunday afternoon. The incident happened at around 4 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 97 and Crystal Waters Road. RCMP say two people were in a black Dodge pickup travelling southbound in the outside lane when...
UPDATE: Streamflow advisory lifted
UPDATE: Now that the rain has ceased, a streamflow advisory for the Central Okanagan region has ended. In a press release, the RDCO Emergency Program recommends ongoing flood preparedness efforts by property owners. CENTRAL OKANAGAN – A high streamflow advisory has been issued for all small and medium creeks and watersheds in the Okanagan Monday....
Main Kelowna fire hall volunteer program dissolved
KELOWNA – Volunteer firefighters stationed on Enterprise Way in Kelowna are being redeployed to more rural areas Monday, according to Kelowna Fire Chief Jeff Carlisle. Calling it a reorganization, Carlisle says the move comes after a review of the utilization showed 89 per cent of calls received are within the city’s permanent growth boundary. “Career...
UPDATE: East Kelowna beer store robbed by men with machetes
"IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT YOU GET SOMEONE RUNNING AT YOU SCREAMING WITH A KNIFE." KELOWNA – Jeff Turton and a cashier at McCulloch Station Beer and Wine Store were getting ready to close for the night when two men armed with machetes entered through the front door. “There were two young guys and they walked...