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
Smile study says Kelowna among happiest cities in Canada
"A SMALL GRIN DOESN'T SCORE AS HIGHLY AS A BROAD SMILE." KELOWNA – If you judge a city’s happiness based on the number of Instagram photos featuring smiling subjects, then a recently released app has some good news for residents of Kelowna. Jetpac City Guides is a Canadian company that conducted a study revealing, based...
Meet my daughter, Cthulhu
KELOWNA - Two parents from Kelowna have decided on a novel, and some would say risky, new way to name their soon-to-be-born daughter. Stephen McLaughlin and his wife Alysha have decided to let random people from the internet submit, and vote, on the name their daughter will live with. To that end, the couple have...
Warmest weather since 1945 recorded in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A temperature record that has stood since 1945 was broken in Kelowna on Monday. According to Environment Canada, gusty winds brought mild air into the southern interior of B.C. resulting in daily maximum temperature records being broken across the Okanagan. In Kelowna, the previous record of 9.4 C was shattered when the daytime...
‘John’ school launched in the Okanagan
KELOWNA - A new program has been launched in the Okanagan that gives those who have been caught soliciting a prostitute the chance to have their charges dropped in exchange for taking a one-day class. Although variants of the Prostitution Offender Program have been utilized across the country for many years, this is the first...
Injured snowboarder rescued at Big White
KELOWNA - A snowboarder who was injured out of bounds at Big White had to be rescued by Central Okanagan Search and Rescue Friday afternoon. The man, whose age has not been released, was snowboarding with two friends off Gem Lake when he collided with a tree and injured his hip. One of the friends managed...
Counterfeiting drug dealer sentenced
"GOING TO JAIL HAS BEEN A HUGE EYE-OPENER." KELOWNA - An Okanagan man was sentenced in Kelowna Court Friday on 11 counts related to the production and use of counterfeit money, drugs and weapons. Jesse Mcdonald pled guilty and received a conditional sentence of six months plus time served for using fake U.S. currency at Duncan’s...
Let the weather drive you indoors: Plenty to do in Kelowna
KELOWNA - The weather this weekend is forecast to be relatively warm and wet with a mix of sun, cloud, rain and snow, so if you'd rather spend it indoors, then Kelowna has all kinds of events to make it fun nonetheless. The Kelowna Art Gallery will be displaying Unreal, an exhibition of work by...
Speed trap along dangerous stretch of highway
KAMLOOPS – A speed trap set up along a notoriously dangerous stretch of highway near Kamloops netted several speeders last Thursday. Members of Tk'emlups Rural/FNP (First Nations Policing) officers conducted LASER enforcement on the Halston Connector during the afternoon of January 2. According to RCMP, the stretch of road, near the Salish Road intersection, sees excessive speeding...
LOOK BACK 2013: Apartment fires ignite debate on patio safety
KELOWNA - Apartment fires in 2013 ignited not only buildings but a debate on balcony safety. Fire officials recommended that civic laws be amended to require sprinklers be installed on all balconies. The largest and most significant fire happened in July and forced the evacuation of several hundred residents of an apartment building in Rutland. ...
UPDATE: Search for armed suspect over
UPDATE: 9:39 a.m. Dec. 30, 2013 KELOWNA - A police search for an armed man that slowed traffic on the William R. Bennett Bridge the morning of December 19 is over. Neil Elliott Collins was arrested near a residence December 26 at 5:41 a.m. without incident. He was taken to Kelowna General Hospital for treatment...
Tuxedos, gowns and martini’s: NYE Kelowna style
KELOWNA - Whether your thoughts on New Year’s Eve turn to Las Vegas or something less obvious like an Arabian Nights theme party, Kelowna is where you want to be when the clock strikes midnight. Say goodbye to 2013 and welcome 2014 with Big White’s alcohol free evening of family entertainment and celebrations. The party...
LOOK BACK 2013: Keeping pace with a growing population
KELOWNA - For the past decade, Kelowna has been one of the fastest-growing communities in Canada. There is no denying that the City of Kelowna is on the grow and 2013 saw numerous large projects approved, completed and in several cases, denied. A new stretch of highway opened to the public on August 16 after...
Former Kelowna mayoral candidate sanctioned for illegally distributing securities
KELOWNA – A former mayoral candidate from Kelowna has been sanctioned by the B.C. Securities Commission for illegally selling $400,000 worth of defunct securities to fund a local real estate project. Kenneth Dean Chung has admitted that he issued promissory notes in the amount of $100,000 each between March and July of 2008 to four investors...
Okanagan cookbook wins international award
"IN THE COOKBOOK WORLD, THIS IS KIND OF LIKE THE OSCARS." KELOWNA - A cookbook written by a Kelowna writer and featuring some of the Okanagan’s best recipes has gotten some important, international recognition recently. The Butcher, The Baker, The Wine & Cheese Maker – An Okanagan Cookbook, was written, photographed and published by Kelowna...
Boxing Day mania undeterred by online shopping
KELOWNA - Slick roads and packed parking lots weren’t enough to deter Kelowna shoppers from taking advantage of Boxing Day sales Thursday. Future Shop in Spall Plaza is always one of the busiest locations in the city, and Operations Manager Nathan Larent says that this year was no different. “I was the first one here...