Adam Proskiw

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

Shave your stache or slide with Santa this weekend

KELOWNA - Whether you want to shave your Movember stache, ride a water slide with Santa, browse the Rutland flea market or learn something new at the EECO Science Centre, Kelowna has something for everyone this weekend. Starting Saturday at 10 a.m., Arion Therapeutic Farm hosts its annual Winter Wonderland with Santa, featuring hayrides, cookies,...

Beach festival sets new date for 2014

KELOWNA - It’s official, the Centre of Gravity beach festival has a new date for 2014. The three-day event will take place on the weekend of July 25, and not during the August long weekend as it has in previous years. Concerns were raised with Council three weeks ago that holding such a massive event...

App brings youth to local heritage sites

KELOWNA - As Canada approaches its 150th birthday, a cross-country partnership has teamed together to create a free mobile app that helps youth find and explore Canadian heritage sites. Explore150 is a place-based app that uses a phone’s GPS to direct users to community heritage sites across the country and allows that user to upload...

Kelowna in early on new bitcoin

AMONG FIRST TO GET ATM KELOWNA - A virtual currency is about to have a very real ATM here in Kelowna. Bitcoin, a new way to invest, transfer, spend and speculate on currency, already has a storefront in Kelowna, one of only two of its kind in the world, and Kelowna store manager Mark Kohlen...

From craft shows to cartoons, this weekend has something for everyone

KELOWNA - Looking to cross a few people off your shopping list this weekend? Kelowna has more than enough craft fairs and fundraisers this weekend to help you out with that. Approximately 20 music and talent acts are scheduled to perform at The Okanagan Philippines Typhoon Fundraiser Saturday from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. at...

WFN reveal new art banners to hang on Bernard Ave.

KELOWNA - The Westbank First Nation and the City of Kelowna have teamed up to hang eight banners of WFN art at the eastern start of Bernard Ave. The Tuesday afternoon ceremony was attended by Mayor Walter Grey, Councillor Mohini Singh, WFN Chief Robert Louie and around forty members of the public. Janine Lott is...

Roadside checks start this weekend

KELOWNA - Starting this weekend, the Kelowna RCMP will begin one of their annual holiday traditions: Counterattack road side checks. Throughout the next month and a half, the Kelowna RCMP will be conducting random checks of drivers and their passengers at many Okanagan locations. The roadside checks will take place during both daylight and evening...

Suspects sought in convenience store armed robbery

KELOWNA - A convenience store was the target of an armed robbery early Saturday morning and police are asking the public for help in locating two suspects who remain at large. At around 2 a.m. on Nov. 23, RCMP received a report that two men entered the Mac’s convenience store on Richter Street and threatened...

Stiletto heels contribute to crash outside nightclub

KELOWNA - An early morning accident outside a downtown Kelowna nighclub Sunday morning could have been much worse, according to RCMP Cst. Kris Clark. At around 1:30 a.m., a driver lost control of her grey Honda Civic and drove over a curb and into a crowd of people gathered outside Sapphire nightclub on Leon Ave....

OKM assaults ‘a wake-up call’ to safety

“IT SHOULD BE ABOUT TEACHING VIGILANCE, NOT FEAR” KELOWNA - A recent string of seemingly random assaults at Okanagan Mission Secondary has at least one Mission parent calling for increased awareness of the dangers kids face, even while at school. Harry de Haas has two children at OKM. His daughter Holly is in grade 10...

Lakeshore church building a better future

KELOWNA - Members of St. Paul’s United Church say they have found a novel new way to both upgrade their image for the twenty-first century as well as serve their community better in the years to come. “We are quite an elderly congregation,” says St. Paul's Minister Richard Chung. “So for them to let go of...

WFN taking the lead in cultural art

WESTBANK FIRST NATION - Kelowna has commissioned artists from across North America for its public art program, many without any clear connection to the City or its history and some of the pieces are just as generic. But next week, the city is getting local and unveiling the latest addition to its public art program...

Video of elderly two-stepping cowboy goes viral

KELOWNA - A video about the life of Arnie Davis, the elderly, two-stepping cowboy who taught hundreds of Kelowna locals to dance over the years is going viral throughout the Okanagan. The nearly 12-minute documentary, produced by Chelsea McEvoy and filmed by Ryan Tebbutt, was released on YouTube Nov. 19 and is filling up Facebook...

Pasta la vista East Side Mario’s

KELOWNA - After eight and a half years, the East Side Mario’s Kelowna location will close its doors forever. It's been up for sale for more than two years and restaurant staff was informed eight weeks ago owner Blaine Turner has decided to shut it down Dec. 23.  Emma Williams is the general manager and...

Broken windshield leads police to handguns

KELOWNA - Two men from Kelowna were arrested for possession of restricted firearms after a traffic stop near the intersection of Hollywood and Falkirk Road in Rutland Sunday. Although neither of the weapons were loaded at the time, ammunition for both was found in the green Chrysler Lebaron. One of the handguns was described as...