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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

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
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Grab a partner and try out these old timey dances

KELOWNA - You won’t see it on Dancing With The Stars any time soon, but a couple old styles of dance are making a comeback in Kelowna. One hundred years ago, square dancing and clog dancing were common with young and old alike. Both may have fallen out of style lately but two separate groups...

Flights for $89 now possible out of Kelowna

KELOWNA - A new airline has chosen Kelowna International Airport as one of only three hubs in Canada where you can fly domestically for under $100. NewLeaf Travel will offer five flights a week departing from Kelowna for Winnipeg on Wednesday and Saturday, Regina on Sunday, Saskatoon on Monday and Friday and Hamilton on Sunday....

Tesla supercharger comes to Kelowna

KELOWNA - A new supercharger station for a high-end line of electric supercars is now in Kelowna — a first for the Okanagan. The Best Western Plus Hotel & Suites has partnered with Tesla to install a charging station that can charge the batteries of their Model S line in around half an hour. The station...

New low cost airline routes out of Kelowna to be announced this week

KELOWNA - Specifics on the routes for a new low cost airline flying out of Kelowna and two other cities will be unveiled at Kelowna International Airport this week. NewLeaf Travel spokesperson Bob Jones said in June that the privately-owned airline will start service from Kelowna to Hamilton and Winnipeg by the end of the...

GPS tracking device leads police to stolen truck

WEST KELOWNA – A GPS tracker helped a Chilliwack man find his stolen truck in West Kelowna Tuesday morning, and landed a local man in police custody. Local police, including Westbank First Nation, located the vehicle, a Ford F-250, on Tomat Avenue headed towards Sneena Road just after 7 a.m. after Chilliwack police informed them...

Award-winning cookbook series once again highlighting the Okanagan

OKANAGAN - A local author’s third book in her award-winning series will be released this spring, and it will be focused on the Okanagan. Jennifer Schell released her first book, The Butcher, The Baker, The Wine and Cheese Maker: An Okanagan Cookbook, in 2012. It features recipes made with locally sourced ingredients as well as...

Local UFC fighter back in the octagon this month

KELOWNA - Local MMA welterweight Matt Dwyer will be back in the UFC octagon for the fourth time at the end of this month. Dwyer, 25, a Kelowna resident since he was two years old, fights out of Toshido MMA. He was signed to a remarkably rare four-fight contract with the UFC in 2014 and although...

Some West Kelowna roads might not get plowed for days

WEST KELOWNA – Residents of West Kelowna who live on low priority roads should not expect to see much plow activity over the next couple days. With a full day of heavy snow and no end in sight, crews will be busy keeping the busiest and most important roadways clear. According to a media release...

2015 TOP STORIES: Major crashes on Interior roads and highways

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Serious traffic collisions rocked communities across the Interior in 2015.  A Vernon mother and nurse's life was changed forever when she was struck in a hit and run last December. Robin Orcherton was left a quadriplegic when, on her way home from work, her car was hit by a blue Jeep at a stop...

2015 TOP STORIES: The locals who put the Okanagan on the map

OKANAGAN – Last year was big one for Okanagan film production with marquee names like Sir Anthony Hopkins and Julia Stiles filming in the area, but this year quite a few locals got their own names out to the world in 2015. Freestyle motocross rider Bruce Cook came back from a terrible accident that left...

2015 TOP STORIES: Movies and TV shows filmed in the Interior

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Interior has been featured in dozens of major motion pictures over the years, and 2015 was no different. Go With Me, a full length feature starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles and Ray Liotta was filmed primarily in Enderby but locals across the Okanagan were able to meet the stars and some...

Children ejected from vehicle when California tourist crashes near Merritt

MERRITT - A California man has been charged after a single vehicle accident on Highway 97C resulted in several young children being ejected from his SUV earlier this week. The driver, a 47-year-old man, was on vacation with his and one other family from California. Witnesses told police that four of the nine people in...

Man rescued from vehicle after running red light in West Kelowna

WEST KELOWNA - A man from West Kelowna had to be extricated from his vehicle after a crash he caused when he ran a red light on Brown Road Tuesday night. Just after 8:30 p.m., on Dec. 29, a grey Dodge Caravan was going through the Brown Road intersection of the highway when she was...

Saloon doors to stay open at the OK Corral

KELOWNA - After a number of factors almost led to its shut down, Kelowna’s only country-themed bar says the doors are staying open.   The OK Corral announced in late October that due to a steep decline in patrons visiting the only bar outside the downtown area, they only had funds for a few more...

Earthquake 19 km northeast of Victoria

VICTORIA - A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Sidney, Vancouver Island Tuesday evening. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the three second quake happened just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, 19 kilometres northeast of Victoria and almost 60 kilometres below the earth’s surface. There have been no reports of any damage or injuries. The...

You’ll never guess what this Kamloops woman wants for her 100th birthday

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The family of a Kamloops grandmother turning 100 years old in a few months is using social media to get the attention of her favourite singer. Kelowna resident Brad Krauza’s grandmother Sylvia lives in Kamloops. With her 100th birthday coming up in March, he and his sister Wendy wanted to do something extra...

Suspected mail thief rams police car, tries to escape on a kayak

SICAMOUS - A traffic stop on Old Spallumcheen Road led to a police cruiser being rammed twice and an RCMP dog unit tracking a man across Mara Lake Monday. Around 2:30 am on Monday, Dec. 28, a Sicamous RCMP officer attempted to pull over the driver of pickup truck near Sicamous when the man put...

‘My roommate used my toothbrush’ and other reasons to not call 9-1-1

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The largest 9-1-1 call centre in B.C. has released its top ten worst reasons people used their service this year. E-Comm is the primary 9-1-1 answer point for 24 regional districts and other communities from Vancouver Island to the Alberta and U.S. borders, to north of Prince George. With nearly 3,400 9-1-1 calls...

Surprise visitors make Free Hug event extra special

KELOWNA – A group of warm-hearted Kelowna residents giving out free hugs downtown on Boxing Day helped make the holidays extra special for two visiting American families. Event organizer for the last five years Angie Clowry says the families, one from Chicago and one from Florida, were walking downtown when they saw Clowry and the...