News Items tag as: Adam Proskiw

Kelowna moms joins North American social media campaign to end war on drugs
May 11, 2018 - 3:30 PM

Addiction knows no borders, so a group of local mothers who have lost children to overdose are joining forces with groups in Mexico and the U.S. for a continent-wide campaign advocating humane global drug policies.
BACON SHOOTING TRIAL: Gangsters sentenced after pleading guilty to lesser charges
May 02, 2018 - 11:12 AM

KELOWNA – The three men accused of gunning down gang leader Jonathan Bacon in Kelowna seven years ago have been sentenced today.
A blind Kelowna busker's life just got a lot harder
April 05, 2018 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA – The life of a busker isn’t easy; just ask Sarah Mainland.
Kelowna's 35-year-old Pioneer Country Market says goodbye
April 02, 2018 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA – After three and a half decades of being run by one of Kelowna’s first families, the Pioneer Country Market has closed.
Housing crisis tearing Kelowna families apart
March 26, 2018 - 7:30 PM

KELOWNA – The province’s watchdog for children and youth says the housing crisis in the Okanagan is hurting young people and families the most.
iN PHOTOS: Kelowna businesses using graffiti to stop graffiti
March 23, 2018 - 6:30 PM

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One year in jail for Okanagan mail thief arrested in stolen motorhome
March 20, 2018 - 12:45 PM

KELOWNA – A local woman was sentenced to a year in jail after police found her and her boyfriend burning stolen mail outside a stolen motorhome with a homemade licence plate last year.
The extreme lengths wannabe renters go to find a place to live in Kelowna
March 16, 2018 - 7:30 PM

KELOWNA – A few local residents are coming up with some creative solutions to the impenetrable rental market in Kelowna.
Kelowna lawyer fined for swearing at RCMP officer loses appeal
March 15, 2018 - 8:00 PM

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Kamloops student from China faces judge for cheating Kelowna casino
March 13, 2018 - 12:27 PM

KELOWNA – A judge ordered a Thomson Rivers University student to pay back all the money he cheated from a Kelowna casino in late 2016, but said the humiliation he suffered during his arrest was punishment enough.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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