Adrian Nieoczym

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 | 11:45 am

Adrian Nieoczym

Adrian Nieoczym is Kelowna.com’s news reporter, specializing in City Hall and politics. He’ll be bringing you stories from around town, direct to your screen, as soon as they happen. Adrian is passionate about knowing what is going on in his community.

“I think it’s important to know what the people running our city and province are up to,” he said. “And I look forward to sharing that information with our visitors.”

Adrian comes to Kelowna.com after spending two years with the Kelowna Capital News covering everything from politics to health to courts and crime. Reach Adrian at 250-575-3517 or adrian@kelowna.com.

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Adrian Nieoczym: The Olympics show us what we’re capable of

Adrian Nieoczym: The Olympics show us what we’re capable of

Monday, February 8th, 2010 | 6:09 am

“When it comes to the Olympics, clearly there is no obstacle too tall and no price tag too large. We are doing so much it is an awesome sight to behold. It makes me wonder what else we’re capable of.”

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Adrian Nieoczym: My hate-love-hate relationship with the Olympics

Adrian Nieoczym: My hate-love-hate relationship with the Olympics

Monday, February 1st, 2010 | 5:00 am

“If, as expected, Canada has a successful run on the ice and snow later this month, a wave of national pride will likely buoy Canadians’ spirits, making life generally more pleasant for a few weeks, provided of course you don’t live anywhere near where the events are actually taking place.”

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Adrian Nieoczym: The Games aren’t worth giving up our values for

Adrian Nieoczym: The Games aren’t worth giving up our values for

Monday, January 25th, 2010 | 5:46 am

“When saying something negative about the Olympics is all that’s necessary to draw police attention, the cops are identifying that behaviour as something inherently suspicious that the community at large should be concerned about.”

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Adrian Nieoczym: Power to the people

Adrian Nieoczym: Power to the people

Monday, January 18th, 2010 | 5:54 am

“My guess is I would strongly disagree with Tea Party Republicans on a lot of things but I admire how they’re going about exercising their right to have a say in how their country is governed.”

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Adrian Nieoczym: Looking for inspiration on the federal political scene

Adrian Nieoczym: Looking for inspiration on the federal political scene

Monday, January 4th, 2010 | 6:02 am

“…my guess is that voter turnout will be even lower in the next election than the 59.1 per cent who showed up last time. Cynicism, I’m afraid, leads to disengagement…”

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Adrian Nieoczym: Supt. McKinnon deftly gets what he wants

Adrian Nieoczym: Supt. McKinnon deftly gets what he wants

Saturday, December 19th, 2009 | 7:55 am

“He put on a dramatic performance at Thursday’s budget deliberation session, using both finesse and muscle to successfully lobby city council to give him more cops.”

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Adrian Nieoczym: Real or not, global warming is something we have to deal with

Adrian Nieoczym: Real or not, global warming is something we have to deal with

Saturday, December 12th, 2009 | 9:51 am

“We can’t afford to have an image as environmental laggards recklessly driving the planet towards destruction.”

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Adrian Nieoczym: Low voter turnout a symptom of messy electoral system

Adrian Nieoczym: Low voter turnout a symptom of messy electoral system

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 | 6:00 am

“The problem at city hall is not that some special interest group or other has infiltrated the place and are blocking others from access to power. The problem is that the vast majority of citizens aren’t interested enough to make sure one of the people elected to council represents their interests.”

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Fishing for a story in the by-election tea leaves

Fishing for a story in the by-election tea leaves

Saturday, November 28th, 2009 | 7:59 am

“From a purely selfish perspective, a city councillor’s politics matter much less than their contributions to good stories…”

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