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Shelby Thevenot
Shelby has lived across Canada. She grew up near Winnipeg, Manitoba then obtained her B.F.A in Multidisciplinary Fine Arts at the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta. In 2014 she moved to Montreal, Quebec to study French and thrived in the Visual Journalism Graduate Diploma program at Concordia University. Now she works at iNFO News where she strives to get the stories that matter to the Okanagan Valley community.
Member of:
The Professional Writers Association of Canada
Quebec Writers Federation
English Language Arts Network
System for enforcing legalized recreational marijuana remains hazy
VANCOUVER – Marijuana businesses are growing in size and scope as Canada moves toward legalization…
Missing mushroom picker located near Loon Lake
KAMLOOPS – Last night was a long night for search and rescue members from around…
Trudeau says U.S. steel, tariffs on national security grounds are insulting
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is "insulting" that President Donald Trump says…
Public inquiry sparked by Wettlaufer case to get underway in Ontario
A public inquiry examining the circumstances that allowed a long-term care nurse to kill elderly…
Industry players fearful of tariff war, in spite of potential benefits
Canada's tariffs on imported U.S. goods — everything from strawberry jam to sleeping bags —…
Families of deceased military college students demand answers from Ottawa
OTTAWA – The mothers of three Royal Military College students who died two years ago…
A storybook ending? Rescued writer gets the girl, sets sail
PORTLAND, Maine – A novelist who was twice rescued at sea has sailed 7,000 trouble-free…
Canadian man, 77, charged with smuggling pot in hockey bags
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Authorities say a 77-year-old man has been arrested for trying to smuggle…
TRENDING NOW: German shepherd realizes owner isn’t walking behind him anymore
Dog owners know what it feels like when your dog goes out of sight. Well…
Mormons grapple with race decades after ban on black leaders
SALT LAKE CITY – The Mormon church on Friday celebrated the 40th anniversary of reversing…
Loblaw recalls No Name brand chicken burgers over salmonella fears
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Loblaw Companies Ltd. is recalling certain packages of No Name brand chicken…
U.S. singled out by G7 allies over steel and aluminum tariffs
WHISTLER, B.C. – The United States is being singled out by all of its G7…
‘Sherlock’ star Cumberbatch praised for tackling muggers
LONDON – The food-delivery firm Deliveroo thanked Benedict Cumberbatch on Saturday after a newspaper reported…
Missing Kelowna man’s body found
KELOWNA – The body of a missing Kelowna man found was found this morning. Members…
Singh, municipal leaders tackle climate change at FCM conference in Halifax
HALIFAX – Climate change was on federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's mind as he delivered…
UPDATE: Fatal train collision in Chase
CHASE – The victim of a fatal train crash has been identified. Chase RCMP have…
Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne admits she will lose provincial election
TORONTO – An emotional Kathleen Wynne admitted Saturday that her party will lose the Ontario…
Rural school closures hit some communities hard, main parties pledge action
Sara van Ravenswaay was devastated when her high school in rural southwestern Ontario was closed…
AfD chief: Nazi era a ‘speck of bird poop’ in German history
BERLIN – The co-leader of the far-right nationalist Alternative for Germany party on Saturday dismissed…
New transit, water systems to undergo green test in federal funding review
OTTAWA – The Trudeau Liberals have laid out the environmental test that new transit and…
UPDATE: Man hit and killed by train near Chase
CHASE – A 59-year-old man was killed when struck by a train yesterday near Chase.…
Two confirmed dead in North Okanagan house fire
VERNON – Police have now confirmed that two people missing after a house fire near…
Wood dryer catches fire in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Fire crews raced to the North Shore last night when a wood dryer…
75 years later, ‘forgotten’ WWII battle haunts soldiers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – William Roy Dover's memory of the World War II battle is as…