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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
McDonald Park pickleball court closed this week
KAMLOOPS – It’s too small to be a tennis court, but too big to be…
Two B.C. Indigenous leaders plan to speak at Kinder Morgan pipeline AGM
VANCOUVER – Two Indigenous leaders from British Columbia say they will travel to pipeline builder…
Chicago is coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA – The “legendary rock and roll band with horns” is coming to Kelowna and…
Visitation today for Renuka Amarasingha, 45, victim of Toronto van attack
TORONTO – A visitation will be held north of Toronto today for Renuka Amarasingha, one…
TRENDING NOW: Man helps cat run and play again with prosthetic device
This kitty was a little down on his luck. Then a kind human came and…
Conservative women: go call them feminists, but don’t call them Liberals
OTTAWA – Rachael Harder took it as a personal insult. "Women and girls from across…
Is Cannes ready to adapt to the age of #MeToo?
The experience of watching a few dozen or more films inside two weeks at the…
Giraffe kills filmmaker at wildlife facility in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG – A giraffe has killed a South African filmmaker who was on assignment at…
Parents of YouTube stars on dealing with kids who want to skip school to stream
TORONTO – When people ask Michael Latsky about his kids he starts by proudly sharing…
Looking for a forever home; Penticton SPCA pet of the week
PENTICTON – Patty cam to the Penticton SPCA after his owner could no longer care…
Looking for a forever home; Kamloops SPCA pet of the week
KAMLOOPS – Sally came to the SPCA a stray and was never claimed. She is…
Guichon Creek rising forces Lower Nicola locals to evacuate
Today evacuation orders and alerts are abound in the Lower Nicola region. As there is…
First Nation calling for bike paths after 3 boys killed by alleged drunk driver
NELSON HOUSE, Man. – A Manitoba chief is calling for bike paths along an unpaved…
Peachland declares local state of emergency
PEACHLAND – The District of Peachland declared a local state of emergency today after a…
‘A warrior by heart:’ Indigenous people enlisted to monitor pipelines
CALGARY – Gerald Scott's perspective has shifted since he spent 10 days on the Standing…
Family of injured Humboldt Broncos player says GoFundMe should be split evenly
At least one family whose son was injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says…
Third person dies as a result of destructive wind storm in Ontario
MILTON, Ont. – The company that employed two men who were struck by a falling…
‘The definition of family is evolving’: collective housing creates community
VANCOUVER – In a city known for soaring real estate prices and low vacancies, some…
Flooding caused by snowmelt forces evacuations near Merritt, B.C.
MERRITT, B.C. – Flooding in British Columbia's Interior has forced more residents from their homes…
Rona Ambrose announces panel to aid Alberta conservative women candidates
RED DEER, Alta. – Former federal Conservative cabinet minister and interim party leader Rona Ambrose…
Doctor pleads guilty in fatal abortion
NEW YORK – A New York doctor who says he's done 40,000 abortions has pleaded…
TRENDING NOW: Ninja cat running
This cat really moves like a ninja. See how he or she takes on three…
Manitoba New Democrats hear of harassment and bullying within party
BRANDON, Man. – Manitoba's New Democratic Party has suffered for years from a "toxic culture"…
Freeland says Canada working to play a leadership role in Rohingya crisis
Canada's top diplomat says her trip to Bangladesh shows that Canada is establishing a leadership…