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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
One airlifted to hospital following avalanche near Golden, B.C.
GOLDEN, B.C. – Police say one person has been taken to hospital by air ambulance…
Training school survivor haunted for decades: Was James Forbes killed?
TORONTO – The cracking sound and almost black blood have haunted Rick Brown for close…
Looking for a forever home; Kamloops SPCA pet of the week
KAMLOOPS – Flo-Rida and her siblings had been left outside the SPCA Kelowna shelter doors.…
Looking for a forever home; Penticton SPCA pet of the week
PENTICTON – Rocko loves getting treats and attention. He will need a calm, confident guardian,…
Looking for a forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
VERNON – Alex is a quiet cat. SPCA Vernon branch manager, Chelsea Taylor, says she…
Aerial bombardment: The pro-Trump campaign for hearts and minds in Russia affair
WASHINGTON – Much attention was paid to a recent poll that suggested Republicans no longer…
Pot brands race to retail front line for edge in competitive cannabis landscape
TORONTO – As the race to produce enough cannabis for the soon-to-be-legal market gets increasingly…
Olympic Roundup: Snowboarders strike first on multi-medal day for Canada
Justine Dufour-Lapointe was close to making Olympic history. The Montreal freestyle skier had a chance…
Doug Ford, Christine Elliott make leadership pitches at conservative conference
OTTAWA – The long-term and immediate futures of the conservative movement were under scrutiny this…
Trudeau says his trade message is being heard in the U.S.
LOS ANGELES – The pro-trade message Canada is touting in the United States will resonate…
TRENDING NOW: Puppy vs. lemon
They say that a dog is a human's best friend. They also say when life…
Former B.C. premier Christy Clark says blocking Trans Mountain is ‘illegal’
OTTAWA – British Columbia's efforts to block the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are illegal and…
‘We’re going to fight back’ – Colten Boushie’s mother delivers emotional message
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. – The emotion was raw at a rally in North Battleford, Saskatchewan,…
Two Canadian women freed from Cambodian prison arrive on home soil
TORONTO – Two Canadian women released from a Cambodian jail after facing charges of producing…
Alberta Premier Notley unveils high-profile task force to counter B.C. ‘attack’
CALGARY – Premier Rachel Notley has unveiled a task force she says will defend Alberta…
Vancouver park board lacked authority to ban whales, dolphins at aquarium: court
Vancouver's park board did not have the authority to ban whales, dolphins and porpoises at…
If Canada-US trade is a bad idea, there are no good ideas: Trudeau
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau subtly urged the American president Friday night…
B.C. funds more teaching spaces in effort to ease teachers shortage
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government moved Friday to tackle widespread teacher shortage issues by…
RCMP lay traps for potential vehicle thieves in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – RCMP have arrested two men who were caught stealing bait cars in Kamloops…
Penticton RCMP call for return of stolen burial urn, no questions asked
PENTICTON – A son is hoping someone returns an urn containing his father's ashes stolen…
TRENDING NOW: Play-by-play of guy attempting to break into a truck with a mop
Security cameras outside KIRO Radio in Seattle caught what they're calling a "vandal" trying to…
Cops searched bag, took goggles: rare civil trial stemming from G20 to start
TORONTO – A man whose swimming goggles were confiscated by officers following a search of…
Alberta boy, 12, dies following carbon monoxide leak at apartment building
AIRDRIE, Alta. – A young boy who was taken to hospital in critical condition when…
Rally held at site of now-removed statue of Halifax’s controversial founder
HALIFAX – A group of demonstrators sang an Indigenous honour song on Sunday at the…