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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
Sarah McLachlan salutes Canadian music at Juno Awards tonight in London, Ont.
LONDON, Ont. – The Juno Awards will spotlight a new cohort of unique Canadian musical…
‘Very intense:’ A look at judge who will sentence truck driver in Broncos crash
REGINA – The judge deciding the fate of a truck driver who caused the deadly…
Grease fire displaces Penticton family from home
PENTICTON — Residents of a Penticton home were cooking French fries yesterday when a grease…
UBC study shows honey bees can help monitor pollution in cities
VANCOUVER – A new study from the University of British Columbia says honey from urban…
Dream of Montreal Irish memorial park to honour famine victims inches closer
MONTREAL – While Montreal is generally viewed as a mixture of British and French influences,…
Kelowna fire crews rescue injured hiker
KELOWNA — A woman was injured while hiking in the Crawford area of Kelowna yesterday.…
B.C. Court of Appeal to hear province’s oil-transport reference case Monday
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's Court of Appeal will consider a key question regarding provincial powers…
Inuit hope fresh deals with mining companies boost employment at new projects
Inuit leaders are hoping a new cycle of mine expansion in Nunavut brings with it…
Newer heart valves may let more people avoid surgery
Surgery for certain bad heart valves may soon become a thing of the past. New…
TRENDING NOW: Plant comes back from the dead
Somebody sticks this dead-looking desert plant in some water, and in about three and a…
Korea scores trio in ninth end to edge Canada 7-6 at world women’s curling event
SILKEBORG, Denmark – Korea's Minji Kim scored three in the ninth end to edge Canada's…
National Arts Centre spotlights Indigenous and female artists in upcoming season
OTTAWA – The National Arts Centre says its upcoming lineup will give centre stage to…
Wilderness survival book borrowed in 1977 is finally returned to B.C. library
VANCOUVER – A book about surviving in the outdoors has been returned to a B.C.…
Death toll rises to 50 in New Zealand mosque shootings
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – The death toll in the massacres at two New Zealand mosques…
Bank robbery suspect arrested in Kelowna
KELOWNA — Police have arrested a man who allegedly robbed a Kelowna bank this morning.…
Quebec City Muslim worshippers condemn fatal New Zealand mosque attacks
QUEBEC – A little more than two years after their own community came under attack,…
Migrant farm worker review prompts renewed calls for reforms, protections
OTTAWA – In midsummer 2018, while many Canadians were enjoying cold drinks on a hot…
Wind turbine catches fire at Nova Scotia wind farm, blaze now under control
WEST PUBNICO, N.S. – A towering wind turbine went up in flames Friday at a…
Kamloops mosque receives outpouring of support after New Zealand terror attack
KAMLOOPS – Members of the Islamic community in Kamloops were shocked after 49 Muslims were…
Trudeau expected to shuffle federal cabinet Monday: source
OTTAWA – A senior government official says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle…
New Manitoba consultant was behind sweeping education changes in Nova Scotia
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government will be getting advice on education reform from a consultant…
19 years after her murder in India, husband still haunted by wife’s last words
VANCOUVER – The last words Sukhwinder Singh Mithu remembers from his wife were a plea…
Liberals urged to follow U.S. jurisdictions to expunge cannabis records
OTTAWA – The Liberal government should follow the lead of American jurisdictions that have moved…
Wilson-Raybould tells constituents she’s sticking with Liberals for 2019 vote
OTTAWA – Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former cabinet minister who accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of…