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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
Nationwide program empowers Indigenous youth with power of dance
TORONTO – When life gets Solomon Harper down, he dances. And when he feels happy,…
West Kelowna Warriors donate bus to high school ultimate frisbee team
WEST KELOWNA — A Lumby high school ultimate frisbee team now has the wheels to…
TRENDING NOW: Broadcaster catches foul ball
Marc Schwartz does the play-by-play for the Somerset Patriots in New Jersey and has proved not…
Canadians increasingly worried over boomers’ health bills, survey finds
CHARLOTTETOWN – Canadians are increasingly concerned about how to pay for the care of aging…
Ambassador or distraction: Raptors superfan Drake walks a thin line
TORONTO – With his team pulling away in the fourth quarter of a pivotal playoff…
Ever been victim to a theft? Your stuff may just end up in a Vernon auction
KAMLOOPS — If you happen to fall victim to theft, you'd better hope you were…
Top soldier admits handling of Kandahar memorial ‘hit a nerve;’ vows access
TORONTO – Canada's top soldier has acknowledged the anger many Canadians felt about the way…
Three Interior universities working to improve natural disaster management
KAMLOOPS — Three B.C. universities are researching how to address natural disasters in the age…
Minister Bains promises privacy law reviews as digital charter released
TORONTO – Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains unveiled a wide review of federal privacy laws Tuesday…
Animal welfare advocates move to seize exotic animals from Quebec roadside zoo
ST-EDOUARD-DE-MASKINONGE, Que. – In what they're describing as a Canadian first, animal welfare officials announced…
TRENDING NOW: Grad backflip gone wrong
He succeeded at school, but not at that backflip. This graduating student gets a little…
Regulator investigating high gas prices in B.C. has power to examine gouging
VICTORIA – British Columbia's independent energy regulator will have the power to call oil company…
Federal government funds millions to help B.C. police spot drugged driving
VANCOUVER – The federal government is boosting funding to help British Columbia police departments recognize…
Bomb-laden drone from Yemen rebels targets Saudi airport
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Yemen's Iranian-allied Houthi rebels attacked a Saudi airport and military…
Singer-songwriter Jill Barber coming to Okanagan this fall
LAKE COUNTRY — Juno award nominee Jill Barber is coming to the Okanagan this fall.…
Missing Calgary man may be in B.C.
Calgary police are hoping someone in British Columbia has seen a missing Calgary man. Calgary…
Kamloops residents invited to clean out their closets for a good cause
KAMLOOPS — Wondering about the best way to get rid of some old clothes, bags…
Say so long to bus transfers in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — Kamloops city councillors voted earlier this week to get rid of bus transfers…
Hussen axes ‘safe country’ program as new stats show asylum claims have tripled
OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is doing away with a policy implemented under the…
Killer of missing Alberta seniors loses appeal of manslaughter convictions
EDMONTON – An appeal from the killer of two Edmonton-area seniors has been dismissed. Travis…
The hardest choice of this long weekend: Raptors or ‘Game of Thrones’?
TORONTO – As a "Game of Thrones" fanatic who is also a devoted Toronto Raptors…
Mark Norman affair needs public inquiry, Scheer says
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must launch a public inquiry into the case of…
TRENDING NOW: Electric toothbrushes cover Spice Girls hit
Check out Device Orchestra's awesome video of electric toothbrushes covering "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls.…
Major slides rip away north face of Joffre Peak near Pemberton, B.C.
PEMBERTON, B.C. – Two separate slides have carved large wedges out of Joffre Peak, east…