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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
ERT called to arrest Oliver man for assault and uttering threats
OLIVER – The Emergency Response Team was called in to help Oliver RCMP arrest a…
UPDATE: Crash near UBCO claims the life of Kelowna teenager
KELOWNA – A crash between a vehicle and a semi trailer unit has claimed the…
UPDATE: City crews work on two water main breaks in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A City of Kamloops water main broke last evening downtown, reportedly due to…
Kamloops Fire Rescue asking city for better training facility
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops firefighters and others would no doubt benefit from an upgraded training facility,…
Reaction to Liberals’ Indigenous languages law: ‘landmark’ and ‘colonial’
OTTAWA – A national Inuit organization says it is disappointed in the Liberals' new legislation…
Ottawa moving up construction of new naval support ship in Vancouver
OTTAWA – In a move likely to send shockwaves through Quebec and its shipbuilding industry,…
U.S., Mexico surpass Canada in efforts to restore monarch butterfly habitat
One of nature's greatest migrations may be returning to health after a stunning growth in…
B.C. Speaker’s report prompts accountability change at legislature
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it will implement accountability reforms at the legislature…
Controversial Gatineau city councillor questions whether the Earth is round
MONTREAL – A Quebec municipal councillor who was already under fire for denying the existence…
How the City of Kamloops may improve transit
KAMLOOPS – Lorraine Lim is bundled up taking the bus to the university in unusually…
Meng’s extradition to U.S. far from slam dunk, say lawyers, experts
WASHINGTON – Canada's former ambassador to China might have committed an irredeemable diplomatic gaffe when…
Conservatives won’t use Heritage Minute branding on attack ad any more
OTTAWA – The Conservative party has removed all Heritage Minute branding from an online video…
Federal Competition Bureau calls for rethink of B.C. taxi regulations
VICTORIA – The federal Competition Bureau wants British Columbia to re-examine its taxi regulations to…
Trio of Calgary kids ask Canadian coffee chain to rethink popular contest
OTTAWA – Three young people in Calgary are challenging Tim Hortons to roll up the…
Political death watch: Virginia governor weighs his future
RICHMOND, Va. – A political death watch took shape at Virginia's Capitol as Gov. Ralph…
Injured Metro Vancouver transit officer says thanks to his supporters
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – An officer with Metro Vancouver Transit Police who was shot last…
Theft from vehicle suspect busted in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops police have arrested a man spotted allegedly trying to break into vehicles…
BREAKING: Kamloops fire crews battle house fire in Rayleigh
KAMLOOPS – Fire crews and police are on the scene of a house fire in…
Kelowna couple reunites with their dog with help from Vancouver’s less fortunate
VANCOUVER — A Kelowna couple caught a glimpse of back alley life in Vancouver while…
Frigid Winnipeg: Does 1 of the planet’s coldest big cities need warming centre?
WINNIPEG – In a city where winter can be almost guaranteed to bring temperatures below…
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan apologizes for ‘whack’ tweet aimed at Premier Doug Ford
OTTAWA – A Liberal MP from Toronto has apologized for a tweet sent Saturday morning…
TRENDING NOW: Skier survives falling off cliff
This skier accidentally went off a supposed 150 foot cliff and caught the whole thing…
Report finds ‘sexual misconduct’ by leader of Halifax-based Buddhist church
HALIFAX – Two claims of sexual misconduct against the Halifax-based spiritual leader of the Shambhala…
GM Canada disputes Unifor Super Bowl ad calling automaker ‘un-Canadian’
The Canadian subsidiary of General Motors has tried to stop an autoworkers' union from airing…