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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
Bernier says People’s Party set up in all 338 ridings ahead of 2019 election
OTTAWA – The People's Party of Canada says it has reached its goal of setting…
TRENDING NOW: Santa Claus dance
This Santa attached some puppet look-a-likes to himself and put on a show. We offer…
Lots of unresolved issues as Centre Block closes for at least a decade
OTTAWA – Pomp and circumstance on Parliament Hill are about to get a little more…
Environment Canada meteorologist says 2018 was ‘smorgasbord’ of bad events
Choking from smoke, sweltering in the heat or cursing early or late snow, Canadians could…
Trump tweets he’s alone at White House waiting for Dems deal
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was meeting with his Homeland Security secretary and other officials…
Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territory – Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for…
Chinese foreign ministry tells U.S., EU to take Canada to task for Meng arrest
OTTAWA – Western allies' support for Canada in its argument with China over the arrests…
Car theft suspect caught in Penticton out on bail
PENTICTON – A Penticton man, who allegedly stole a vehicle in Kelowna and subsequently assaulted…
‘Aquaman’ outswims ‘Poppins,’ ‘Bumblebee’ with $67.4M debut
NEW YORK – In a flood of new releases, "Aquaman" easily swam past "Mary Poppins…
TRENDING NOW: Santa goes water skiing on Okanagan Lake
Downtown Kelowna Marina captured this video where it appears Santa Claus took some time to…
Most Canadians won’t get a white Christmas, Weather Network forecasts
Most Canadians won't be getting a white Christmas this year, The Weather Network forecasts. "For…
RCMP raid illegal cannabis grow-op and extract operation in Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. – RCMP have raided what they say was a "large-scale" illegal cannabis and…
Thousands in British Columbia facing more days without power: BC Hydro
VANCOUVER – Crews continue to repair fallen transformers and restring hydro lines after last week's…
Desk phones “a dying thing” at offices in Canada, say tech experts
Toronto marketing specialist Elaina Falcone laughs as she thinks back to about a year ago…
Ellen Page takes aim at Alton’s controversial underground gas storage plan
HALIFAX – Hollywood actor Ellen Page is tweeting her opposition to a controversial project that…
Looking for forever home; Kamloops SPCA pet of the week
KAMLOOPS — This bunny has been waiting 178 days for somebody to come and adopt…
UPDATE: Kelowna police seek missing teen
KELOWNA – Kelowna police have located the missing teenager. All personal and identifying information has…
People around the world ‘extremely disturbed’ by detention of Canadians: Trudeau
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians and people around the world are "extremely…
Enough outdoors to go around: Refugee prompts retailer to rethink advertising
Judith Kasiama has always loved nature and spending time in the outdoors. As a child…
Months after false Hawaii missile alert, Canada ‘finalizing’ warning protocol
OTTAWA – Almost a year after a false ballistic missile alert terrified Hawaii, Canada is…
To draw people back to church, make it relevant to them, church planters say
TORONTO – Congregants of Mercy City Church file out of a strip mall storefront that…
American cities look to Vancouver for overdose crisis response model
VANCOUVER – As an overdose crisis began taking shape in Denver, Colo., one of the…
iN PHOTOS: Tsunami hits without warning in Indonesia, killing over 220
CARITA BEACH, Indonesia (AP) — The deadly tsunami struck in the dark, without warning. At…
Three years on, many Syrian refugees find stressful path to Canadian citizenship
For Fouzia Al Hashish and thousands of other Syrian refugees, the time has come to…