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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
Andrew Scheer on revamped NAFTA deal: ‘I would have signed a better one’
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is opening a new front in his party's fight…
#AfterMeToo group creating digital centre for survivors of workplace violence
TORONTO – A Canadian group that pushed for change in the country's screen industry amid…
Two per cent of Kelowna residents have voted
KELOWNA – A media release sent out by the City of Kelowna reported that 3,024…
St. FX students protest school’s handling of alleged sexual assault
ANTIGONISH, N.S. – A group of students says an apology from St. Francis Xavier University's…
Five things about what’s legal and what’s not in Canada’s new pot law
OTTAWA – Canada's new law legalizing recreational cannabis goes into force on Wednesday. Here are…
Doctors to debate medical pot as more patients expected to ask for prescriptions
VANCOUVER – Doctors with opposing views on whether medical marijuana should be prescribed for various…
Vehicle in flames on Trans-Canada Hwy east of Peterson Creek
KAMLOOPS- A pick-up truck was engulfed in flames on the Trans-Canada Highway near Kamloops last…
Secret supper clubs test appetite for cannabis-infused food ahead of legalization
VANCOUVER – One of the first questions chef Travis Petersen asks guests as they arrive…
Kelowna RCMP alerting public to late night assault
KELOWNA – Police are alerting the general public to a seemingly random attack carried out…
Emergency buzzer had been disabled in young man’s prison death: report
HALIFAX – An emergency intercom in the jail unit of a young Halifax man who…
Ex-3 Doors Down bassist gets 10 years on gun charge
PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The founding member and former bassist of the rock band 3 Doors…
‘Laughing grandmother’ video makes picture book a big hit
Go here to watch the video. NEW YORK – The country's hottest book isn't a…
TRENDING NOW: Robot does parkour
An American robotics company has released this video of its bipedal robot jumping through obstacles.…
Quebec university unveils new policy banning teacher-student relationships
MONTREAL – A Quebec City university is unrolling a new sexual violence policy that includes…
UK fans flocked to TV to watch Princess Eugenie’s wedding
LONDON – The royal wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank was a big hit…
Police investigate alleged arson at Toronto hotel housing asylum seekers
Toronto police are investigating an alleged arson at a hotel temporarily housing asylum seekers amid…
Michael to track over the Grand Banks before moving away from Atlantic Canada
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. – Post-tropical storm Michael is expected to make its exit from Atlantic…
One dead after pick-up truck crashes into Kelowna residence
KELOWNA – A crash claimed a life overnight in Kelowna, and investigators of both the…
First Nations, federal and B.C. provincial governments sign new treaty agreement
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government says a new agreement between a group of Indigenous…
Enbridge says it will begin B.C. pipeline cleanup but gives no timeline
VANCOUVER – Enbridge Inc. says it will begin cleaning up the site of a natural…
Music grants awarded at sold-out BreakOut West festival in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Seventy-five B.C. musicians are receiving funding for career development projects announced today at…
Trudeau says Quebec cannabis plan leaves opening for organized crime
YEREVAN, Armenia – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested Saturday morning the incoming Quebec government's plan…
iN VIDEO: Near head-on collision near Revelstoke prompts RCMP reminder to drivers
REVELSTOKE – A passenger bus with a dashcam recorded the moment it almost collided with…
Fatal motorcycle collision in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD – Yesterday afternoon one person is dead after a motorcycle and a pick-up truck…