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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
Japanese students use VR to recreate Hiroshima bombing
FUKUYAMA, Japan – It's a sunny summer morning in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Cicadas…
‘Facts of Life’ star Charlotte Rae dies at 92
LOS ANGELES – Charlotte Rae, who played a wise and patient housemother to a brood…
Saudi Arabia expelling Canadian ambassador and suspending new trade with Canada
OTTAWA – Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it is ordering Canada's ambassador to leave…
Search and rescue save a man at Fintry Falls
VERNON – Search and Rescue were called out Sunday afternoon to help rescue a man…
Trudeau met by more anti-pipeline protesters on his B.C. long weekend tour
DELTA, B.C. – Drum beats and chanting followed Justin Trudeau to Delta, B.C., on Sunday,…
Annette Dionne visits house she was born in as significance of quintuplets noted
NORTH BAY, Ont. – Surrounded by children, one of the two surviving Dionne quintuplets walked…
Search for entangled right whale could be called off after Monday
GRAND MANAN, N.B. – There is still no sign of an entangled North Atlantic right…
TRENDING NOW: Water glass musician wows the crowd
Watch this street musician play a catchy tune on water glasses. Pretty impressive. We offer…
On Nova Scotia’s historic Shubenacadie River, a slow-motion showdown
FORT ELLIS, N.S. – On the muddy banks of Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie River, Dorene Bernard…
Police name man who allegedly drove onto crowded beach in Port Dover, Ont.
PORT DOVER, Ont. – Police have named the 43-year-old man who was charged with impaired…
Police release man arrested in shooting of German tourist near Calgary
COCHRANE, Alta. – A man who was arrested in an investigation into the shooting of…
Plastic degrading in the ocean produces greenhouse gas, new study says
Beyond simply piling up along the coast, discarded plastics that end up in the ocean…
Looking for a forever home; Penticton SPCA pet of the week
PENTICTON – Chardonnay is a ten year old cat with the heart of a kitten.…
Looking for a forever home; Kamloops SPCA pet of the week
KAMLOOPS – Dani is a young, active dog looking for an equally active home to…
Looking for a forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
VERNON – This kitty from the Vernon SPCA is looking for his retirement home. Scottie…
Patrick Stewart to reprise ‘Star Trek’ role in new series
NEW YORK – Patrick Stewart is boldly going where he's been before — "Star Trek."…
Interior wildfires cause area restrictions on Crown land
KAMLOOPS – Two wildfires have prompted area restrictions starting today. Effective immediately, area restrictions for…
More details emerge about deadly Manitoba tornado’s destructive path
ALONSA, Man. – More details are emerging about a tornado that carved a destructive path…
P.E.I. Rottweiler owner frustrated with dog park rule prohibiting breed
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – A Prince Edward Island dog park is facing criticism for banning specific…
One dead, one injured after shooting in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police say one person is dead and another is injured after a…
Radio telescope near Penticton, B.C., opening new doors in astrophysics
VANCOUVER – A new radio telescope has allowed space watchers to see bursts of light…
UPDATE: Snowy Mountain wildfire encroaching on U.S. border
KEREMEOS – Though weather may be cooperating with crews working on the Snowy Mountain wildfire,…
Trudeau dogged by pipeline protesters as he visits B.C. forestry centre and markets
Justin Trudeau mingled with hundreds of friendly people at two family-focused events on Vancouver Island,…
Foreign affairs minister ‘very keen’ to quickly wrap up NAFTA negotiations
HONG KONG – Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister says she's "very keen" to wrap up NAFTA…