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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
James says B.C. budget puts priorities on NDP’s poverty, environment plans
VICTORIA – British Columbia's finance minister says the budget she tables Tuesday undertakes development of…
Still-active human rights case speaks to lasting homophobia in Canada: activists
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. – Just over 14 years ago, the government of Newfoundland and Labrador…
UPDATE: One arrested after police swarm Kamloops residential area
KAMLOOPS – Witnesses say there was another heavy police presence in Kamloops last night. One…
Nuclear-waste bunker decision to likely to fall to next federal government
TORONTO – The much-delayed and politically fraught decision on a proposed multibillion-dollar nuclear-waste storage bunker…
International rules must be enforced, Freeland says after Munich conference
Canada will continue to meet with like-minded nations as it aims to bridge divides between…
Wilson-Raybould resignation stokes anger, frustration within veterans community
OTTAWA – Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation from cabinet this week has stoked long-standing frustration, disappointment and…
TRENDING NOW: Paper airplane machine
Put a paper in this machine and a perfectly folded paper airplane shoots out. We…
PR firm suspends contract with former B.C. premier amid groping accusation
VANCOUVER – A global communications marketing firm says it is suspending its contract with former…
400-plus vehicles written off since acid spill on B.C. highway last year: ICBC
TRAIL, B.C. – British Columbia's public auto insurer says about 450 vehicles have been written…
FOUND: Kamloops police seeking “high risk” missing person
UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say the missing person has been found. All personal information has been…
Quebecers stranded by Haitian protests expected to fly back to Canada today
MONTREAL – More than 100 Quebec tourists who have been trapped in Haiti in the…
Conservative leaders to attend rally against Bill C-69 in Saskatchewan
MOOSOMIN, Sask. – Conservative leaders from across Canada rallied Saturday against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
Measles ‘outbreak’ in Vancouver with nine cases; most linked to French schools
Vancouver Coastal Health says it's facing an "outbreak" of measles with nine cases in the…
CN says train leaking crude following derailment in western Manitoba
ST-LAZARE, Man. – A train carrying oil has derailed and is leaking in Manitoba. Canadian…
Syrian chocolatier to hire, mentor refugees: ‘They come here to contribute’
ANTIGONISH, N.S. – A one-time Syrian refugee who founded a thriving Nova Scotia chocolate company…
Northern B.C. First Nation clan says ancient tools found at pipeline work site
HOUSTON, B.C. – Coastal GasLink says it has suspended pipeline work south of Houston, B.C.,…
Graham: U.S. should be stronger on Canadians detained in China
MUNICH – U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Friday the response by the United States to…
Police release information on double shooting in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Police are calling the Brock shooting that injured two people a targeted attack.…
Statistics Canada says adults living with parents usually employed and single
OTTAWA – A Statistics Canada report is digging deeper into what kind of adults live…
Ottawa, provincial governments commit to addressing abuse in sports
Canadian politicians are banding together to address harassment, abuse and discrimination in sports, but details…
Federal NDP not selling with unions, Canadians: labour leader
OTTAWA – The federal NDP is struggling to reach members of the labour movement and…
Liberal MP Joyce Murray’s son critically hurt on Mexican honeymoon
OTTAWA – The son of Liberal MP Joyce Murray is awaiting a medical evacuation from…
Fourteen “dream” homes ordered evacuated as sinkholes open in Sechelt, B.C.
Greg and Gerry Latham spent Friday morning scrambling to pack up family heirlooms as a…
Souther Interior highest percentage increase of calls to ICBC after snowfall
ICBC is puzzled as to why they have received the highest percentage increase of calls…