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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
Canada, First Nations express concern over U.S. Arctic drilling plans
The Canadian government, two territories and several First Nations are expressing concerns to the United…
Pot producers face pushback over odour, smell in Ontario farming town
PELHAM, Ont. – David Ireland is frustrated by the "skunk smell" of pot that wafts…
Young professionals leaving Vancouver over high cost of housing
VANCOUVER – Iain Reeve and his wife moved from rental home to rental home in…
Canadian moguls star Mikael Kingsbury golden again in Calgary
CALGARY – Canada's Mikael Kingsbury continued his dominance of men's moguls with a World Cup…
Ex-kidnapping victims: Jayme Closs needs space, time to heal
CHICAGO – Katie Beers' joy quickly turned to deep concern when she learned 13-year-old Jayme…
TRENDING NOW: 17-year-olds vs rotary phone
These two teens are given a challenge: dial a number using a rotary phone in…
Bulgaria’s oldest city honoured as European culture capital
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Plovdiv, the oldest city in Bulgaria, has been officially inaugurated as the…
Canadian international striker Adriana Leon joins England’s West Ham United
LONDON – Canadian international striker Adriana Leon has joined England's West Ham United. The 26-year-old…
Vancouver Police asking for public help in locating federal offender
Vancouver police are asking for help in locating a federal offender who failed to return…
Mannequin heads in dumpster give Delta, BC, cop a fright
DELTA, B.C. – A routine patrol of an alley in downtown Ladner, B.C., gave police…
COSAR rescues two snowboarders near Big White
KELOWNA – When two snowboarders got lost on the back side of Big White they…
No easy answers to questions swirling around fatal Ottawa bus crash: police chief
OTTAWA – The investigation into a deadly bus crash on a busy Ottawa route will…
Conservationists want protection on “Canada’s most magnificent” old-growth forest
Conservationists in British Columbia are pushing for protections on an area of old-growth forests that…
Judge gives final instructions to jury in trial of murder of B.C. girl, 12
VANCOUVER – Jurors will need to use their common sense in assessing the reliability of…
Underfunding, bad repairs, cited for why Canadian roads are breaking down
OTTAWA – Municipal and provincial governments in Canada are all looking for better ways to…
Running a red light causes three vehicle collision in Penticton
PENTICTON – Three vehicles were in a collision yesterday evening after one ran a red…
Police release driver in fatal Ottawa bus crash without charges
OTTAWA – Police have released the driver of a double-decker bus that crashed into a…
Fog delays flights at Kelowna airport
KELOWNA – Some travelers heading out of Kelowna are a little behind schedule this morning.…
Teen refugee fleeing Saudi Arabia arrives in Toronto
TORONTO – A Saudi teen who was granted asylum in Canada after fleeing from her…
Skier dies at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort near Golden
GOLDEN – A man died while skiing at a resort near Golden on Sunday. RCMP…
Home items are getting smarter and creepier, like it or not
NEW YORK – One day, finding an oven that just cooks food may be as…
Electric-car sales soaring but Canada still nowhere near goal set in 2009
OTTAWA – A decade-old goal to get at least half a million electric cars on…
iN VIDEO: A Vancouver peewee hockey team makes a video to find their coach a kidney
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver peewee hockey coach says he's "amazed and overwhelmed" by the response…
TRENDING NOW: Adorable puppy loves the mud
This video starts out with a cute puppy playing in the mud, but then turns…