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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
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Quebec woman and travel companion feared missing in Burkina Faso, family says
MONTREAL – A Quebec woman who was travelling in Burkina Faso with a friend hasn't…
B.C. police officers detained in Cuba have returned home, their families say
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Minister cites ‘bullying’ in cancelling public meetings on Alberta parks plan
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Vancouver’s first two licensed marijuana retailers open for business
VANCOUVER – As Mike Babins opened one of Vancouver's first two legal pot shops on…
Mudslide near White Rock, B.C., blocks Amtrak between Vancouver and Seattle
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RCMP investigate after skier dies in avalanche near Pemberton, B.C.
PEMBERTON, B.C. – A 42-year-old man has died in an avalanche in the backcountry near…
Extreme avalanche risk in Alberta, B.C. leads to warnings from Parks Canada
BANFF, Alta. – Parks Canada is urging backcountry users to stay out of avalanche terrain…
Police set up man who falsely confessed to killing B.C. girl in 1978: lawyer
VANCOUVER – Undercover police manipulated a man into falsely confessing he killed a 12-year-old girl…
B.C. ‘adventure’ traveller detained in Syria, missing for more than one month
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man who went to Syria seeking adventure has been detained…
Military expert suggests Canada may want to consider its own space force
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December 2018 second warmest on record in Kelowna
KELOWNA – This past December's average temperature in Kelowna was two degrees warmer than usual,…
Mild temperatures this weekend in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – It's going to be a mild and damp weekend in the Okanagan. The…
Michael Kors, now Capri Holdings, completes Versace deal
NEW YORK – Having added a pair of high-end brands to its stable, Michael Kors…
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Are holograms the real deal? Musicians confront questions of ethics, quality
TORONTO – Bringing back late guitarist Jeff Healey as a hologram might seem like sacrilege…
CN Rail and CP Rail exceed grain revenue max despite drop in grain shipping
GATINEAU, Que. – The Canadian Transportation Agency says the country's two major railways exceeded their…
‘Aquaman’ still rules, and others see a post-Christmas bump
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World of outdoor hockey grows in latest version of NHL video game
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Professor names beetle species after ‘Game of Thrones’
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Ski program for Indigenous youth expands throughout Western Canada
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