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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
Hundreds of flights cancelled as Midwest braces for snowstorm
CHICAGO – A winter storm blanketed much of the central Midwest with snow on Sunday…
B.C. announces urgent care centre in Vancouver set to open on Monday
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's health minister has announced the opening of the province's fifth urgent…
Special weather statement issued for Coquihalla Highway
Environment Canada is calling for freezing rain along portions of the Coquihala tonight. A strong…
South Okanagan wanted man arrested in Osoyoos
OSOYOOS – A man wanted since October has been arrested in Osoyoos. Kael Austin Svendsen,…
Barriere wanted man arrested in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A man was arrested today in Upper Sahali on Waddington Drive in Kamloops.…
Police standoff in Kelowna’s Mission area ends peacefully
KELOWNA – A police incident involving a residence in Kelowna’s Mission area reportedly ended peacefully this…
RDNO director named in Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women
VERNON – It's been a triumphant year for Vernon local Amanda Shatzko who was elected…
Catastrophic Northern California fire is finally contained
LOS ANGELES – A massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of…
Professor fights ban amid debate on academic freedom at B.C. university
VANCOUVER – A professor who has taken a stand against the publication of research in…
‘People just relate’: Americans remember seven months after Humboldt crash
DENVER – It's been seven months since the Humboldt Broncos bus crash and Americans are…
Postal negotiators still talking as Senate vote on back-to-work bill approaches
OTTAWA – Under threat of back-to-work legislation that could pass through the Senate by late…
Battery fires: The potential danger hiding in your kitchen junk drawer
After putting up Christmas decorations this year, Damien Morris had some extra batteries left over…
Small Nova Scotia town comes together in wake of Christmas parade tragedy
YARMOUTH, N.S. – A small Nova Scotia town has come together in grief after a…
Security agencies warn industry of foreign espionage threat to networks
OTTAWA – Canadian companies should watch out when they use technology supplied by state-owned companies…
From Ghana to Canada, goalkeeper Kayza Massey looks to make a difference
Canada coach Rhian Wilkinson is proud of the diversity and accomplishments of her Canadian team…
British Columbia invests in 1,100 new homes for Indigenous residents
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. – The British Columbia government is investing $231 million to build more…
TRENDING NOW: Building a log cabin without power tools
This guy made a time lapse video of him building a log cabin in the…
B.C. Opposition Liberals push for emergency meeting amid legislature turmoi
VICTORIA – British Columbia's Opposition Liberals are pushing for an emergency meeting to question Speaker…
Federal government announces funding to improve safety of LGBTQ Canadians
TORONTO – The federal government announced Saturday it will invest nearly half a million dollars…
Police: Man killed by officer at mall was not the shooter
HOOVER, Ala. – Protesters on Saturday marched through an Alabama shopping mall where police killed…
Woman charged with accessory to murder in triple homicide investigation
MIDDLESEX CENTRE, Ont. – Provincial police say a woman has been arrested in connection to…
Two elderly women in hospital after separate Vancouver home fires
VANCOUVER – Two elderly women are in hospital, one with minor burns and the other…
Rescue group says man who reported abandoned cats has recanted his story
ALIX, Alta. – An animal rescue society says a man who reported 15 cats and…
Senate debates legislation that would order postal workers back to work
OTTAWA – Senators spent hours on Saturday studying legislation that would order an end to…