Salmon Arm’s Top 20 Under 40: Shelley Desautels

Shelley Desautels was recognized as one of the Shuswap’s outstanding community leaders in the 2021 Salmon Arm Top 20 Under 40 program. (Contributed)
Program recognizes young community leaders in the Shuswap
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