Ainslie Cruickshank

B.C. Biodiversity Reporter

Ainslie Cruickshank is a Vancouver-based journalist covering biodiversity issues for The Narwhal. She has previously written for The Walrus, The Toronto Star and StarMetro Vancouver. Ainslie has worked in the Yukon, Ontario, Alberta and B.C. covering politics as well as the environment and natural resource issues. She has an undergraduate degree in journalism from Carleton University and an MA in public and international affairs from the University of Ottawa. Ainslie's role has been created with support from the Sitka Foundation. As per The Narwhal’s editorial independence policy, the foundation has no editorial input.

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