Ainslie Cruickshank

Ainslie Cruickshank is a Vancouver-based journalist focused on stories about the environment. She has written for the the Toronto Star, the Edmonton Journal, iPolitics, and the Whitehorse Star. Ainslie has an undergraduate degree in journalism from Carleton University and a master's of arts in public and international affairs from the University of Ottawa.

Stories by Ainslie Cruickshank

Trans Mountain pipeline

Supreme Court rejects Trans Mountain legal challenges. So, what’s next?

Ainslie Cruickshank

Mar 9, 2020 8 min read

Cases regarding the pipeline’s impacts on endangered killer whales and Indigenous rights won’t be heard,...

Muskwa River Fort Nelson First Nation geothermal

Fort Nelson First Nation lands permit to transform aging gas field into geothermal energy project

Ainslie Cruickshank

Feb 7, 2020 7 min read

The nation hopes the plant, which has the potential to produce both electricity and direct...