Ainslie Cruickshank
Ainslie Cruickshank is a Vancouver-based journalist. She was The Narwhal's biodiversity reporter and has 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.
Stories by Ainslie Cruickshank
Between the threat of wildfire and logging, a community grapples with the future of B.C.’s Purcell forest
19 min. readThe struggle over whether to protect or log an untouched mountainside between Argenta and Johnsons...
As mining waste leaches into B.C. waters, experts worry new rules will be too little, too late
Teck’s coal mines in B.C.’s Elk Valley are poised to be exempt from more stringent...
Fighting the feedback loop: why scientists are sounding the alarm on Canada’s melting permafrost
Nearly half of Canada’s land mass lies above permafrost. As it thaws, greenhouse gases stored...
Coal mining is big business in the B.C. Rockies. It could get bigger if these projects are approved
Four proposed projects are undergoing environmental review in the Kootenay Rockies, where open-pit coal mining...
Teck fined $60 million for water pollution in B.C.’s Elk Valley
The company’s CEO apologized for releases of selenium and calcite from metallurgical coal mines after...
From fracking to geothermal: Fort Nelson First Nation moves forward with clean electricity project
Ottawa invests $40.5 million in Clarke Lake Geothermal Project, which is expected to produce enough...
B.C. under pressure as U.S. EPA releases selenium pollution standard for water near Elk Valley coal mines
Environmental group calls for official Canada-U.S. International Joint Commission investigation over pollution downstream of Teck...
Biden has hit the ground running on climate and environmental justice. How will Canada respond?
Renewed U.S. focus on emissions reductions, alternative energy and environmental injustice offers a prime opportunity...
Natural gas royalty credits cost B.C. $1 billion more than expected over last four years
B.C. collects far more money from tobacco taxes than natural gas royalties. The credit program...