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
Alberta just cancelled 11 controversial coal leases but open-pit mining could still happen. Here’s why
12 min. readThe UCP government’s about-face on coal mining in the Rockies and foothills comes amid a...
Scientists find microplastics in Edmonton’s sole source of drinking water
Microplastics aren't just an ocean problem. A new study shows plastic pollution is also cropping...
What’s next for Alberta’s oil sector? Reflecting on a year of layoffs, writedowns and consolidation
As the industry faces new challenges from COVID-19, experts warn there’s no ‘silver bullet’ to...
What’s going on with Alberta Parks? Separating fact from fiction on the UCP plan
The Alberta government now says new and existing partnerships mean 170 sites will remain protected,...
Does Trudeau’s net-zero emissions legislation go far enough? Here’s what you need to know
Bill C-12 would make net-zero emissions by 2050 law and require government to legislate climate...
Just north of the oilsands, the largest remote solar farm in Canada is about to power up
The project will supply a quarter of Fort Chipewyan’s electricity needs, helping to reduce the...
What a Biden presidency means for Canadian climate action
The president-elect’s promise to ramp up U.S. climate leadership will have far-reaching consequences, not just...
B.C. election: where the NDP, Greens and Liberals stand on climate and environment issues
As Sonia Furstenau's Greens pledge to end oil and gas subsidies and Andrew Wilkinson's BC...
B.C. stalling on new rules for selenium pollution from coal mines, environmental groups say
The province, along with U.S. counterparts, agreed to bring in new standards by 2020 but...