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
Logging proposals in B.C. caribou habitat threaten endangered herd’s recent gains, conservation group warns
8 min. readThe Columbia North caribou population has grown in recent years but logging in the herd’s...
Teck Coal is headed to court on water pollution charges — again
Teck Resources was warned over a year ago about a federal investigation into pollution from...
Food harvested near Teck coal mines higher in selenium than grocery store food, health risk study shows
Selenium risks depend on amount of fish people eat from rivers downstream of Teck coal...
In the Arctic, a massive new Inuvialuit-led conservation area protects Porcupine caribou grounds
The Aullaviat/Anguniarvik Traditional Conservation Area is the final piece of a vast network protecting the...
This new provincial park is the largest created in B.C. in a decade
The greatly expanded Klinse-Za / Twin Sisters Park will protect nearly 200,000 hectares of habitat...
Environment Minister Guilbeault broke the law in stalling potential spotted owl emergency order: court
‘Precedent-setting decision’ finds federal ministers must act with urgency when species face imminent threats to...
Squamish environmental group challenges Woodfibre LNG, FortisBC wastewater permits
The BC Energy Regulator has issued a permit for Woodfibre LNG to release more than...
100 bowling balls of oil and grease
Biodiversity reporter Ainslie Cruickshank dove deep into the state of pollution in Burrard Inlet, home...
Mapping Burrard Inlet’s legal polluters
These 21 facilities hold provincial authorizations to release polluted effluent, challenging efforts to bring the...