Erin Ellis
Writer and copy editor | Vancouver
About Erin Ellis
Erin Ellis is a former reporter and copy editor for The Vancouver Sun with a 30-year career writing and editing for Western Canadian newspapers and online news outlets. She loves the natural world and wants to see it protected.
Pauline Le Bel's new book focuses on the fragile recovery of Howe Sound
The waters of Howe Sound have gone from pristine to toxic to promising over the last century and a half. Could its nascent recovery could help heal this country’s wounds?
Free press advocates ask NEB to protect whistleblowers
Government agency hired a private eye to investigate staff after leak to National Observer
Nuns and Standing Rock leader press Enbridge shareholders for change
Seventy per cent of shareholders voted against the Standing Rock Sioux leader's motion, his message was "driven home" nevertheless, he said.
NEB invites you to track Kinder Morgan's 157 conditions on your laptop
Technically-minded, computer-savvy citizens can now use the tool to get easier access to documents outlining how the company says it's meeting the conditions of its approval.
BC Greens face critical dilemma
The Greens now hold the balance of power in the 87-seat legislature.
Vancouver councillor claims BC Liberals misrepresented City's building codes
On eve of B.C. election, Vancouver councillor Andrea Reimer says the BC Liberal Party is parroting a natural gas supplier's complaints.
Violent threats aimed at Tzeporah Berman for role on oilsands panel
Endorsing the BC NDP launched a tide of criticism against environmentalist Tzeporah Berman.
Risk of fire disaster has Burnaby residents reeling over Trans Mountain approval
“When the fire department tells us the community might be a dangerous place because of the project, that’s supposed to be OK?” Burnaby resident Grayson Barke asks about the new Kinder Morgan pipeline.
B.C. road builder says money improves communication with governments
Amid election campaign controversy over corporate donations, B.C. contractor says it gives money to political parties to improve its communications with the government.
Mega-dam driving clean energy out of B.C., critics tell Liberals
Wind and geothermal companies are taking their businesses elsewhere because they can’t compete with Site C's projected cheap output, says Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver.