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On this site you can find Cullen’s work as a journalist, some examples of his writing, and contact info.
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Cullen Bird is a writer and storyteller based in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
His past reporting focuses on energy and the economy, government policy and politics. He is also interested in the search for a sustainable future.
You can see examples of Cullen’s work here.
Graves in the 1300-year-old cemetery built around the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi in Koyasan, Japan.
A Japanese macaque holds its baby in Nagano, Japan.
A man enjoys hanami, or cherry blossom viewing, in Osaka Castle Park.
A performer with the Beijing Opera troupe performs in Keyano Theatre in Fort McMurray.
Fort McMurray holds its first-ever Pride event in the summer of 2017.
88,000 Fort McMurray residents fled the city as the wildfire roared into the city on May 3, 2016.
The skeletal remains of the Centennial Trailer Park after the wildfire swept through.
A charred jungle gym in the Waterways neighbourhood of Fort McMurray.
A truck rumbles down a road at Suncor’s oilsands mining operation.
A member of an indigenous dance group performs at the Nistawoyou Friendship Centre in Fort McMurray.
Fall leaves of a Japanese maple show their colours in the sunlight of a beautiful day on Mount Yoshino.
A tyrannosaurus rex stands guard outside a shop in Nara, Japan.
