Vincent McDermott has covered the environment, labour issues and politics in the oilsands since 2012.

He was part of a team that won a National Newspaper Award for Breaking News for coverage of the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire.

Vincent has covered high-profile visits to the oilsands from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and more premiers, cabinet ministers and celebrities than he can count.

He has discussed political and environmental issues with CTV News and CBC affiliates across Canada. His writing has appeared in VICE, Venture Publishing and the official magazine for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

In another lifetime, Vincent served in the Canadian Armed Forces as an armoured reconnaissance crewman with the Queen's York Rangers. Since leaving, he has vowed to never again wake up at 4 a.m. to go running.