Bailey Martens
reporter, essayist, editor, and perpetual questioner.
Bailey Martens is a Vancouver-based freelance journalist focusing on housing, disability and other equity issues in under-represented communities. As a disabled journalist, she is determined to tell stories that matter to her communities. Bailey is best known for her features writing, data journalism, and evocative personal essays. She has previously worked at the Toronto Star, CBC News British Columbia, the National Post and HuffPost Canada. She has also worked for four student newspapers and was the features editor at The Ubyssey, where her work led her to be a finalist for Student Journalist of the Year at the 2021 John H. McDonald awards.
Work
Squamish LGBTQ+ rock climbing retreat helps climbers reach new heights, The Squamish ChiefAfter 39 years, the roadside Mountain Woman restaurant on Hwy 99 is closing its doors, The Squamish ChiefPhotos: Britannia Beach development gains momentum as residents move in, The Squamish ChiefIt turns out Queen Elizabeth was missing from that infamous Trudeau pirouette photo, Toronto Starthe Queen up close: The story behind 12 memorable images of Queen Elizabeth II during her tours of Canada — from the people who met her., Toronto StarThis Ontario family has moved eight times in eight years in search of wheelchair-accessible housing. They have yet to find it, Toronto StarA Toronto nurse and the shot that changed everything, Toronto StarNathan turns two after surviving a double lung transplant, open heart surgeries and a COVID-19 outbreak, National PostLGBTQ+ Youth Are Homeless In Staggering Numbers, But Support Is Slim, Huffpost CanadaOver 100 University Of New Brunswick Faculty 'Condemn' Ricardo Duchesne’s Extremist Views, Huffpost CanadaI Have A Disability. My School Told Me I'd Die In An Emergency., Huffpost CanadaIt's Time To Let Go Of All Those Remnants Of Past Relationships, Huffpost CanadaThis B.C. man did not get vaccinated before getting COVID-19. He ended up in a coma, CBC News British ColumbiaCariboo couple defies wildfire evacuation order to protect ostrich flock, CBC News British ColumbiaI'm 22, chronically ill — and feel dismissed in the COVID-19 dialogue, CBC News British ColumbiaHow Disabled Journalists Have to Fight to Get in the Newsroom, CANADALANDIs The Agony Of Twitter Worth It For Young Journalists?, CANADALANDHolding space: How local artists transform trauma into art, The UbysseyHousing insecurity surges with the COVID-19 pandemic. I thought I was immune., The UbysseyUBC strives for inclusion — but nearly a third of buildings are inaccessible to disabled students, The UbysseyWe fact-checked everything your Senate candidates said, The UbysseyTransit strike predicted by years of increasing usage and poor employee retention, The UbysseyThe stories behind UBC students' pleas for climate action, The UbysseyPlaces to Go: Troll Gazes and Street Art In Stavanger, Norway, The Ubyssey