Mar 2, 2021 – Brent Richter/North Shore News According to the latest census, about one in five families in the City of North Vancouver are led by single parents, said Bowinn Ma, NDP MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale. That figure is …
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Ironworkers bridge sees start of two-year maintenance project
Feb 26, 2021 – Brent Richter/Vancouver Is Awesome “It’s actually a pretty big job. The contract awarded for this work exceeds $15 million and will take about two years to do. It’s important structural maintenance work,” said Bowinn Ma, North …
North Vancouver MLA calls flyer against supportive housing sad, disappointing
Feb 11, 2021 – Monika Gul/CityNews1130 North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma says public feedback had been overwhelmingly positive — until recently. “However, a few days ago, I started to get emails in opposition to the project. That’s when I learned …
Ma’s declared win in North Vancouver-Lonsdale a landslide for NDP
October 24, 2020 – Brent Richter/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale NDP incumbent Bowinn Ma has held her seat in the 2020 provincial election and will join her party in forming a majority government under John Horgan. At the end of …
Free Masks & Hand Sanitizer
Dear Community Member, Our first batch of re-usable cloth masks were so popular that we ran out within just a few days! Fortunately, our second order of re-usable cloth masks is now in. Pick yours up from my MLA’s office …
North Van Highway 1 project enters final phase
August 25, 2020 – Brent Richter/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma said she was grateful to see the project moving into its final days. “Residents have been really patient through all of this and I’m really hoping that …
New COVID-19 testing centre opens in North Vancouver
August 22, 2020 – Ben Bengtson/North Shore News The new testing site will be particularly important to the North Shore’s current response to COVID-19 by taking some of the pressure off of the Urgent and Primary Care Centre on Esplanade, …
Grouse Mountain to receive approximately $2.5 million in government funding for trail improvements
August 7, 2020 – Craig Takeuchi/The Georgia Straight On August 6, North Vancouver MP and Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and North Vancouver–Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma announced federal and provincial funding allocated for improving Grouse Mountain’s trail system. The B.C. government …
North Shore homeless numbers climbing, survey finds
August 6, 2020 – Brent Richter/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma said she has personally been pounding the pavement trying to find suitable sites for supportive housing on the North Shore. The difficulty is finding a partner willing …
North Shore to get dozens more doctors and nurses
August 6, 2020 – Brent Richter/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma said there are too many people on the North Shore who don’t have access to primary care. “We know that more than 27,000 people on the North …