February 26, 2020 – Jane Seyd/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma is sorry-not-sorry after a social media flame war erupted over her online comments about the Teck Resources oil sands project. Ma became the subject of an online …
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February 1st, 2020 – Freya Wasteneys/Capilano Courier According to Ma, feedback regarding the cut has been overwhelmingly positive. “In my own district of North Vancouver-Lonsdale, there are a surprising amount of families who struggle, and being able to save [the money that …
Hundreds of mourners attend North Vancouver vigil for victims of flight 752
January 15th, 2020 – Jeremy Shepherd/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma discussed the shock of discovering the plane had been shot down. “Some community members tell me that it was like their friends had been killed twice,” she …
Statement on Detainments at Canada-US Border
As the MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale, I am blessed with the great privilege of being able to serve many Iranian-Canadian community members and new immigrants from Iran. I’m extremely troubled by the impacts that recent developments in international relations are …
Improvements to Upper Levels Highway explored
December 13th, 2019 – Grant Cameron/Journal of Commerce Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale who has been outspoken on the need for improvements and initiated the INSTPP, said area residents are frustrated by the piecemeal approach past governments have taken …
TransLink looks at electric SeaBus options
December 12th, 2019 – Brent Richter/North Shore News As part of the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project, the province has already begun studying the feasibility of a rapid transit link across Burrard Inlet. The final report is expected in …
A New Path Forward for BC
BC is on the path towards reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Last month, British Columbia became not only the first province in Canada, but the first jurisdiction in the Commonwealth to enshrine the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples …
Work starts on new low-income seniors rental building in North Van
November 22nd – Ben Bengston, North Shore News The mix of rental housing in the new Lynn Woods building will include: 21 units earmarked for seniors with low incomes slated to cost $375 per month; 53 rent-geared-to-income units for seniors …
North Vancouver rent bank offers emergency help
November 14th, 2019 – Jane Seyd/North Shore News “Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale, said it’s not at all uncommon for her to hear from residents who are anywhere from $50 to $300 away from being able to pay their …
Upper Levels highway to get first major study
November 12th, 2019 – Brent Richter/North Shore News “You will spend hundreds of millions dollars or billions of dollars on one area – maybe you upgrade one interchange, or you add one 10-lane bridge – where you deal with one …