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 …
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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 …
New Hugo Ray multi-use path connects North and West Vancouver
November 8th, 2019 – Ben Bengston/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma, who spearheaded last year’s Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project that emphasized developing more multi-use paths, touted the importance of creating more safe cycling infrastructure. “I’m really excited to …
BC government launches study to improve North Shore’s Upper Levels Highway
November 7th, 2019 – Kenneth Chan, Daily Hive “Co-ordinated, long-term action plans, like the one developed by the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project, help us move forward as a region,” said Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale, in a statement. …
North Van’s Urgent and Primary Care Centre opens to patients
November 5th, 2019 – Brent Richter/North Shore News In a release, North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma welcomed the centre, which happens to be in the same building as her constituency office. “I’m really excited that a new urgent and primary …
Local MLA Bowinn Ma welcomes funding for community counselling for the North Shore and beyond
November 4th, 2019 NORTH VANCOUVER – North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma is welcoming funding through the Community Counselling Grant Program to provide greater access to low and no-cost mental health and substance use supports. “With this funding in hand, organizations all over …
Local MLA Bowinn Ma welcomes annual PAC funds, thanks volunteers for their dedication
NORTH VANCOUVER – MLA Bowinn Ma is welcoming over $100,000 in Community Gaming Grant funding to local Parent Advisory Councils that will benefit students in North Vancouver-Lonsdale. “PACs are some of this province’s greatest unsung heroes,” said MLA Ma. “They work …
Squamish Nation unveils rainbow crosswalk on Metro Vancouver’s North Shore
October 7th, 2019 – Craig Takeuchi/The Georgia Straight The North Shore just got even more LGBT– and two-spirit–inclusive. And colourful. The Squamish Nation held an official unveiling ceremony on October 4 for its rainbow crosswalk located on Welch Street at …