May 13th, 2020 – Craig Takeuchi/Georgia Straight In the wake of Canadian rocker Bryan Adams posting a rant on social media in which he blamed the pandemic on “some fucking bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making greedy bastards”, …
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MLA Ma and Coun. Back put on care home concert tour (VIDEO)
May 10th, 2020 – Brent Richter/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma and District of North Vancouver Coun. Jordan Back hit the road for a mini-concert tour Saturday night, playing gigs for the staff and residents of North Shore …
From back-to-school to borders, the premier answers frequently asked questions about B.C.’s restart plan
May 8th, 2020 – Kendra Mangione/CTVNewsVancouver John Horgan spoke during a digital “town hall,” hosted on Facebook Friday afternoon. In the brief period since the plan was announced, MLA and moderator Bowinn Ma said, the province has received “about 900 …
Province inches forward on Cloverley school approval
May 8th, 2020 – Jane Seyd/North Shore News Although the ministry hasn’t announced funding for the school, Ma said only projects that have been given preliminary approval by the province – and have had money set aside for them – …
North Van MLA to co-host virtual town hall on COVID-19 Friday
April 16th, 2020 – Jane Seyd/North Shore News Those with nagging questions about COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic will want to tune in on Friday evening as North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma and Richmond-Steveston MLA John Yap co-host a virtual …
6 North Shore rapid transit routes possible, province says
March 3rd, 2020 – Brent Richter/North Shore News “Ma acknowledged that a traffic-weary constituency may be running out of patience; however, the study is both prudent and necessary before anyone will commit money to the project, she said. “We’re building …
North Shore bridge crashes getting cleared faster
February 14th, 2019 – Brent Richter/ North Shore News Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale, requested the data because expedited crash clearing was one of the action items in the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project, which she led in …
North Van MLA’s Twitter stance spills into legislature
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 …
MSP Premiums Eliminated
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 …
B.C.’s U-Pass program to continue for at least 5 years
January 30th, 2020 – Joel Ballard/CBC News “I cannot imagine what my post-secondary education experience would have been if I did not have my U-Pass,” said UBC graduate Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale and parliamentary secretary for TransLink. “This kind of …