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 …
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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 …
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 …