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 …
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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 …
B.C. government selects firm to study North Shore-to-Vancouver rapid transit line
October 3rd, 2019 – Jon Azpiri and Sean Boynton/Global News “Everything’s on the table,” said North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma, who chairs the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project. “This study is going to be the first comprehensive study into …
West Vancouverites shifting from cars to transit, survey finds
October 4th, 2019 – Brent Richter/North Shore News “That’s 6,500 working age people that have jobs here but aren’t living here and, based on the trip diary information, we can guess maybe 60 per cent of those are coming to …
In the City That Ride-Hailing Forgot, Change Is Coming
Laura Bliss/Citylab – September 17th, 2019 It is also intended to create safer conditions for passengers, said Bowinn Ma, a provincial legislator representing North Vancouver-Lonsdale area and the chair of a committee that advises regulations set by the Passenger Transportation …
Landlord’s attempt to bypass provincial rent cap struck down
From CBC News: A North Vancouver landlord who attempted to circumvent B.C.’s rent control cap has been forced to change his ways. The landlord, who reportedly operates a number of Metro Vancouver properties, simply added a clause to the end …