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 …
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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 …
Federal funding for new North Shore traffic study will support case for rapid transit
This study will nicely complement the work that has been done through the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project (INSTPP) and the fixed-link rapid transit feasibility study and we are thrilled to welcome the Government of Canada’s contributions. For years, the fabled …
Mexican expat says he was harassed by fake immigration agent while busking in Victoria
August 9th – 2019/Sean Boynton – Global News Ma, who was born in Canada to Taiwanese immigrants, told Global News the incident speaks to a larger pattern of racist, anti-immigrant behaviour being normalized by politicians like U.S. President Donald Trump. …
North Vancouver Urgent Primary Care Centre Announced
The North Vancouver UPCC is the third UPCC to be announced for Greater Vancouver and the 10th to be announced in B.C. under the government’s primary care strategy. The centre will provide urgent primary care with more than 35,000 patient …
ICBC launching telematics pilot project to improve driving behaviour
July 30th, 2019 – Richard Zussman/Global News “We’re looking for ways to improve auto insurance in B.C. and this pilot is just one of the many actions government and ICBC are taking to do that,” MLA Bowinn Ma said. “This …
10-minute SeaBus service arriving in North Van
July 29th, 2019 – Brent Richter/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale NDP MLA Bowinn Ma said she expects the increased service will be well received, especially by people who arrived on time for a sailing but found themselves “locked out” because …