Jane Seyd, North Shore News June 12, 2018 – Mountainside student Elysia Dalgarno remembers the time when the darkness descended. She was still in elementary school when she started experiencing crippling anxiety. Her doctor told her to change her diet, …
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Meghan Ingborg receives first Bowinn Ma MLA North Van Community Scholarship
NORTH VANCOUVER – North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma announced the Bowinn Ma MLA Social Justice Scholarship: three $500 community scholarships, awarded to one graduating high school student each from Carson Graham Secondary, Sutherland Secondary and the Squamish Nation. “I have …
B.C.’s oldest MLA gets bipartisan birthday bash
Brent Richter, North Shore News — June 6, 2018 B.C.’s youngest MLA reached across the aisle Wednesday to wish a happy birthday to B.C.’s oldest (ever) MLA. North Vancouver-Lonsdale’s NDP MLA Bowinn Ma used her time in the legislature May …
MLA Ma wishes MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano a happy 85th birthday
VICTORIA – On June 6, 2018, [Official Opposition] MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano Ralph Sultan will turn 85 years old, and [Government] MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale Bowinn Ma surprised him with a tribute statement in the House today. Sultan is currently …
Elder Statesman
Les Leyne, Times Colonist – June 3, 2018 NDP MLA Bowinn Ma opened a member’s statement by setting the stage in 1933, on June 6. Simon Fraser Tolmie was premier, R.B. Bennett was prime minister, Franklin D. Roosevelt was president …
Tenancy Changes: Important Notice for Renters & Landlords
Updated June 25, 2018 This bulletin outlines several recent changes to the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) that have been introduced by the new provincial government. We are working hard to improve housing affordability and security for renters in this province, …
Teen parent child care program gets funding boost
Jane Seyd, North Shore News – May 19, 2018 Teen parents on the North Shore will get more supports, as well as free child care, while they finish their education. The announcement, boosting the monthly subsidy to young parents continuing …
MLA Ma’s Community Letter on Iran Nuclear Deal
PDF: English | Persian May 9, 2018 Dear Community, As the provincial representative for North Vancouver-Lonsdale and a member of a community that includes many Iranian-Canadians on the North Shore, my heart joins all those who are deeply concerned for …
MLA Ma welcomes new playground for Norgate Community Elementary in North Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER – North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma said students at Norgate Community Elementary on the North Shore are getting a new, accessible playground, thanks to $105,000 in provincial funding announced by the Premier and Minister of Education today. “After 16 years of …
Waterfront SeaBus terminal getting $17M seismic, accessibility upgrades
Jennifer Saltman, Vancouver Sun – May 4, 2018 The 42-year-old Waterfront SeaBus station will be seismically upgraded and expanded as part of TransLink’s maintenance and repair program. The improvements to the station were announced this morning. “Our customers tell …