Jan 19, 2018 – Paul Sullivan, North Shore News I was sitting in traffic on the Upper Levels Highway the other day … It’s a perpetual state, like the January weather forecast. Like some rain? Anyway, it was on or …
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Traffic sucks. It impacts everything here on the North Shore: our economy, our businesses, our services, and our quality of life. Time wasted in traffic congestion is time that we’re not spending with our loved ones. It’s frustrating. It’s been …
Provincial, Federal and Municipal Governments launch North Shore Transportation Planning Project
NORTH VANCOUVER – New Democrat MLA Bowinn Ma is making transportation issues in the North Shore one of her top priorities as the provincial representative for North Vancouver-Lonsdale. Ma has gathered support for an Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project, which brings together …
Handsworth students can look forward to a brand-new school
The Government of British Columbia is providing $62.3 million to replace the 58-year-old school with a brand-new, seismically safer facility. The project also expands Handsworth’s capacity by 200 spaces to 1,400 to meet a growing student population. “It’s time to …
North Shore traffic woes get provincial support from local MLA
By Maryse Zeidler, CBC News January 9th, 2018 – Traffic and transportation woes on Metro Vancouver’s North Shore are getting provincial attention in the form of a project aimed at bringing the region’s mayors and leaders together to tackle the issue. NDP MLA Bowinn Ma, Parliamentary …
MLAs lobby for extended weekend SeaBus hours
By Brent Richter, North Shore News Jan 8th, 2018 – North Vancouver-Lonsdale NDP MLA Bowinn Ma and North Vancouver-Seymour Liberal MLA Jane Thornthwaite have both released letters to TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond arguing the SeaBus should be given the same consideration. …
Province protects renters from geographic rent increases
The Government of British Columbia is beefing up protection for renters by closing a loophole that some landlords used to seek inflated and unfair increases in hot rental markets. On behalf of Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selina Robinson, Vancouver-West …
40 new licensed child-care spaces are on their way to North Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER – Local families in North Vancouver will soon be able to access 40 new licensed child-care spaces thanks to a $500,000 investment through the Province’s Child Care Major Capital Funding Program, announced New Democrat MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale, Bowinn Ma. …
Province invites comment on electoral change referendum
North Shore News – Nov 29, 2017 – Attorney General David Eby says he wants to hear from average voters before coming up with what a potentially game-changing referendum on electoral reform will look like when it goes before voters …
Two North Vancouver heroes in their 90s given France’s highest military honour
By Times Colonist Nov 26, 2017 – North Vancouver MLA Bowinn Ma had a dilemma in the legislature this past week. She wanted to pay tribute to two constituents for significant recognition they had earned many years ago. The two gentlemen, both …