Apr 01, 2022 – BC NDP Caucus New Democrat MLAs Bowinn Ma and Susie Chant say strengthened support from the BC NDP government will help local artists and art organizations in North Vancouver recover from the impacts of the pandemic. …
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Mar 27, 2022 – Brent Richter/North Shore News The Eleanor in Central Lonsdale boasts 85 below-market rental homes, 10 of which are being offered at $375 per month. Some of the suites will be offered on a rent-geared-to-income model, which …
Premier Horgan marks Nowruz in North Vancouver
Mar 22, 2022 – Brent Richter/North Shore News Premier John Horgan stopped in North Vancouver Monday to mark Nowruz, the new year celebration recognized by many Persian, Kurdish, Baha’i, Ismaili and Afghani people. The event was emceed by North Vancouver-Seymour …
Two more North Vancouver daycares become $10 per day
Mar 6, 2022 – Brent Richter/North Shore News The families of 65 kids in two North Shore Neighbourhood House daycare programs are celebrating a jackpot. The non-profit has received funding from the province to convert its child-care programs at 225 …
New affordable homes coming to North Vancouver
Feb 18, 2022 – BC Gov News/Attorney General People in the District of North Vancouver will have more affordable housing options, with construction underway on a new 90-unit development. “The housing crisis has meant many North Shore community members are …
Province eyeing improvements to North Shore’s Upper Levels Highway
Feb 11, 2022 – Brent Richter/North Shore News Bus routes on the shoulders, twinning the Capilano River Bridge and more bicycle infrastructure – the province is eyeing significant changes to Highway 1/99 through the North Shore. The Ministry of Transportation …
Vandals smash window at North Vancouver COVID-19 vaccination clinic
Feb 2, 2022 – Jane Seyd/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma said Wednesday she’s noticed “a growing impatience with the pandemic” in the comments she’s received from the community. Living in a public state of emergency for the …
North Van MLA warns of vaccine payment scam
Jan 31, 2022 – Brent Richter/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale NDP MLA Bowinn Ma is warning the public about an attempt by scammers to fleece people seeking a government payment for getting vaccinated against COVID-19. The scam comes via text …
Tower work begins for Lions Gate Hospital project
Jan 27, 2022/DCN-JOC News Services The six-storey Paul Myers Tower, named after the philanthropic owner of Keith Plumbing and Heating Co. Ltd, will have eight operating rooms, a pre-operative and post-operative care area, including anesthesia intervention and isolation rooms. There …
Peer support offers a lifeline for those struggling with eating disorders
Aug 15, 2021 – Jane Seyd/North Shore News Bowinn Ma remembers vividly the shame and silence that came with a secret eating disorder. The stigma was so great that until two years ago, Ma – the MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale …