Mar 23, 2021 – Brent Richter Although they are growing in popularity, electric scooters are not currently legal under B.C.’s Motor Vehicle Act. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced Tuesday that it has given the green light for a …
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Mar 17, 2021 – Infrastructure Canada The project includes refurbishing the engines of six of the seven locomotives to extend their lifespan by 15 years. In addition, all head end power units, which provide heat and lighting to the passenger …
Ironworkers bridge sees start of two-year maintenance project
Feb 26, 2021 – Brent Richter/Vancouver Is Awesome “It’s actually a pretty big job. The contract awarded for this work exceeds $15 million and will take about two years to do. It’s important structural maintenance work,” said Bowinn Ma, North …
North Van Highway 1 project enters final phase
August 25, 2020 – Brent Richter/North Shore News North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma said she was grateful to see the project moving into its final days. “Residents have been really patient through all of this and I’m really hoping that …
6 North Shore rapid transit routes possible, province says
March 3rd, 2020 – Brent Richter/North Shore News “Ma acknowledged that a traffic-weary constituency may be running out of patience; however, the study is both prudent and necessary before anyone will commit money to the project, she said. “We’re building …
North Shore bridge crashes getting cleared faster
February 14th, 2019 – Brent Richter/ North Shore News Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale, requested the data because expedited crash clearing was one of the action items in the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project, which she led in …
B.C.’s U-Pass program to continue for at least 5 years
January 30th, 2020 – Joel Ballard/CBC News “I cannot imagine what my post-secondary education experience would have been if I did not have my U-Pass,” said UBC graduate Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale and parliamentary secretary for TransLink. “This kind of …
Improvements to Upper Levels Highway explored
December 13th, 2019 – Grant Cameron/Journal of Commerce Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale who has been outspoken on the need for improvements and initiated the INSTPP, said area residents are frustrated by the piecemeal approach past governments have taken …
TransLink looks at electric SeaBus options
December 12th, 2019 – Brent Richter/North Shore News As part of the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project, the province has already begun studying the feasibility of a rapid transit link across Burrard Inlet. The final report is expected in …
Upper Levels highway to get first major study
November 12th, 2019 – Brent Richter/North Shore News “You will spend hundreds of millions dollars or billions of dollars on one area – maybe you upgrade one interchange, or you add one 10-lane bridge – where you deal with one …