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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 8h

Sharing someone’s intimate images without consent is a serious violation. Updates coming to the law mean:
✅ a substantial increase to the monetary damages victims can receive
✅ better privacy protections
✅ faster image removal

More info: https://news.gov.bc.ca/32861

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 10h

More child care in schools? Yes please! ⚽🛝🍼

We've introduced new legislation that will reduce barriers and allow school districts to provide more types of child care at schools, including for infants and toddlers, and during non-school days.

More info:
https://news.gov.bc.ca/32875

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David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social · 1d

Most parents don’t work 9-3 and may end up scrambling to pick up their kids after school.

We’ve introduced legislation that, if passed, would allow school districts to offer seamless child care before and after school, on school grounds.

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Niki Sharma @nikisharma.bsky.social · 1d

We are building BC with the #infrastructure people need like homes, hospitals, and schools.

Our construction industry is vital. #Business and #workers are not getting paid on time or at all - this isn’t just a financial issue, it’s a fairness issue.

@bowinnma.bsky.social

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 1d

👷‍♂️🏗👷‍♀️ Prompt pay legislation has landed in BC! Prompt pay legislation helps ensure that the work done to build a project is respected. At its foundation, this is about fairness for the construction industry — an industry that has built our province & powered our economy.

news.gov.bc.ca/32867

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 5d

🎓🏗️ More student housing is coming to @uvic.ca! Over 500 new on-campus beds are approved for upper-year and grad students. This progress gives more students the chance to call UVic home while easing pressure on the local rental market. news.gov.bc.ca/32860

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David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social · 7d

As British Columbians we love our coast and will always protect it.

The North Coast Tanker Ban also secures billions in shovel-ready projects.

We won’t let this proposal, with no backer and no money, threaten real jobs for BC’s families.

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 7d

🏥 Big news for Northern BC! The team that will design + build the new Acute Care Tower at UHNBC is confirmed. This $1.5B project means expanded surgical, cardiac + mental health care

stories.northernhealth.ca/news/preferred-design-and-construction-proponent-announced-uhnbc-acute-care-tower-project

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 7d

Exciting news for #Langford! Funding is approved for a new secondary school—2,000 student spaces that will support families and strengthen local learning for years to come 🚧📚 @davidebybc.bsky.social

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025PREM0040-000947

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 7d

ICYMI: Phibbs Exchange in North Van is getting washrooms! 🚻

Utility connection points were included in advance when we rebuilt the transit exchange. TY to CEO Kevin Quinn for being receptive to my never-ending pitches for Phibbs to be a TransLink 🚻 location at the time.

https://loom.ly/YoIqxFA

Phibbs Exchange Next for Washrooms

TransLink has opened washrooms at Metrotown Station, and Phibbs Exchange is next!

www.nsnews.com

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 8d

Today, we remember the impact of residential schools on Indigenous children, their families, their communities.

Deeply grateful to the Tsleil-Waututh community for inviting me to honour Residential and Day School Survivors with them today. 🧡

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 9d

Exciting news for @kwantlenu.bsky.social! We've announced the first ever provincially funded student housing project in #Surrey.
🛏️350+ new student beds
🍴160 seat dining hall

Excited to see the project break ground in 2026! https://news.gov.bc.ca/32834

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 13d

🚑💙 Three weeks in, the first Primary Care Paramedic class at the John Horgan Campus is already hard at work hoisting rescue dummies, running simulations and preparing for careers in emergency care.

cheknews.ca/paramedic-program-prepares-new-crop-of-first-responders-at-john-horgan-campus-1278566/

Paramedic program prepares new crop of first responders at John Horgan Campus

The Justice Institute of BC’s newest class of primary care paramedic students is only three weeks into training, but the heavy lifting has already begun.

cheknews.ca

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 14d

🏥 Big news for the #FraserValley! Announcing $7.5M in advanced interventional radiology upgrades at #Abbotsford Regional Hospital — bringing more space, better tools and stronger care for patients. The upgraded suite will help health teams care for more patients and complex cases. 💉✨🔧💡

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 15d

Great to see the Shipyards Festival and Car Free Day back in Lower Lonsdale this past weekend! This event showcased the best of our community - and my staff and volunteers had a fantastic time at our booth. Thank you to the Lower Lonsdale BIA for hosting this fun event!

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 16d

🎉 Big news for the #Westshore! The new Royal RoadsU John Horgan Campus in #Langford is officially open 🌱📚

John from Langford always said education was the great equalizer. And now more students will benefit from educational opportunities closer to home
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025INF0039-000876

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 19d

🏥 Prince Rupert’s upgraded ER is open! With more room and a better equipped ER, this $16.5M project strengthens care for people who rely on the hospital.

@josieosborne.bsky.social

https://news.gov.bc.ca/32812

#HealthCare #BCPoli #PrinceRupert

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 19d

The first on-campus student housing at North Island College in #Courtenay is complete! This beautiful 217-bed residence was built using sustainable mass timber and offers safe, welcoming spaces for students and their families. 🏗️

https://news.gov.bc.ca/32799

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 19d

👀 Earlier this month David Eby announced 1000 new seats at Clayton Heights Secondary in #Surrey!

It will include:
🔬enhanced science & tech spaces
💃 a new dance studio
⛹️‍♀️ modern gymnasium
🎨 upgraded art facilities
🏫 a new Indigenous learning space

news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025INF0037-000826

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 23d

🚧 Construction is officially underway in Cranbrook on the new F.W. Green Memorial Home. The project will provide 150 long-term care beds and help seniors age with dignity, close to home. 💙🏡
More info: https://loom.ly/M-arRPU

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 29d

One of my favourite events to attend each year. Congratulations to all the little readers on their 2025 Summer Reading Medals! Little Azalea also got her "Read to Me" medal this year.

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 29d

✨ Curious about what’s taking shape in the Cloverley neighbourhood? Here’s a look at the brand-new elementary school coming to #NorthVan! This $67.5 million project will bring 585 new student spaces in a state-of-the-art Kindergarten-to-Grade 7 school.

news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024INF0002-001647

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚧 It’s incredible to see how far the addition at Westview Elementary has come, from the ground up to a fully roofed structure—rain or shine! This video covers 13 working days from Aug 12 when the slab was poured, to Aug 27 when the bulk of the installation was completed!

#NorthVancouver #BCPoli

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · Sep 8

Was really great to be back as a "Celebrity Chef" for another amazing Coho Salmon Festival! Organized by the Coho Society of the North Shore, this delicious event is in its 45th year and is the 3rd largest salmon festival in the country. 🦈🎉🦈

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨ Yesterday I had the privilege of joining MLA Brittny Anderson in #Nelson to celebrate the new Community Health Campus. With Fairview Gardens long-term care and the Community Health Services Centre, people of all ages will have more care, closer to home.

news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025INF0045-000827

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