BC Minister of Infrastructure. BC NDP MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale. A professional engineer and working mom, Bowinn has served North Vancouver since 2017. #bcpoli
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✨ 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
This fall, 900+ new student seats are opening across Langley: ✨ 200 at Nicomekl ✨ 555 at Josette Dandurand Elementary ✨ 150 at Lynn Fripps Elementary That’s $111 million invested in modern classrooms that give kids the space they need to learn, & grow. 🏫 news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025INF0042-000810
🏥 Thrilled to join MLA Brittny Anderson in #Nelson for the opening of the new Nelson Community Health Campus. It's home to a 75-bed Fairview Gardens long-term care home and a Community Health Services Centre that will serve people of all ages. #Healthcare https://news.gov.bc.ca/32730
Great news for families in #Kelowna! A new middle school is on the way. 🚧 Burtch Road Middle School will bring 800 new seats to support students and meet growing demand. https://news.gov.bc.ca/32725
🏫 Surrey families are growing fast—and so are schools. We’re expanding Clayton Heights Secondary by doubling capacity to 2,000 student seats with new classrooms, labs, a gym, art spaces and an Indigenous space. Over 6,000 new student seats are underway in #Surrey. https://news.gov.bc.ca/32729
It's the first week back to school! 🎉 I'm proud to see new schools like SĆIȺNEW̱ SṮEȽIṮḴEȽ Elementary in #Langford opening, alongside fantastic additions in communities like #Abbotsford, #Delta, #Kelowna, and #Richmond. Here's to a great school year! 🍎 news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025INF0040-000797
👩🏫 It’s the first week back to school & students at Woodland Park Elementary are starting the year in 16 brand-new classrooms! This 400-seat addition is part of 700+ new spaces opening across Surrey this fall with nearly 4,700 more now under construction news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025INF0039-000794
#Langley families are settling into the school year with a new elementary school in Willoughby and additions at Lynn Fripps and Nicomekl, creating 900 new seats for students. 🏫✨ #Education #BCPoli #Infrastructure #BCed #BCSchools #BuildingBC https://news.gov.bc.ca/32713
🚸 This fall, 900 new student seats are opening in #Langley with a brand-new school in Willoughby & additions at Lynn Fripps & Nicomekl Elementary. With thousands more seats on the way, we’re making record investments so every student has the modern classrooms they deserve. 🏫✨ news.gov.bc.ca/32713
📚 This fall, 3,000+ new student seats are opening across B.C. — from new schools in #Langford & #Trail to additions in #Abbotsford, #Delta, #Kelowna, #Richmond & #Surrey. More safe, modern classrooms for students now, & thousands more on the way. 🌟 🔗 news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025INF0039-000794
P.S. Sorry for the awkward voiceover at the start of the video - I stumbled over myself during the original recording! 🤣
🏫 This fall, 3,000 new student seats are opening across B.C.—including 150 at R.C. Talmey Elementary in #Richmond, where I toured the brand-new six-classroom addition with MLA Kelly Greene. #bced #BuildingSchools #RichmondBC 📚 Read here: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025INF0040-000797
More than 3,000 new student seats are opening across B.C. in #Langford #Surrey #Abbotsford #Delta #Kelowna #Richmond and more this fall! We’re building the schools families need so every student has a place to learn and grow now and into the future. 🛠️ https://news.gov.bc.ca/32700
Yesterday, I announced the opening of 700 new student seats across 3 #Surrey schools this fall. We've broken ground on an additional 2300 new student seats at 7 schools across the city this summer alone for a new total of 4700 seats actively under construction in Surrey. 🚧 news.gov.bc.ca/32696
For greater clarity on numbers: 700 new seats are opening across 3 schools in #Surrey this fall. We've also broken ground on 2300 more seats across 7 school projects this year, for a new total of nearly 4700 additional seats currently under construction in Surrey alone. Whoa!
This fall, 700 new seats are opening in 3 schools across #Surrey! Work is also underway on 2,300 more seats across 7 school projects. Since 2017, we've committed more than $1 billion to Surrey schools to create more than 16,200 new student spaces for Surrey students 🏗️ news.gov.bc.ca/32696
The BC Institute of Technology has officially opened its new Tall Timber student housing residence at the #Burnaby campus! The 12-storey #BC mass-timber building adds: 🛏️ 469 new student beds 🌲indoor & outdoor common areas 📚study & office spaces https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025PSFS0010-000787
The future North Shore Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service will span 21 km with 16-17 stations, connecting the North Shore, Vancouver, and Burnaby. This rapid transit service will be fast, reliable, and comfortable. Take the survey now: https://translinklistens.ca/bus-rapid-transit-program
🌟 Big news for #Nanaimo! The new High Acuity Unit at NRGH is complete 🎉 Patients with acute care needs will now get more focused, high-quality care—closer to home 🏥 💙 ✅ 12 modern patient rooms ✅ Family-friendly spaces ✅ State-of-the-art equipment @bowinnma.bsky.social @josieosborne.bsky.social
Patients in #Nanaimo will receive improved access to quality critical care when the new High Acuity Unit opens next week. This project completes a major $60m upgrade to expand and improve care. ❤️🏥 @sheilamalcolmsonbc.bsky.social @georgeandersonbc.bsky.social Info: https://news.gov.bc.ca/32684
With the Minister of Infrastructure @bowinnma.bsky.social in Nanaimo to see progress: 🏥 BC Cancer Centre—construction underway 🏫 Wellington Secondary—150 new student spaces in progress Proud to advocate for Nanaimo & #Lantzville while our government delivers projects that matter.
🚧 Progress update: Construction at Cloverley Elementary is well underway in #NorthVancouver. We’re building a K–7 school with 585 seats, modern classrooms, a neighbourhood learning centre and child care — opening in 2026. 🏫✨ #BCSchools #BuildingBC
The new hospital and integrated campus will open in 2027 with construction completing in 2026.
🚧 The new St Paul’s Hospital is looking good! 👀 The new 548-bed full service, acute-care hospital & integrated health campus is set to be completed in 2027. There’s over 2,000 workers building the new facility everyday! www.providencehealthcare.org/en/future-sites-projects/new-st-pauls-hospital
Construction is underway at three schools in #Burnaby, adding over 1,000 new K–12 student spaces! We’re taking action to make sure every learner has access to quality learning environments.🏫 https://news.gov.bc.ca/32662
The new Family Respite Centre in #NorthVan is coming along! Proud to be able to secure a $2.9M provincial grant for Care BC in the delivery of this centre, which will provide temporary Adult Day Care and Overnight Respite Care for seniors diagnosed with dementia, who are living at home.
🚧 I joined MLA Susie Chant to tour Capilano University's first-ever on-campus student housing in #NorthVancouver—opening this winter with 362 beds, a 250-seat dining hall & Indigenous-focused spaces. A big step for student stability, affordability & success. 🎥 Watch the tour 👇 #StudentHousing
Our BC Government is proud to award Pamela Horton from #NorthVan the Medal of Good Citizenship (posthumously) in recognition of a lifetime of advocacy in advancing the rights, dignity and inclusion of people with disabilities. Rest in Peace, Pam. ❤️ https://loom.ly/w2nOr5I
Kamloops Cancer Centre will include a CT-sim, which is the type of scanner required to help target radiation treatments.
🚧 Construction is underway on a brand new CT scanner for #Kitimat. This $4.7M provincial investment means faster diagnoses, better care, and less travel for patients. Huge thanks to our partners and donors 🙌
At #Surrey’s new hospital, we’re building full-size “mock rooms” as part of the design and construction process. Real doctors & nurses walk through them & give feedback, so we can make improvements now to ensure the hospital works better and feels safer when it opens. #HealthCare #BCInfrastructure
🏗️Construction has begun on St. Vincent’s Heather — a modern long-term care home in Vancouver that will expand and improve access to care for seniors. 💜 https://news.gov.bc.ca/32653
The roof is on! 🎉 The new standalone #renal facility at #Surrey Memorial Hospital moves one step closer to welcoming patients. More space, comfort, and timely treatment coming soon 💪💙
🏫 Our new Cloverley Elementary School is rising up from the ground & on track to open in fall 2026. This school represents a provincial investment of $61 million & is 1 of 7 major school projects that we're delivering in #NorthVancouver in 2017 📖 https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024INF0002-001647
🏫 New K-12 classrooms are breaking ground this summer in #Chilliwack #Delta #FortStJohn #Richmond #NorthVancouver & #MapleRidge! With nearly 1,500 additional new student spaces on the way we’re supporting communities by getting students into safe, modern classrooms. https://news.gov.bc.ca/32601
Concrete is one of the most fundamental building materials we use, and it's an industry that works hard to source all their materials locally. Appreciated being hosted for a tour at our local Amrize concrete facility right here in #NorthVancouver.
We're starting to see finishes in our student housing and dining hall project at Capilano University! This 362-bed project will help provide students with a place to live on campus while they study, thereby freeing up housing in the private rental market for other families and residents in #NorthVan
I popped over to North Van on the SeaBus today, or “The People’s Yacht” as Bowinn Ma calls it. I had a great visit with Mayor Buchanan who enlightened me of the rich history of the shipyards & the tremendous work the city has undertaken in transforming the waterfront. Thank you!
We’re working hard to build infrastructure that makes peoples lives better and improve our communities. The Conservatives want to cancel major projects that people need, including ones that are almost done! We can’t afford BC Conservative cuts.
What’s happening in Gaza is profoundly heartbreaking. It is unconscionable to deny aid to starving families. I thank @MarkJCarney for adding our voice to the international call for a two-state solution. We support Canada’s efforts to get aid flowing and a lasting peace.
📍 226 new licensed child care spaces are opening this September in #Abbotsford! These new spots are being added on school grounds at Auguston Traditional & Margaret Stenerson Elementary. 📖: https://www.abbynews.com/local-news/childcare-capacity-expands-at-abbotsford-school-district-8160184
🏥 This new BC Cancer centre in #Kamloops is the single largest capital investment in expanding cancer care in the region. By building a facility equipped with the latest technology, we’re helping people access high-quality care closer to home. 📖 https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025INF0032-000713
Holy 💩. So the BC Cons' position on infrastructure projects is that they would cancel projects that are already underway, starting with the Pattullo Bridge replacement (which is almost complete!!). So basically: Cut everything. Cut bridges, transit, schools, hospitals, cancer centres. Ok. Noted.
🚧 Construction has begun on the new BC Cancer centre in #Kamloops! The new centre will include: 🔸 Shielded treatment rooms with 3 linear accelerators 🔸 Radiation therapy planning & CT simulator 🔸 Diagnostic MRI 🔸 Oncology outpatient clinic with exam & consult rooms #BCCancer
The newly expanded oncology clinic at Penticton Regional Hospital means people in the South Okanagan can now access better cancer care, closer to home. More space, more privacy, & a better environment for patients & staff alike. 📖 Read more here: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025INF0027-000597
Bowinn's turning the BIG FOUR-OH this week! Say Happy Birthday with a donation of $40, $4.00, $0.40, $400, or $1400! Political contributions help us prepare for Bowinn's next election campaign and are eligible for generous tax credits of up to 75% back. Donate today: act.bcndp.ca/donate/NVL?a...
No matter what Trump’s ambassador says, Canadians aren’t “mean and nasty” for choosing to buy Canadian and travel locally. We’re taking a stand against Trump’s threats to our sovereignty and standing on our own two feet. Let's hold the line.
Bowinn officially turns 40 years old on Friday! 🎉 Wish her a Happy Birthday with a $4, $40, or $400 donation this week at act.bcndp.ca/donate/NVL?a....
Support is on the way for #PortAlberni youth.🏗️ A new Foundry Centre is coming to Port Alberni where it will provide essential health and wellness services tailored to young people in our community. 💚 🔗 https://www.sd70.bc.ca/_ci/p/10386 #FoundryBC #BCYouth #HealthServices #StrongerBC
Honoured to be named one of 🇨🇦 Construction’s Most Influential People of 2025 by SiteNews, but it's the people behind the Ministry of Infrastructure and the folks on the ground who really make our projects "go". 📖 Full list: readsitenews.com/most-influential-in-construction/2025 #Construction
We're welcoming some new faces to BC's executive council today! Please join us in congratulating Nina Krieger and Jessie Sunner, and thanking George Chow and Garry Begg for their hard work and exceptional service to British Columbians.
Wii Gyemsiga Siwilaawksat means “where learners are content or comfortable”. It's Coast Mountain College’s new student housing in Terrace, built in collaboration with First Nations leaders, students, and staff. 🎥 Watch the video to see how this project is making a difference in northern B.C.
The Squamish Nation Pow Wow is on! Find us at the big orange tent all weekend. 🍊 Azalea loved joining the Tiny Tots dance and observing the beautiful regalia.
💬 Share your thoughts on how we can get critical infrastructure projects like hospitals, schools and student housing built faster in BC. 📢 Learn more & get involved here: https://engage.gov.bc.ca/infrastructure #BCInfrastructure #PublicEngagement #InfrastructureProjectsAct
🎥 Tour the brand-new Ksyen Regional Hospital in Terrace with me. It’s a big step forward for people in Terrace and surrounding communities and part of our broader commitment to building modern, accessible health care across B.C. #TerraceBC #KsyenRegionalHospital #BCHealthCare #InvestingInPeople
Police have released photos of two individuals believed to be involved in the security incident at my office on June 27. Anyone who can help identify the suspects is asked to call North Vancouver RCMP at 236-481-9100, quoting file number 25-13204. More info: nvan.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.act...
We've lowered the cost and sped up the timeline for new homes and businesses connecting to BC Hydro. 🔌 A simple connection to a new single-family home has dropped by more than 90% - from over $800 to now be as low as $64. 🏡 👉 news.gov.bc.ca/32550 @ravikahlon.bsky.social @udibc.bsky.social
Join me on a tour of the new Mahon Park Child Care Centre in North Vancouver!
This is our moment ⚡️
Joyous ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Mahon Park Child Care Centre in City of North Vancouver. 🙏❤️🙏 $2.7 million in provincial funding made this 37-space facility possible. It also features a new field house that provides public washrooms and bookable change rooms.
Another exceptional #CanadaDay at the Shipyards with @susiechant.bsky.social. 🇨🇦 Thank you to everyone who came by!
We are not timid and we will not be intimidated. We are Canada, and Canada is not for sale. 🇨🇦 #CanadaDay
This week we are celebrating everything that makes our country the place we love to call home. Canada is great – not because we are perfect, but because we always want to do better. We are strong, proud, free – and we are going to keep it that way. Have a happy Canada Day week 🇨🇦
Summer fundraiser for Bowinn Ma is coming up fast! Saturday, July 5, 2-5pm. Get tickets: secure.bcndp.org/civicrm/even...
Grateful for the outpouring of support from community members and people across BC, including MLAs from all sides of the House. My staff, my family, and I are okay. The latest update from NorthVan RCMP can be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlJd...
I'm grateful to serve such a caring and compassionate community. I’d also like to thank the officers who responded for their diligence and professionalism. Due to the active police investigation, I will not be able to provide more details at this time. (2/2)
All meetings and appointments at my Constituency Office are cancelled for the day due to a security incident that occurred in the early hours of this morning. Thankfully, nobody was injured. Incidents like this can be quite frightening. I appreciate the concern expressed by community members. (1/2)
More classroom spaces are becoming available for families in Odlin Crescent in Richmond’s city centre. This newly acquired site will give more students the chance to learn closer to home. 🏫 https://sd38.bc.ca/news/2025-06-23/richmond-board-education-announces-new-k-7-school-city-centre
Xw’epiteng Elementary was officially named this month in a ceremony with the Semiahmoo First Nations & the Surrey School District. Gifted by Chief Harley Chappell, “Xw’epiteng” means “place of many rabbits” honouring the school’s land-based education program, which is rooted in Coast Salish culture.
In #Terrace earlier this week to connect with Mayor Sean Bujtas and tour some of our provincial investments. Grateful to Mayor Bujtas for showing me around and helping me better understand Terrace as a community and as a hub of the Northwest. 🧡🏘️
🚨 BC Cancer & UBC have unveiled Canada’s most advanced PET/CT scanner 💡 ✅ Faster, clearer scans ✅ Precise diagnosis ✅ Lower radiation ✅ Shorter waits ✅ Supports new research https://bccancerfoundation.com/news-and-media/blog/bc-cancer-and-ubc-roll-out-the-fastest-pet-ct-scanner-in-canada/
Construction has started on 39 affordable rental homes on Kenney St. in #Terrace. These homes will make a real difference for individuals, families, and seniors – helping more people stay in the community they know and love, close to services, schools, and each other. 🏘️
🎉 The expanded Penticton Oncology Clinic opens today at Penticton Regional Hospital! With double the treatment bays, added comfort & privacy, and room for 400 more patients each year, it brings better cancer care closer to home in the South Okanagan 💙 #CancerCare https://news.gov.bc.ca/32496
Construction is underway on 15 new state-of-the-art operating rooms at #Vancouver General Hospital. Once complete, this expansion will help deliver many more surgeries each year & give people faster access to the care they need 🏥 https://news.gov.bc.ca/32506
A brand-new long-term care home is coming to #FortStJohn to support seniors in #NorthernBC. 🏥 Plans include: ✅ 84 new beds ✅ Private single bedrooms and bathrooms ✅ Social and recreational spaces ✅ 30-space adult day program @josieosborne.bsky.social
Better cancer care in #Penticton is here! The expanded Penticton Oncology Clinic at Penticton Regional Hospital opens on June 23, offering more space, comfort, and faster access for patients. 🏥 https://news.gov.bc.ca/32496 @josieosborne.bsky.social
The Hollybrook housing project is now open, bringing 86 homes for seniors, individuals, and families with low to moderate incomes in #NorthVan! 🏘️🏘️🏘️ To make this project possible, we invested ~$15.5M in capital funding and will contribute ~$477K/year in operating support.
Honoured to join the 2025 ECABC Conference in Victoria. The Electrical Contractors Association of BC plays a vital role in powering our province & supporting skilled trades. Grateful for the chance to connect with leaders driving BC’s infrastructure forward. ⚡️ #ECABC2025
⚡❤️⚡ A visit to the John Hart Dam & Powerhouse on Campbell River was like salve for the civil engineer in me. The facilities at John Hart generate electricity, provide domestic water, control floods, and features the only underground powerhouse in the province at 100m below the surface. 🏞️🔋⚡
#HappyFathersDay to Azalea's Dada, who takes care of us both and makes it possible for me to carry out my work for British Columbians as an MLA and Minister while also being a mom. We love you, and I am more grateful than you will ever know.
Bowinn Ma serves as BC's Minister of Infrastructure and MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale. Don't miss this chance to connect with Bowinn in an informal setting at her summer fundraiser in North Vancouver. Get your tickets at secure.bcndp.org/civicrm/even....
The Mechanical Contractors Association of BC supports contractors by offering training, advocating for industry needs & helping drive innovation in construction. Thank you for inviting me to the 2025 Leadership Conference where we discussed the future of infrastructure delivery in uncertain times
Last week we welcomed B.C. Minister of Infrastructure Bowinn Ma and MLA Jagrup Barr to Walnut Road Elementary for a tour of the new modular addition. It was great to hear from students on what they love most about the addition—natural light and sense of pride for their new learning space! 🌟
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Spent the last two days in Kuala Lumpur strengthening trade ties that support good-paying BC jobs — including our partnership with Petronas, investors in the largest private sector investment in BC history. It’s partnerships like this that position BC to be Canada’s economic engine.
This $18M investment brings 295 new student seats to the community as part of our commitment to deliver schools faster using innovative construction methods. Over 15,000 new seats are complete or underway so far in Surrey alone. #SurreySchools #PublicEducation #ModularBuilds
I toured the brand new modular addition at Walnut Road Elementary in #Surrey, where I joined @JagrupBrar.bsky.social & the Surrey School District to officially announce the project’s completion. Great to see students already learning in these bright, modern classrooms! 👏 📚 news.gov.bc.ca/32439
The @boardoftrade.bsky.social brings together leaders from business, government, & community to help shape a stronger Province. Thank you for inviting me to speak at the Public Leaders Conversation panel on how we’re building climate-ready infrastructure to support communities across B.C.
It was great to visit the brand new modular addition at Walnut Road Elementary in #Surrey today. This new addition brings 295 more student seats to Surrey and is another great step forward in supporting growing communities. 🙌 @JagrupBrar.bsky.social news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
10 more school projects are now under construction to help meet growing demand in: 📍 Langley 📍 Abbotsford 📍 Kelowna 📍 qathet (Powell River) 📍 Comox 📍 Nanaimo 📍 Pemberton 📍 Prince Rupert #BCInfrastructure #BCSchools #StrongerBC #K12Education news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
🏗️ Big things are happening in communities across B.C.! From modular additions to new school sites, we're accelerating how we build schools—so students can learn close to home, in safe and modern spaces. #BCInfrastructure #BCSchools #StrongerBC #K12Education
Azalea and I joined the World Bicycle Day Family Bike Ride in North Vancouver today! Great job by James Oborne and Emily Briggs pulling this event together — we definitely hit #KidicalMass.
As we set off on our trade mission to Japan, Malaysia and Korea, the goal is to support good jobs at home. BC has access to two-thirds of the world’s population from our ports and I look forward to meeting with our overseas partners and discuss how we all can succeed together.
I'm happy to be in #Langley today to celebrate the start of construction on 🏫 10 new school projects in Langley, Nanaimo, Abbotsford, Kelowna, Comox, qathet, Pemberton and Prince Rupert. These projects will add 1700+ new spaces for students across #BC. news.gov.bc.ca/32414
Big news for #PrinceGeorge! 🎉 We’re building a long-term care village that puts seniors first. 🛏️ 200 new beds 🧠 8-bed geriatric psychiatry unit 👶 37 child care spaces that connect generations @Josieosborne.bsky.social news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202... Renderings shown may be subject to change.
Pleased to share that we've broken ground on the new Northern Lights College Cultural Arbour. Supporting projects like this are part of our ongoing work to advance reconciliation & build spaces that reflect the cultural significance & strength of Indigenous communities www.nlc.bc.ca/college-news...
Exciting news for @sfu.ca #Burnaby! We're building more student housing and more child care to support the SFU Community, with construction now underway. 🤗 160 new child care spaces 🛏️ 445 new beds for students @AnneKangburnaby.bsky.social @rohiniarora.bsky.social news.gov.bc.ca/32369
Exciting progress on the construction of the new 485-seat Snine elementary school in the Kamloops School District! This new school will provide more students with modern, inclusive learning spaces. 🏫 📸 Check out the progress as these timber components are assembled onsite.
Highlights include: -Roof beams now in place above the Music room and new Drama room -3 truckloads of Cross-laminated timber (CLT) arrived: 69 of 298 pieces installed so far -New weight room construction started as part of mini gym expansion
🚧 Big progress this week as the new 400-seat addition at the Sardis Secondary School in Chilliwack begins to take shape! 🚧
