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Ma Murray, OC (née Margaret Theresa Lally; 1888 – September 25, 1982, age 94)[1] was an American-Canadian newspaper editor, publisher, and columnist, an officer of the Order of Canada, and the wife of publisher and British Columbia MLA George Murray. The Murrays' publications were The Chinook (Vancouver, British Columbia) the Bridge River-Lillooet News (Lillooet, British Columbia) and the Alaska Highway News (Fort St. John, British Columbia).
She was co-founder and editor (with her husband George) of the Bridge River-Lillooet News, the Alaska Highway News and other publications. Her editorials were famously signed off with the catchphrase "And that's fer damshur!"
- ^ Hume, Stephen (February 2, 2017). "Canada 150: Salty, fearless 'Ma' Murray edited Lillooet newspaper". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 24, 2020.