Phillip Buchan

Council · Coquitlam

Neighbourhood:: Austin Heights
Years in the community:: 13

About

I have lived in Coquitlam for 13 years. I work for Access Yourh Outreach Services as a bus driver.i have also worked at the Tricities Winter Shelter for the past 2 years.

Policy commitments

Buildings

We all want healthy, affordable, and comfortable homes. These policies will help to lower energy bills, cut pollution, and improve indoor air quality.

✓ Incentivize electric heat pumps and air filtration systems. Supportive

✓ Incentivize renewable energy, battery storage, and smart-grid technologies in new and existing buildings to improve energy security. Supportive

✓ Scale up energy retrofits for existing homes, businesses, and public buildings. Supportive

Climate Justice

Our community is already experiencing the harmful impacts of climate change caused by fossil fuel pollution, and taxpayers are on the hook to upgrade and repair critical infrastructure.

✓ Enact a moratorium on AI data centres to protect our energy and water resources. Supportive

✓ Collaborate with Indigenous peoples as partners in the stewardship of the land, air, and water, and work towards reconciliation. Supportive

Ecosystems

The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat all rely on healthy ecosystems. Nature can also help protect our community from extreme weather by controlling floods, protecting shorelines, and cooling neighbourhoods. Access to nature improves the health and well-being of residents, and supports biodiversity.

✓ Protect and restore ecosystems, which are essential to human survival, health, and economic well-being. Supportive

✓ Expand and protect tree canopy, parks, and green infrastructure to cool neighbourhoods, clean air, and manage stormwater. Supportive

✓ Prioritize native tree planting in all areas, especially those with low tree cover, higher population densities, and more vulnerable residents. Supportive

✓ Create connected urban greenways for people and wildlife. Supportive

Land Use

We envision vibrant, walkable communities that protect nature and improve food security.

✓ Build affordable homes near jobs, schools, shops, and transit. Supportive

✓ Upgrade critical infrastructure for heat, fire, flood, and storm resilience. Supportive

✓ Increase food security by supporting local agriculture and community gardens. Supportive

Transport

Connecting neighbourhoods through public transit and active transportation networks will cut pollution, improve public health, and make our communities more affordable (and fun!).

✓ Advocate to improve regional public transit between communities. Supportive

✓ Build bike and roll networks that are safe for everyone. Supportive

✓ Expand EV charging infrastructure. Supportive

Watersheds

Climate change, increasing populations, and overconsumption threaten our water security. Healthy watersheds and forests are critical to support clean drinking water, stormwater management, climate resilience, and biodiversity for future generations.

✓ Implement water conservation plans and educate the public to conserve drinking water. Supportive

✓ Protect and restore watersheds as vital municipal infrastructure. Supportive

✓ Develop and implement a water security plan. Supportive

Zero Waste

Zero waste policies reduce pollution, keep waste out of landfills, build resilient local economies, and safeguard public health by shifting society away from a disposable culture toward a sustainable circular economy.

✓ Implement zero waste bylaws to divert organic waste and recyclables from disposal. Supportive

✓ Support the development of a circular economy to eliminate waste and improve resilience. Supportive

✓ Implement bylaws to eliminate waste from new buildings, renovation, and demolition projects and to use existing buildings as efficiently as possible. Supportive

✓ Supportive

~ Neutral

× Opposed

– No response

Climate action

How have you contributed to climate action in your community through advocacy, past work, advisory committees, volunteer work, and/or reducing your personal carbon footprint?

I have been a member of Tricities Force of Nature for over 3 years. I was President of the Burke Mountain Naturalists for 2 years from 2024to 2025. I worked on the Sue Big Oil campaign in Port Moody and Coquitlam. I recently bought an e-bike and try to not buy electronics.I have participated in all the climate marches that happened in Vancouver in the last 10 years.i also was on Burnaby Mountain protesting against the Trans Mountain pipeline.I was also part of the Cool Hoods program in the Tricities which educated people how to mitigate the effects of climate change.Through my involvement with the Burke Mountain Naturalists, we do a lot of education about a lot of issues related to climate change.

Questions for Coquitlam

To be community oriented, new housing development must be integrated with local infrastructure - jobs, schools, shops, transit, walkable nature, green energy. How would you ensure adequate infrastructure to support increased density and population?

Tree canopies provide micro climate benefits. New planted trees reduce overall emissions by breathing in CO2 but take decades to reach mature tree canopy cover. How would you increase city retention of mature trees and establish adequate canopy standards?

I would get rid of the tree bylaw which allows all property owners to cut down 2 trees per year with no permits.i would also try to get developers to retain mature trees on new developments instead of clear cutting and building their developments.

Describe your position on early adoption and implementation of the Zero Carbon Step Code* for new residential buildings? (*introduced in 2023 by BC government to allow cities to limit fossil fuel use in new buildings to reduce CO2 emissions)

I have advocated to institute the Zero Carbon step code for over 3 years but the Coquitlam council voted to wait until 2030 to implement it.i want it implemented now and I will force a vote on it if elected to council next month.

Campaign contributions

Public records from Elections BC — 27 contributions totalling $8,525.33.

2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

27 contributions · $8,525.33

Contributor	Date	Amount	Office	Jurisdiction
SEBASTIEN ANDERSON	Aug 16, 2022	$250.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
SEBASTIEN ANDERSON	Oct 1, 2022	$150.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
VICTOR ARMSTRONG	Sep 11, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
LINDA ASGEIRSON	Jul 8, 2022	$500.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
PHILIP BUCHAN	Jul 15, 2022	$750.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
PHILIP BUCHAN	Jul 4, 2022	$500.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
PHILIP BUCHAN	Jul 30, 2022	$500.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
PHILIP BUCHAN	Aug 4, 2022	$500.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
PHILIP BUCHAN	Aug 5, 2022	$250.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
BRENDA FLYNN	Aug 23, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
JAMES HANSON	Sep 25, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
SANDRA HOCHSTEIN	Sep 21, 2022	$110.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
EDIE KERNIGHAN	Sep 1, 2022	$1,200.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
MIHO KITAMOTO	Aug 9, 2022	$1,000.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
MIHO KITAMOTO	Aug 25, 2022	$250.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
WILLIAM KULSKY	Sep 29, 2022	$333.33	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
STEVE LECOUILLIARD	Sep 3, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
SUNJUN MOON	Sep 17, 2022	$200.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
NEAL NICHOLSON	Aug 9, 2022	$150.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
NEAL NICHOLSON	Sep 22, 2022	$132.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
BENJAMIN PERRY	Aug 25, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
NICOLA SPURLING	Sep 2, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
DALE STANICHUCK	Sep 30, 2022	$200.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
WAYNE TAYLOR	Sep 13, 2022	$100.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
CHRIS WILSON	Sep 26, 2022	$250.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
BONITA ZARRILLO	Aug 17, 2022	$400.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM
CARLO ZARRILLO	Aug 17, 2022	$200.00	COUNCILLOR	COQUITLAM

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