Neighbours building Coquitlam together!
Hi! My name is Phillip Buchan, and I am grateful to have the opportunity to run for Coquitlam Council. This is a natural next step in my journey in working for the City that I love.
I was born in Calgary, but I grew up all over Canada, and in Germany, as my father was in the army. I have a BA in Political Science from the University of Calgary. I also lived in Japan teaching English for 18 years and that is where I met my wife, Miho Kitamoto. She and I have called Coquitlam home for the last 13 years, and many more still to come.
Coquitlam, being my home, I feel a responsibility to looking after it and my neighbours. I started as a member of Burke Mountain Naturalists in 2014 (Board of Directors since 2022, and President 2024 and 2025). I have been a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #263 since 2015, and have volunteered selling poppies for the last 11 years.
An important part of my platform is advocating for food security and shelter for all. I have worked at the Tri-Cities winter shelter, the last two winters, and I am a founding member of Tri-Cities Food Not Bombs which was established in 2024. We provide free lunches to the unhoused on Gordon Ave in Coquitlam every second Sunday. I served as President of Food Not Bombs from 2024 to 2025.
I love Hockey, and have also been a volunteer minor hockey coach in Calgary, Tuktoyaktuk, Canmore, Airdrie and Tokyo since 1982. Working with youth, you understand the importance of looking after the environment, and securing a good future for generations to come.
My work life represents what I feel is important in caring for community. I presently work at a logistics company part-time as a package handler in Delta. I have worked at the Tri-Cities Winter Shelter for the unhoused for the last 2 years, and I am presently working at Access Youth Outreach Services as a bus driver.
I look forward to continuing to work for the Coquitlam community and the benefit of the Tri-Cities as a whole, in the role of your Coquitlam Councillor.
Push for truly affordable housing for families, seniors, and workers.
Partner with all levels of government to deliver homes people can actually afford, while still being able to pay for all life's other necessities.
Keep neighbourhoods safe through prevention, support, and enforcement.
Balance community safety with compassionate solutions for vulnerable residents.
Advocate for expanded mental health and addiction services in the Tri-Cities.
Connect people to the support they need before crises occur.
Protect and expand Coquitlam's urban forest for future generations.
Use science-based policies to preserve tree canopy while supporting responsible growth.
Phillip Buchan would make an excellent city council member. From environmental issues to dignity for the unhoused, Phillip takes action. We are so fortunate to have him as a volunteer for our clothing drives and other various events. If it’s community driven, guaranteed you’ll see Phillip there with a smile on his face and a willingness to help.
Phillip also speaks from a working man’s perspective, something truly needed in all levels of politics today.
He will be a champion for so many causes.
We acknowledge that the Phillip Buchan campaign lives works and plays on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), qʼʷa:n̓ ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), and Stó:lō (Sto:lo) Peoples.
We thank these nations who continue to live on these lands and care for them, along with the waters and all that is above and below.