Peter Waldkirch 華彼德
@pwaldkirch.bsky.social
Lawyer, musician, housing advocate. On a quest to win a nomination to run for Vancouver Council with OneCity Vancouver.
Join OneCity to support my fight! Sign up at:
www.PeterForCouncil.ca
Join OneCity to support my fight! Sign up at:
www.PeterForCouncil.ca
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I'm Peter Waldkirch, and I'm seeking a Vancouver Council nomination with OneCity!
YouTube video by Peter Waldkirch
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I've spent years fighting for homes and a more affordable, equitable Vancouver.
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
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I've chatted with Peter a few times and he always impresses me with his willingness and energy to teach and answer any questions I have about housing, urbanism, transportation, etc or anything really.
I can imagine him creating some really great change on Vancouver city council
I can imagine him creating some really great change on Vancouver city council
I've spent years fighting for homes and a more affordable, equitable Vancouver.
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
I'm Peter Waldkirch, and I'm seeking a Vancouver Council nomination with OneCity!
YouTube video by Peter Waldkirch
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February 20, 2026 at 4:09 AM
I've chatted with Peter a few times and he always impresses me with his willingness and energy to teach and answer any questions I have about housing, urbanism, transportation, etc or anything really.
I can imagine him creating some really great change on Vancouver city council
I can imagine him creating some really great change on Vancouver city council
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Thank you @pwaldkirch.bsky.social for stepping up for Vancouver.
This inspiring video describes so well how I feel (plus I always love a good boat reference)
This inspiring video describes so well how I feel (plus I always love a good boat reference)
I've spent years fighting for homes and a more affordable, equitable Vancouver.
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
I'm Peter Waldkirch, and I'm seeking a Vancouver Council nomination with OneCity!
YouTube video by Peter Waldkirch
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February 20, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Thank you @pwaldkirch.bsky.social for stepping up for Vancouver.
This inspiring video describes so well how I feel (plus I always love a good boat reference)
This inspiring video describes so well how I feel (plus I always love a good boat reference)
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to make the ask very clear: if you’re not already a member of OneCity, please join using the link at www.peterforcouncil.ca
Peter Waldkirch For Council | OneCity Vancouver | Vancouver, BC, Canada
Peter Waldkirch is a lawyer, musician, and housing advocate. He's seeking the nomination to run for Vancouver Council with OneCity Vancouver. Join OneCity now to support Peter for Council!
www.peterforcouncil.ca
February 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
to make the ask very clear: if you’re not already a member of OneCity, please join using the link at www.peterforcouncil.ca
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Big kudos for putting yourself out there Peter!
Very excited at the prospect of Peter getting the nomination and then getting elected. The values, deep knowledge and understanding, wit, and energy he brings will make a big difference on council.
Very excited at the prospect of Peter getting the nomination and then getting elected. The values, deep knowledge and understanding, wit, and energy he brings will make a big difference on council.
I've spent years fighting for homes and a more affordable, equitable Vancouver.
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
I'm Peter Waldkirch, and I'm seeking a Vancouver Council nomination with OneCity!
YouTube video by Peter Waldkirch
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Big kudos for putting yourself out there Peter!
Very excited at the prospect of Peter getting the nomination and then getting elected. The values, deep knowledge and understanding, wit, and energy he brings will make a big difference on council.
Very excited at the prospect of Peter getting the nomination and then getting elected. The values, deep knowledge and understanding, wit, and energy he brings will make a big difference on council.
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Prominent housing advocate & community organizer Peter Waldkirch has announced his bid to run for Vancouver City Council under the OneCity party.
"Either pretend that we can freeze the city in amber or we can unlock the city’s potential." #vanpoli #vanre
dailyhive.com/vancouver/pe...
"Either pretend that we can freeze the city in amber or we can unlock the city’s potential." #vanpoli #vanre
dailyhive.com/vancouver/pe...
Housing advocate seeks to run for Vancouver City Council under OneCity | Urbanized
Housing advocate Peter Waldkirch is seeking the nomination of OneCity to run for Vancouver City Council in the October 2026 civic election.
dailyhive.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Prominent housing advocate & community organizer Peter Waldkirch has announced his bid to run for Vancouver City Council under the OneCity party.
"Either pretend that we can freeze the city in amber or we can unlock the city’s potential." #vanpoli #vanre
dailyhive.com/vancouver/pe...
"Either pretend that we can freeze the city in amber or we can unlock the city’s potential." #vanpoli #vanre
dailyhive.com/vancouver/pe...
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Great to see Peter running for OneCity! He would make a very strong advocate for housing on Council.
Also, though I had to wait for it, I'm glad the accordion makes a guest appearance in his announcement video.
Also, though I had to wait for it, I'm glad the accordion makes a guest appearance in his announcement video.
I've spent years fighting for homes and a more affordable, equitable Vancouver.
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
I'm Peter Waldkirch, and I'm seeking a Vancouver Council nomination with OneCity!
YouTube video by Peter Waldkirch
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Great to see Peter running for OneCity! He would make a very strong advocate for housing on Council.
Also, though I had to wait for it, I'm glad the accordion makes a guest appearance in his announcement video.
Also, though I had to wait for it, I'm glad the accordion makes a guest appearance in his announcement video.
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I can’t imagine a better councillor than Peter. I strongly, strongly endorse this:
I've spent years fighting for homes and a more affordable, equitable Vancouver.
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
I'm Peter Waldkirch, and I'm seeking a Vancouver Council nomination with OneCity!
YouTube video by Peter Waldkirch
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I can’t imagine a better councillor than Peter. I strongly, strongly endorse this:
Reposted by Peter Waldkirch 華彼德
Peter is a bright light on local housing and I'm excited to vote for him!
I've spent years fighting for homes and a more affordable, equitable Vancouver.
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
I'm Peter Waldkirch, and I'm seeking a Vancouver Council nomination with OneCity!
YouTube video by Peter Waldkirch
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Peter is a bright light on local housing and I'm excited to vote for him!
I've spent years fighting for homes and a more affordable, equitable Vancouver.
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
I'm Peter Waldkirch, and I'm seeking a Vancouver Council nomination with OneCity!
YouTube video by Peter Waldkirch
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I've spent years fighting for homes and a more affordable, equitable Vancouver.
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
Now I want to take that fight to City Hall as your councillor. Go to www.PeterForCouncil.ca and join OneCity so you can support Peter For Council and help me get on the ballot!
youtu.be/-d7WFFoqb0c
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I heard from an Edmonton councillor that the YIMBY response had a meaningful impact!
Congrats to Edmonton for retaining the 8-unit limit on infill housing developments instead of reducing it to 6 units!
It’s the backtracking proposal that was covered in this video.
It’s the backtracking proposal that was covered in this video.
February 18, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I heard from an Edmonton councillor that the YIMBY response had a meaningful impact!
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Hotels are a much more efficient way to accommodate temporary visitors than full-year whole home rentals. Building them helps address the housing crisis and benefits both visitors & residents.
Opinion: Why Vancouver's hotel shortage is driving our housing crisis | Urbanized
Vancouver's hotel shortage and the resulting demand for short-term rentals is driving our housing crisis, especially in downtown areas.
dailyhive.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Hotels are a much more efficient way to accommodate temporary visitors than full-year whole home rentals. Building them helps address the housing crisis and benefits both visitors & residents.
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Edmonton stays with 8 homes per lot!
Vancouver will get there some day!
Vancouver will get there some day!
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Edmonton stays with 8 homes per lot!
Vancouver will get there some day!
Vancouver will get there some day!
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Vancouver housing politics is a bunch of well-housed people who prefer mountain views to the presence of other humans
www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
Vancouver residents push back on plan they say will obscure rare mountain view
Proposed towers that would obstruct views from Trout Lake put city’s ‘view cones’ policy in spotlight
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Vancouver housing politics is a bunch of well-housed people who prefer mountain views to the presence of other humans
www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...
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Ken Sim won’t be defeated by posts, polls, or prayers. He’ll be defeated in a vote.
That takes conviction in a single progressive candidate who can unify this city. (1/3)
That takes conviction in a single progressive candidate who can unify this city. (1/3)
February 17, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Ken Sim won’t be defeated by posts, polls, or prayers. He’ll be defeated in a vote.
That takes conviction in a single progressive candidate who can unify this city. (1/3)
That takes conviction in a single progressive candidate who can unify this city. (1/3)
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I wrote a paper during my masters about the dawn of automobile-centric outdoor leisure travel. British Columbia, with far more parks and a far smaller population, has just the same problems with overcrowding and availability.
A thread on why this goes way deeper than campsite availability. 🧵
A thread on why this goes way deeper than campsite availability. 🧵
We're so lucky to have Ontario Parks. It's a fantastic public infrastructure. But since the pandemic, it has become a victim of its own success.
Tackling these issues (plus better quality firewood pls.) more effectively is also important to keep money in Canada.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/fin...
Tackling these issues (plus better quality firewood pls.) more effectively is also important to keep money in Canada.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/fin...
She tried to book an Ontario Parks campsite at 7 a.m. and got nothing. Here is why campers say the system is 'broken'
With construction, a new campground delayed and demand rising, Ontarians are frustrated by a system they call unfair — and trying workarounds.
www.thestar.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I wrote a paper during my masters about the dawn of automobile-centric outdoor leisure travel. British Columbia, with far more parks and a far smaller population, has just the same problems with overcrowding and availability.
A thread on why this goes way deeper than campsite availability. 🧵
A thread on why this goes way deeper than campsite availability. 🧵
Reposted by Peter Waldkirch 華彼德
ICYMI: The Problem with Public Hearings
The Problem with Public Hearings
Are public hearings a cornerstone of democracy or mostly theatre? We dive into the pros, cons, and pitfalls of this public forum, exploring how we can better involve the public in decision-making and share Canada’s first-of-it’s kind alternative to Public Hearings, the Residents Assembly model tied
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:56 AM
ICYMI: The Problem with Public Hearings
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UPDATE: after four hours of hearing from the public last night, it got past midnight, and council decided to delay their vote until the end of February.
because when you’ve been waiting 19 years to build a school, what’s another two weeks?
because when you’ve been waiting 19 years to build a school, what’s another two weeks?
Tonight, Vancouver council will have a public hearing for a school 19 years in the making
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
UPDATE: after four hours of hearing from the public last night, it got past midnight, and council decided to delay their vote until the end of February.
because when you’ve been waiting 19 years to build a school, what’s another two weeks?
because when you’ve been waiting 19 years to build a school, what’s another two weeks?
Reposted by Peter Waldkirch 華彼德
There’s something deeply sociopathic about making citizens beg for basic services in the middle of the night
I just spoke in favour of the school...at almost 12:30 am.
Seriously: wtf are we doing as a city? How did our planning system become so dysfunctional that this is what it takes to approve a public elementary school?
This is the sort of thing that should cause some real soul-searching at city hall.
Seriously: wtf are we doing as a city? How did our planning system become so dysfunctional that this is what it takes to approve a public elementary school?
This is the sort of thing that should cause some real soul-searching at city hall.
It's currently 11:30 PM on a Thursday night and there are people in Vancouver City Hall trying to NIMBY a highschool that's like 15 years overdue
February 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM
There’s something deeply sociopathic about making citizens beg for basic services in the middle of the night
Reposted by Peter Waldkirch 華彼德
it's incredible to contemplate the volume of civic funding and effort spent appeasing:
- people who find the sight of poverty more offensive than evidence-based public health policy
- drivers who think bad traffic is a human rights violation
- residents who recoil from shadows like reverse-vampires
- people who find the sight of poverty more offensive than evidence-based public health policy
- drivers who think bad traffic is a human rights violation
- residents who recoil from shadows like reverse-vampires
February 13, 2026 at 4:53 AM
it's incredible to contemplate the volume of civic funding and effort spent appeasing:
- people who find the sight of poverty more offensive than evidence-based public health policy
- drivers who think bad traffic is a human rights violation
- residents who recoil from shadows like reverse-vampires
- people who find the sight of poverty more offensive than evidence-based public health policy
- drivers who think bad traffic is a human rights violation
- residents who recoil from shadows like reverse-vampires
I just spoke in favour of the school...at almost 12:30 am.
Seriously: wtf are we doing as a city? How did our planning system become so dysfunctional that this is what it takes to approve a public elementary school?
This is the sort of thing that should cause some real soul-searching at city hall.
Seriously: wtf are we doing as a city? How did our planning system become so dysfunctional that this is what it takes to approve a public elementary school?
This is the sort of thing that should cause some real soul-searching at city hall.
It's currently 11:30 PM on a Thursday night and there are people in Vancouver City Hall trying to NIMBY a highschool that's like 15 years overdue
February 13, 2026 at 8:32 AM
I just spoke in favour of the school...at almost 12:30 am.
Seriously: wtf are we doing as a city? How did our planning system become so dysfunctional that this is what it takes to approve a public elementary school?
This is the sort of thing that should cause some real soul-searching at city hall.
Seriously: wtf are we doing as a city? How did our planning system become so dysfunctional that this is what it takes to approve a public elementary school?
This is the sort of thing that should cause some real soul-searching at city hall.
Reposted by Peter Waldkirch 華彼德
Only a special type of person would nimby a school
February 13, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Only a special type of person would nimby a school
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From the people that brought you "Where are the schools for all these new homes?"
Coming soon to a public hearing near you
"We should build less school"
Coming soon to a public hearing near you
"We should build less school"
Tonight, Vancouver council will have a public hearing for a school 19 years in the making
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
From the people that brought you "Where are the schools for all these new homes?"
Coming soon to a public hearing near you
"We should build less school"
Coming soon to a public hearing near you
"We should build less school"
Reposted by Peter Waldkirch 華彼德
Tonight, Vancouver council will have a public hearing for a school 19 years in the making
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Tonight, Vancouver council will have a public hearing for a school 19 years in the making
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There's some community opposition to the project — but there's also the bigger question of why it takes the provincial and municipal governments 19 years to approve a single school
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Reposted by Peter Waldkirch 華彼德
William Azaroff has won the OneCity mayoral nomination.
He defeated Amanda Burrows by about 150 votes.
He defeated Amanda Burrows by about 150 votes.
February 12, 2026 at 4:35 AM
William Azaroff has won the OneCity mayoral nomination.
He defeated Amanda Burrows by about 150 votes.
He defeated Amanda Burrows by about 150 votes.