Parris J. Williams, ballot number 143 for City Council, no party affiliation listed. Profile focus: Detailed proposals, costs and operating responsibilities.
This record covers the platform Parris J. Williams publishes on the campaign website, the candidate's own VoteMate profile, his answers to HUB Cycling's election survey, a campaign group's listing of his pledge on Palestine, and his place on the 2026 ballot. The only independent news coverage found is two published ballot lists.
The score counts how complete and checkable the published plan on this issue is. Whether the plan would work is a separate question, left to the reader. Measured October 3, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.
Housing supply and rental rules4/10
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A position in the candidate’s own words
“We will also review bylaws such as parking requirements in areas well served by transit to help reduce unnecessary costs.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council sets zoning, approves rezonings and development permits, and makes rental and tenant-protection bylaws under the Vancouver Charter. The province sets rent increase limits and tenancy law.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council funds shelter sites, street cleaning and city outreach, and decides where supportive housing is approved. Health services, treatment beds and drug policy are provincial and federal.
No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026.
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A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council approves the police budget. The Vancouver Police Board, not Council, directs the police department. Fire and rescue services report to the city.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The city owns and designs its streets, bike lanes, sidewalks and parking rules. Buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus are run by TransLink, a regional body the city does not control.
No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026.
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No dated public action on this issue found.
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The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council sets the property tax rate each year, approves the operating budget, and approves the multi-year capital plan that pays for buildings and infrastructure.
No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026.
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No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Vancouver has its own building bylaw under the Vancouver Charter, so Council can set energy and emissions rules for new buildings that other BC cities cannot.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The city licenses venues and events, sets noise and business rules, and funds cultural grants and spaces. Liquor licensing is shared with the province.
No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026.
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No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The city creates child care spaces through zoning, city-owned buildings and development contributions. Licensing, subsidies and operating funding are provincial.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council issues business licences, sets licence and permit fees, zones commercial and industrial land and approves business improvement areas under the Vancouver Charter. Employment law, sales taxes and income taxes are provincial and federal.
No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026.
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No statement to read.
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No statement to read.
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No statement to read.
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A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council, the Park Board and the Board of Education each set their own meeting rules, committees, public consultation and reporting. The Vancouver Charter and the School Act create the three bodies and set their powers, and only the Province can change those acts.
On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated.
01 / Introduction
About Parris J. Williams
Parris J. Williams appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 143. The City lists no party affiliation for this candidacy.
Williams is running for Vancouver city council without a party and holds ballot number 143 in the October 17, 2026 election.
The campaign site says Williams is originally from Victoria and has lived in Vancouver since 2022.
The campaign site says Williams lives in the Fraserhood and Mount Pleasant area.
The campaign site says that Williams, like many residents, experienced firsthand the challenges of navigating mental health and addiction supports in Vancouver. In a separate sentence it says he is running to help build a city that supports recovery, stability and community well-being.
The campaign slogan on the site is "Building Today. Preparing for Tomorrow."
The campaign site's footer names its financial agent as Parris JuRay Williams-Mace. A personal website under the name Parris JuRay gives the same contact email and the same Instagram account that the City of Vancouver lists for this candidate. That website describes him as an actor, director and writer who was born in Victoria and works in Vancouver. These are his own descriptions, and voche.me has not checked the film credits it lists.
voche.me assembled this profile from the official candidate list and the campaign material linked under Sources. The campaign has not been contacted, and no candidate-supplied content appears on this page.
Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery.
13 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · HealthCampaign pledge
Three stage plan for addiction and mental health
Williams proposes a three stage program: first community housing with support services, then stable long term housing with support, then access to education, resources, and work.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site sets out the three stages and says residents would reach healthcare, treatment, and recovery support at their own pace. The site gives no cost, no number of units, and no partner agency.
What still needs checking
Who would pay for the housing and the support services, given that health care and most housing funding come from the province.
Williams proposes a city wide network of routes for small personal vehicles such as e bikes, e scooters, and wheelchairs, sitting between the sidewalk and the road, and linking neighbourhoods to schools, community centres, and parks.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site describes the network, says it would connect schools with community centres and transit hubs, and lists barriers next to bike lanes where applicable. The site gives no route map, no cost, and no timeline.
What still needs checking
Which streets would carry the first routes and what the construction cost would be.
Williams proposes opening the first grocery store owned and run by the City of Vancouver, buying from local farmers first and selling everyday food at lower prices.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site sets out the idea and argues the city already sets prices in other areas. The site names no site, no budget, and no legal route for the city to run a retail store.
What still needs checking
Whether the Vancouver Charter allows the city to operate a retail grocery business, and what the start up cost would be.
Williams proposes encouraging buildings that combine homes with small ground floor shops, and reviewing bylaws such as parking requirements in areas that already have good transit.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site describes the approach and says the aim is homes people want to live in rather than small units at high prices. It names a review of bylaws such as parking requirements in areas served by transit, but no specific zoning change, target number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which zones would change and whether the parking rule change would apply citywide.
Williams proposes ground floor units with wheelchair access and more housing choices for people with disabilities, along with multi unit and mixed housing in residential zones where it fits.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site lists these as housing goals under a heading about diverse housing and supporting local business. No target number of accessible units is given.
What still needs checking
Whether this would be a building bylaw requirement or a voluntary incentive.
Williams says the city should look at ways to help people stay in their own neighbourhood when redevelopment and rising housing costs would otherwise push them out.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site states the aim. It names no tenant relocation policy and no funding source.
What still needs checking
How this differs from the city's existing tenant relocation and protection rules.
Williams proposes covered gathering areas in parks, more picnic seating, space for community events, a designated circuit for small personal vehicles, a new Safety Village where kids can learn road safety skills, and keeping public spaces clean during busy periods.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site lists these park commitments. Park land in Vancouver is governed by the park board, which the site does not mention.
What still needs checking
Which decisions here belong to council and which belong to the park board.
Williams says cities that support creativity, heritage, and local industries are safer and stronger, and commits to helping Vancouver stay a place where creative workers can live.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site states the position in general terms with no program attached.
What still needs checking
What the city would fund or change to support creative work.
Williams proposes a seasonal Jackets & Sweaters Program, running from October through February, where the City leases a temporary retail location for people to donate gently used winter clothing, which is then given out free to anyone who needs it.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site names no location, no cost and no date for the program to start. It says the program would be open to everyone, with no proof of need required.
What still needs checking
Where the donation site would be, what leasing it would cost, and when Council would approve it.
Williams proposes that the City work with existing shelters, non-profits, service providers and other governments to secure temporary indoor emergency shelter spaces while permanent, year-round shelters are built.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign site names no number of spaces, no location, no cost and no date. It says the Province is taking time to deliver the treatment beds it promised.
What still needs checking
How many temporary spaces, where, and who would pay for them.
HUB Cycling survey: safer streets and connected bike routes
HUB Cycling, a regional cycling charity, asked candidates whether they support three asks. Its published Vancouver answers record Williams as answering yes to doing street safety work in underserved neighbourhoods first, and yes to joining local routes to the regional walking and cycling network with lanes separated from traffic. He answered maybe to 30 km/h speeds on local streets, and wrote that the idea could be built into a new network that keeps cars and bikes apart as much as possible.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The asks are HUB Cycling's wording, so they earn no mechanism, target, cost or timeline point. His written comments name no street, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which neighbourhoods would get street safety work first, and how this fits with his Personal Electric Vehicle Network.
Vote Palestine Vancouver, a campaign group, lists Williams as committing on September 23, 2026 to its full four-point platform. In the group's words the points are: condemn the genocide, sign the Apartheid Free Communities pledge, cut ties with Israeli institutions, including reviewing contracts, and recognize the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association (ACLA) framework of Anti-Palestinian Racism.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The wording belongs to the campaign group. voche.me found no statement by Williams himself on these points. The listing names no Council motion, contract or date. This entry is tagged to no scored issue and earns no points.
What still needs checking
Which Council motions Williams would bring forward on these points, and when.
Each entry below names its source. Campaign material is the candidate's own account. Nothing here is presented as a verified outcome unless the entry says so.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
Recent appearances / Read and watch
Talks, interviews & statements
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Statement
Listed as committed to the Vote Palestine Vancouver platform
Vote Palestine Vancouver, a campaign group that says it is registered with Elections BC as a third party advertiser, lists Williams as an independent council candidate who committed on September 23, 2026 to its full four-point platform. The group says its volunteers recorded the positions and that the list is current as of October 1. voche.me found no statement by Williams himself on these points.
Williams answered HUB Cycling's survey of Vancouver candidates. He answered maybe to 30 km/h speeds on local streets near schools, and wrote that he would like a new network that keeps cars and bikes apart as much as possible so young people can walk, bike or use e-scooters. He answered yes to doing street safety work in underserved neighbourhoods first, writing that the City must be built for everyone, and yes to joining local routes to the regional network. The answers carry no date, so this date is the day voche.me read them.
Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
News coverage / Original publishers
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A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections.
Reporting
Daily Hive
Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
The published ballot order lists Parris J. Williams at number 143 for city council with no party affiliation.
There are 130 names on Vancouver's municipal election ballot. Here's the order in which they'll appear
CTV News published the full ballot order and lists WILLIAMS, Parris J. at number 143 among the council candidates. The article carries no statement from him.
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
No news article, interview or debate report about this candidate was found up to October 3, 2026. The only independent coverage is two published ballot lists. Every policy item rests on the campaign website, the candidate's own VoteMate profile and his own survey answers. The campaign website is a single page built with a client-side site builder; its visible text does not appear in a plain HTML fetch, so voche.me read the exact words the page stores in its own source data. The site gives no employer, no community organisation and no cost or measurable target for any priority. The only work history found comes from his own personal website and a bookstore listing, and voche.me has not checked the film credits. The City's council candidate list was read through a reader service; the nomination papers it links have not been read. The Instagram account the City lists showed 17 followers and no posts on October 3, 2026. The Women Transforming Cities pledge tables list party candidates only, and he does not appear in them. Web searches on October 3, 2026 found no court case, regulator finding or published controversy naming him. People with a similar name appear in unrelated online directories and research listings; none of that material is used here because nothing ties it to this candidacy.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on September 22 and September 26, 2026, and again on October 3, 2026: current campaign material, the candidate's VoteMate profile, the City's candidate list, his answers to one advocacy group's survey and public event listings. Biographical claims require corroboration.
Checks still to do: Separate aspirations from approved projects; check transport accessibility, health-service authority and operating costs.
The ballot name, office, ballot number and party label come from the City's final candidate list. Everything described as campaign material is the campaign's own account and has not been confirmed by an independent source.
03 / Background
Experience & community
2015 to 2025
Actor, director and writer of short films
His personal website describes him as an actor, director and writer, and lists short films made under the name Layritz Park Productions, including Take Something, Leave Something (2019) and Mystery Inc.: One Last Ride (2025). This is his own account.
The FriesenPress online bookstore sells The Tale of The Pasta Princess by Parris JuRay, a 56-page illustrated children's book. The author note on the store page says he worked for seven years as a background performer in film and television before he began writing.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
How would the grocery store and mobility network be funded, operated and evaluated?
No response has been submitted.
Which of your proposals can council enact directly, and which require provincial, federal or regional agreement?
No response has been submitted.
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05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Parris J. Williams's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Parris J. Williams?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Parris J. Williams's own campaign.
What is Parris J. Williams's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?
Parris J. Williams is number 143 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for City Council.
What party did Parris J. Williams run with?
Parris J. Williams ran for City Council as an independent, with no party affiliation listed on the City's candidate list.
Does Parris J. Williams currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Parris J. Williams.
How many sources does this Parris J. Williams profile cite?
This profile lists 7 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Has Parris J. Williams filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?
voche.me has not yet added a nomination record for Parris J. Williams. This does not mean no nomination paper was filed, only that voche.me has not completed that research yet.
Why do some questions on Parris J. Williams's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Parris J. Williams in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Parris J. Williams ran in?
The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the City Council race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
October 3 review: survey answers, a pledge listing, a forum and a biography correction
voche.me read the campaign website, the VoteMate profile, the City's council candidate list and the candidate's Instagram account again, and searched for new third-party pages. Added: his answers to HUB Cycling's election survey, Vote Palestine Vancouver's listing of his commitment to its platform, a CTV News ballot list that names him, the Vancouver Food Justice Coalition's online town hall on October 13 (attendance not confirmed), and two experience entries from his personal website and a bookstore listing. Those two pages are tied to this candidacy by the email address and Instagram account the City lists for him. Corrected: the biography line on mental health and addiction now follows the site's wording, which describes his own experience with those supports and, in a separate sentence, says he is running to help build a city that supports recovery. The earlier line joined the two as cause and reason. The campaign website's policy text is unchanged. No calendar entry dated before October 3 needed to be removed.
Commitments checked against the campaign website and VoteMate profile
voche.me read the full text of the campaign website, a single page whose content is not visible to a plain fetch, and the VoteMate profile. The mixed-use housing entry now notes the bylaw review the site names, which the earlier evidence said was absent. The parks and gathering space entry now includes the Safety Village the site describes in the same list of park commitments. Two commitments were added: a seasonal Jackets & Sweaters clothing program, and a plan to secure temporary indoor emergency shelter spaces while permanent shelters are built. No independent reporting about this candidate was found.
