Lethbridge City Council candidate Harold Pereverseff. (Photo supplied by Harold Pereverseff)

By Justin Goulet

Harold Pereverseff running for Lethbridge City Council this October

Sep 25, 2021 | 7:00 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Harold Pereverseff has thrown his hat in the ring for a seat on Lethbridge City Council.

He’s one of the candidates in October’s municipal election. Pereverseff is no stranger to the city, having lived in Lethbridge for just over 35 years.

He told LNN, “my intention of running for city council is just proceeding with my political advocacy here within the city of Lethbridge. I’ve been very involved with the community and want to continue that from the inside looking out rather than the outside looking in.”

The local man has experience as a board member with the Lethbridge Transparency Council, has been active in multiple organizations in the community and feels that he “can represent the residents of Lethbridge fairly and honestly from the seat in city council.”

Pereverseff said his platform is informed by specific procedures, including “to look, listen and see what’s going on in the community.”

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“Stop, look, listen and then proceed. Proceed with knowledge, with a base and with input from the citizens of Lethbridge before decisions are made.”

He’s focused on maintaining a sense of a safe community in Lethbridge, which includes offering support to the Lethbridge Police Service.

Pereverseff said, “we don’t only deserve it; we’re entitled to that and we can’t have that if we’re cutting budgets to the police department by one-million dollars.”

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“We’re asking our police force to do more with less, and yet our crime index is rising. We can’t have a police state, don’t get me wrong, but we need to have adequate police services, [and] health services with respect to ambulances and things, that are required within our community.”

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Another priority for Pereverseff is bylaw enforcement.

“If we have bylaws, they should be enforced; and there should be action and the bylaws should be reviewed.”

In addition to his work with local organizations, his background includes 37 years of work for the federal government.

Pereverseff was a Customs Superintendent with the Canada Border Services Agency at crossings across the county before moving to Lethbridge to manage the Customs office. He then worked for the Canada Revenue Agency. He has also served as present of the Lethbridge Twinning Society, president of the Alberta/Japan Twinned Municipalities Association and as a country coordinator with Sister Cities International.

Pereverseff said he is “prepared and educated [and] willing to serve the public from a seat at city council.”

He concluded that him and his wife of 47 years have a passion for Lethbridge. He added, “we’ve raised six children [and] we have eight grandchildren here.”

“We live in Lethbridge, we love the community and we’re very positive that Lethbridge can be the safe, friendly, family and business community that we deserve and I, as a city councillor member, will do my very best to ensure that that becomes a reality.”

Prior to general election day on October 18, there will be three weekends of advance voting:

• October 1, 2 – City Hall (Downtown)
• October 8, 9, 10 – Exhibition Park drive-through (East)
• October 14, 15, 16 – ATB Centre (West)

For more information on voting in the municipal election in Lethbridge, use the city’s website here.

For more coverage from Lethbridge News Now, visit our Municipal Election 2021 page here.