Lloydminster Coun. Jonathan Torresan has announced he will not be running in the upcoming municipal election.
Torresan is serving his second term on council following his re-election November 2020. He says he will be shifting his focus to his family.
“As a father to three children and a husband to a wonderful wife, my most important job is to raise three fantastic members of the community,” he said.
“I think being able to do that when they’re young and to be able to really give that time and effort and influence them when they’re young, is the most important thing I can do to benefit our community.”
Torresan says he has enjoyed his time on council.
“It’s been fantastic. I honestly say to anyone who’s interested there’s no more rewarding experience I think you can do to have a significant and potential long-lasting effect on your community.”
He says the amount of effort you put into it is how much you’ll get out of it.
“I’m incredibly proud of my time here and feel incredibly fortunate to have been given the opportunity by the public and very fortunate to have worked with the people I have both in council and on the administration side,” Torresan said.
While he won’t be running for his municipal seat in the upcoming election, he says the opportunity is still there to run again.
“In 12 years, I will still only be 48 years old, I feel like the opportunity is still there to get another chance to give back to the community in that way,” he said.
Torresan, however, won’t be stepping away from the community and the work he does entirely.
“Even as it stands right now, I’m not going away completely. I still intend to provide my talents and efforts to the Vic Juba Community Theatre for the time being,” he explained.
“That scenario where I’m going to put some focus and give some free time to ensure we’re making it the best possible little theatre it can be.”
Torresan was born and raised in Lloydminster where he resides with his family. He earned his Chartered Accountant professional designation and is a partner at Gervais Torresan CPA.
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