Though he had been one of many St. Albert residents to sign a petition in 1898 protesting the previously unincorporated community's incorporation as a village, Perron was nevertheless elected to the first St. Albert Town Council in 1904 as a councillor.
Perron was among several St. Albert residents who signed a petition in 1898 against the community's incorporation as a village, yet he was still elected to the town council in 1904 and took on a role as a councillor.