Candidate for Mayor of Fernie
Harshan
Ramadass
Leader. Engineer. Serving City Councillor. Fernie local since 2011. Running for Mayor to get things done.
Why Me
Fernie deserves a Mayor
ready to hit the ground running.
Leadership
I have had a career leading people, working through complex issues and with diverse stakeholders. That experience is exactly what this role demands.
Already at the table
Four years as a City Councillor. I know the files, I know the people, and I understand what it takes to move things forward.
Rooted in Fernie
My family is here. My daughter is growing up here. I'm running because this is home — and I want it to be a great place for everyone who calls it that.
A leader first.
An engineer by discipline.
Fernie has been my home since 2011, where I live with my wife, Pru, and our daughter, Anya. I came here to work in the mining industry, a sector that has provided great careers, prosperity and identity to the Elk Valley. We stayed because of the community, the mountains, and the kind of life you can build here. This is where we've put down roots, and where we want Anya to grow up.
Having grown up with limited means in India, I know what it means to stretch every dollar and plan for the long term. That mindset never leaves you — and it's exactly the discipline I bring to how I think about public money. I have a deep respect for the blue-collar roots of this town and find a strong sense of kinship in the industrious ethos of the Elk Valley.
For the past four years, I've served on City Council while holding a demanding full-time leadership role at Elk Valley Resources — one of the region's largest employers. I know what it means to show up, do the work, and be accountable for results.
I also served as the City's liaison to both the Fernie Chamber of Commerce and the Fernie & District Arts Council — representing the City's interests while building the relationships that make good governance possible.
And when I find the time, you'll catch me out on the trails — I'm an ultra-runner — but these days my focus is squarely on the future of this town.
On council, I have:
"We don't need more reports to understand what we already know. The time now is for decisive action."— Harshan Ramadass
Community involvement
- City liaison — Fernie Chamber of Commerce
- City liaison — Fernie & District Arts Council
- City Council — full four-year term
- Ultra-runner & trail community member
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