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A Conversation with Mark Mattson: Gord Downie’s Legacy, Defending the Great Lakes & the Next Chapter
"Do the Work, the Magic Will Take Care of Itself"
This week on the show, I am deeply honoured to be joined by environmental lawyer, advocate, and co-founder of Swim Drink Fish, Mark Mattson.
In this moving and reflective conversation, Mark opens up about his decades of environmental defense work across the Great Lakes, receiving the prestigious Terry Backer Award from the Waterkeeper Alliance, and how the spirit of Terry Backer influenced his approach to water advocacy.
Mark shares the history and evolution of Swim Drink Fish—from Lake Ontario Waterkeeper to building tools like the…
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