Boating Industry Canada December 2015 - (Page 14)

I M PA C T Mark Mattson spearheading the ripple effect across Canada BY ELIZABETH ANN KERR mark mattson is working hard to ensure our great lake will always be clean and safe. As a professional sailor, I appreciate the water very much and, like most sailors, always take care to do no harm. we take for granted that this is enough but it is not. Mike Wolfs, Canadian Olympic Silver Medalist, Men's Star Mark Mattson is a man of gentle demeanor but don't be fooled by his calm, cool collectedness. This man moves mountains, lakes and rivers to make sure Canadians will be able to swim, drink, fish and boat anywhere in Canada from coast to coast to coast. Like many of us, Mattson's love of the water and boating started at an early age. And during his career as a criminal lawyer, Mattson had an opportunity to work on a case with the Ministry of the Environment that whet his appetite for wanting to protect Canadian waters. This and a chance meeting with Waterkeeper Alliance President Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. during a case involving Hydro Quebec fueled his passion, and in 1995 Mattson left Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP to form the Environment Bureau of Investigation (EBI). EBI was created to offer pro-bono legal services to help protect public resources through: enforcing environmental laws; investigating pollution concerns; launching campaigns to publicize problems; alerting government regulators; and, launching private prosecutions, all of which was largely driven by requests from local citizens. For example, in 1996, EBI investigated a closed, city-owned landfill in Kingston, Ontario that was leaching contaminants into the Cataraqui River. The city was convicted on seven counts of violating the Federal Fisheries Act, three of which were upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal. No further appeals were permitted. Mark on Lake Ontario Waterkeeper's boat, the Angus Bruce. PHOTO CREDIT: Dylan Neild 14 Boating Industry Canada DECEMBER 2015

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Insight
Industry News
Ad Nauseam
Impact - Mark Mattson: Meet the man behind the mission to keep Canada’s waters clean, from coast to coast to coast. – by Elizabeth Kerr
Feature - Legend Boats CRM: Jamie Dewar details for us how the use of a customer relationship management (CRM) tool at Legend Boats has elevated their already top notch customer service and sales efforts to the next level. – by Jamie Dewar
Made In Canada - Waubaushene Pump and Welding: Andy visits Waubaushene Pump and Welding and discovers how they have become a Canadian-made solution with an International reach for vacuum pumpout systems. – by Andy Adams
Made In Canada - Acuva Technologies: Making safe onboard drinking water commonplace. – by Glen Cairns
Made In Canada - Seaweed Marine: Seaweed Marine Products introduces us to their Tend'r Roller® system, a marine roll on davit system. – by Glen Cairns
ABYC - Ethanol and Biobutanol: Biobutanol as a substitute for ethanol in marine fuel is closer to becoming a reality than you might think. – by Jeff Wasil

Boating Industry Canada December 2015