Mary, Alison, Torch Runner Mark, Lauren, and Eden

Fraser Riverkeeper President Mark Mattson ran the Olympic torch for a leg in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay this afternoon.

Mark ran with the flame on Wednesday, February 10th in North Vancouver, at 12:38pm. He started along Mountain Highway from house 2032 and ran to 24th Street on Mountain Highway.

Mark was proud to take part in this ancient ritual and said:

“As President of the Fraser Riverkeeper, I am honoured to represent the Fraser Riverkeeper as part of the great team of Canadians who’ve participated in the torch run from all  across the country and the athletes who will represent Canada during  the games. The people and communities who have worked so hard to start  and build the Fraser Riverkeeper organization, as well as the  generations of future British Columbian’s who will also benefit from  the beautiful Fraser River, will be on my mind.”

Over the past ten years, Mark has acted as counsel for environmental and public interest groups in more than 40 hearings and represented clients in both Provincial and Federal courts. He is a founding member and Board President of Fraser Riverkeeper and he is also the founder, President and full-time Waterkeeper with Lake Ontario Waterkeeper in Toronto.

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay began on October 30th in Victoria, and the flame’s journey crosses Canada. The entire relay comprises a 106-day over 45,000km, with around 12,000 torchbearers. The torch is lit several months before each Olympics games event in Olympia, Greece — the site of the original games. The torch relay ends during the opening ceremony on Friday, February 12th.