Career
A biologist by training, Coon worked as an environmental educator, organizer, activist and manager for 33 years, 28 of those years with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. While at the Conservation Council he spearheaded an effort to unite fishermen around the Bay of Fundy, creating the Bay of Fundy Fisheries Council to work for community-based approaches to fisheries management. Coon collaborated with the National Farmers Union to create the first agricultural conservation club in New Brunswick, and he has worked with communities and woodworkers to advocate for the establishment of community-based forests on Crown lands.
Coon helped establish Harvest Share Company-op on Keswick Ridge, Canada"s first community-supported agricultural initiative.
Coon ran for the seat of Fredericton South in the Legislative Assembly in the 2014 provincial election, winning the vote.