Interview with Rosemary Goodwin

Interview with Rosemary Goodwin

Rosemary Goodwin is the wife of the late Don Goodwin, a CBC broadcaster and Canada Games founder. The pair retired in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, where Rosemary is a key member of the NOTL Tennis Club, and an advocate for sport and recreation within the community. In this interview, Rosemary details Don's many achievements in Canadian sport, his involvement in the creation of the Canada Games in 1967, the public reaction to the Canada Games, and general attitudes towards the role of sport and exercise in Canada during the 1960s and 70s.

The Canada Games Founders

Sport and Recreation in Canada

Organizing the Canada Games

Sport History

Government Relations

Technology Industry/Post-Industrialization

Built Legacy

2020-08-25

video

English

CGOH-003

Vlossak, Elizabeth

Linzel, Jessica

Goodwin, Rosemary

Recorded over Microsoft Teams in St. Catharines (Ontario, Canada), Grimsby (Ontario, Canada) and Niagara-on-the-Lake (Ontario, Canada).

1967
1969
1960s

Canada -- Ontario -- Toronto
Canada -- Ontario -- Niagara
Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax
Canada -- Quebec -- Quebec City

Permission from the SOHA is required for publication or reproduction.

This oral history interview was conducted digitally via Microsoft Teams. The video was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro, at which point an introduction sequence and question slides were added, and the interviewer's video and audio were removed.

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Niagara

Sports

Athletes

CBC

Community

Government

Impact