Interview with Chris Morrissey
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Title
Interview with Chris Morrissey
Description
Chris Morrissey is a veteran of the Canada Games, involved in organizing both Summer and Winter Games for over two decades. Starting as a facilities coordinator in 1999, Chris has also filled the roles of General Manager and Games CEO, working more recently as a consultant for host societies and sitting on the Board of the Canada Games Council from 2016 to 2019. In this interview Chris shares his array of experiences at the Canada Games and explains their importance for young Canadian athletes.
Subject
Canada Games Council
Media
Technology
Sponsorship
Organizing the Canada Games
Canada Games and the Environment
Health and Healthcare
Canadian Identity
Built Legacy
Government Relations
Francophones and Anglophones
Career Impacts
Date
2020-09-01
Format
video
Identifier
CGOH-007
Interviewer
Vlossak, Elizabeth
Linzel, Jessica
Interviewee
Morrissey, Chris
Location
Recorded over Microsoft Teams in St. Catharines (Ontario, Canada), Grimsby (Ontario, Canada) and Dartmouth (Nova Scotia, Canada).
Language
English
Temporal Coverage
1999-2021
Spatial Coverage
Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Dartmouth
Canada -- Newfoundland -- Cornerbrook
Canada -- Manitoba -- Winnipeg
Canada -- Ontario -- London
Canada -- New Brunswick -- Bathurst/Campbellton
Canada -- Yukon -- Whitehorse
Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax
Canada -- Ontario -- Niagara
The United Kingdom (UK)
Canada -- Newfoundland -- Cornerbrook
Canada -- Manitoba -- Winnipeg
Canada -- Ontario -- London
Canada -- New Brunswick -- Bathurst/Campbellton
Canada -- Yukon -- Whitehorse
Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax
Canada -- Ontario -- Niagara
The United Kingdom (UK)
Rights
Permission from the SOHA is required for publication or reproduction.
Conversion
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.
Duration
01:07:18
Interview Keyword
Coaching
Operations Manager
Event Management
Volunteers
Canada Games Family
Host Society
Athletes
Marketing
Budget
Community
Capacity
Relationship
Collection
Citation
“Interview with Chris Morrissey,” Sport Oral History Archive, accessed April 23, 2024, https://sportoralhistory.ca/items/show/50.