Interview with Chris Morrissey

Interview with Chris Morrissey

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.

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

2020-09-01

video

CGOH-007

Vlossak, Elizabeth

Linzel, Jessica

Morrissey, Chris

Recorded over Microsoft Teams in St. Catharines (Ontario, Canada), Grimsby (Ontario, Canada) and Dartmouth (Nova Scotia, Canada).

English

1999-2021

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)

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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Coaching

Operations Manager

Event Management

Volunteers

Canada Games Family

Host Society

Athletes

Marketing

Budget

Community

Capacity

Relationship