A new online exhibit is seeking submissions from anyone who’s previously been involved with the Canada Games.
The Canada Games Collection aims to be the first exhibit of it’s kind, one that tells the stories and experiences of the various competitions.
The exhibit is being put together by Brock University who are seeking contributions from athletes, coaches, attendees and organizers.
In a release they described the types of submissions they are looking for;
- Photos of a medal you won as an athlete in the Games
- Photos of a commemorative jacket, pen, or baseball cap from the time your town hosted the Games
- Copies of notes taken as a coach or mentor at the Games
- Newspaper clippings about the Games
- Journal pages regarding watching the Games on television, or seeing them in real life
- Video clips of your family member or friend competing at the Games
- Photos of yourself and other volunteers working together at the Games
- Pamphlets or flyers advertising the upcoming Games
- Blog posts about your experience with the Games as an athlete, volunteer, coach, manager, spectator, or other.
Brock hopes to have the site up and running by 2021 ahead of the 2021 Canada Games in Niagara.
The intent is to include the Canada Games Collection as part of the Sport Oral History Archive at Brock – a digital, fully accessible, interactive archive that will be available to the public starting in September 2020.
