Former Sportsnet exec aims to transform Canada’s relationship with its military through adaptive sports
It was at a party for a friend in London last year that someone mentioned to semi-retired sports media executive Scott Moore that he ought to throw his hat in the ring for the suddenly open role of CEO of the Invictus Games coming this February to Vancouver and Whistler.
He came north for the job interview at the start of the year and really hasn’t returned home. And yes, he got it and gets it. “He is deeply involved,” said Moore, familiar with the taste of Harry’s fierce competitiveness when the two participated in a wheelchair basketball game in Mount Currie at an event with the Lil'wat First Nation.
There is substantial institutional buy-in: Atco and Boeing are presenting partners, Teck and Fisher House are premier partners. The federal and provincial governments and the charitable True North Foundation are founding partners. Over the years I’ve seen and read of them, the Games have been increasingly successful in challenging conventional narratives about wounded soldiers, in part by presenting their stories of personal growth and achievement with empathy and respect.
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