MINTO SPORTS WALL OF FAME |
2018 INDUCTEE |
DR SEAN MORRISSY BUILDER - MOUNTAIN BIKING |
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DR. SEAN MORRISSY
Builder - Mountain Biking
* An avid Mountain Biker since 2002
* Realized
that the Minto area landscape, riddled with mud dumps left
behind by 350 years of coal
mining was ideal for Mountain
Biking trails.
* What began as a 4
Km trail for personal use led to a 30 Km trail system attracting
hundreds of
Mountain Bikers from across
Atlantic Canada.
* Instrumental in the
formation of Mountain Bike Minto Inc. to support the development
and
maintenance of trails
* Featured in several
Provincial newspapers, Horizon Health newsletters, JD Irving
newsletters
and CBC TV News
* Raised thousands of
dollars hosting the Coal Miner’s Lung Mountain Bike
Race/Festival
* Organized the Fat
Tired Coal Miner’s Bike Race
* Sean and Mountain
Bike Minto Inc. received a Community Health Recognition Award
and
cash prize from Horizon Health
* Featured in the
March 2018 issue of Bike Magazine which is read by Mountain
Bikers worldwide
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