2007 Canada Winter Games


The 2007 Canada Winter Games were held in Whitehorse, Yukon, from Friday 23 February 2007 to Saturday 10 March 2007. These were the first Canada Games held North of 60. The games were held concurrent with the Inuit Games and Dene Games. The Games were televised by CBC, SRC, TSN, RDS, and APTN.

Opening Ceremonies

The opening ceremonies were held on Friday 23 February 2007, at ATCO Place, a temporary tent structure built adjacent to the Yukon River for the Games. The ceremonies were aired on CBC and the First Nations Channel, broadcast in English, French, and Inuktituk. The national anthem was sung twice, first in T'chone and then in the usual mixed-language English and French. The premiers of Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Prime Minister Stephen Harper officially opened the games.

Closing Ceremonies

The closing ceremonies were conducted 10 March 2007 at ATCO Place with 3500 in attendance to watch entertainment and hear closing speeches. Jennifer Knight, a skier from the Yukon, handed a torch to Hilary Hansen, an athlete from Prince Edward Island, host province of the 2009 Canada Games.

Venues

A total of ten venues were used.
VenueSport
Better Bodies CentreSquash
Canada Games CentreArtistic Gymnastics
Badminton
Figure Skating
Hockey
Judo
Ringette
Short-track speed skating
Synchronized Swimming
Table Tennis
École Émilie-TremblaySquash
F.H. Collins Secondary SchoolBoxing
Speed Skating
Traditional Games
Grey MountainBiathlon
Mount McIntyre Recreation CentreCross-country skiing
Curling
Mt. SimaAlpine Skiing
Freestyle Skiing
Snowboarding
Takhini ArenaHockey
Ringette
Porter Creek Secondary SchoolArchery
Wheelchair Basketball
Vanier Catholic Secondary SchoolFencing
Shooting

Medal standings

No province or territory was denied a medal in the final standings, an unprecedented occurrence for the Canada Games.