2007 Canada Winter Games

Games held in Whitehorse, Yukon September 2013 June 2023 2007 Canada Winter Games 100px 11th Canada Winter Games21st Canada Games Whitehorse, Yukon 23 February 10 March 2003 CWG 2011 CWG The 2007 Canada Winter Games were held in Whitehorse, Yukon, from Friday 23 February 2007 to Saturday 10 March 2007.Thomson Nancy 25 February 2017 10 years later: The lasting legacy of the Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/whitehorse-canada-winter-games-10-year-anniversary-1.3999061 CBC News Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 2 March 2025 These were the first Canada Games held North of 60 (in the northern territories). 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.http://www.yukoninfo.com/canadawintergames.htm#12 Canada Winter Games – 2007 Whitehorse, Yukon Territory 10 March 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070328231000/http://www.yukoninfo.com/canadawintergames.htm#12 28 March 2007 dead 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 (starting in English, then changing language verse by verse). 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.http://www.cbc.ca/cp/sports/070310/s0310108A.html February 2022 Sports contested Events at the 2007 Canada Games Venues A total of ten venues were used. VenueSport(s)Better Bodies CentreSquashCanada Games CentreArtistic GymnasticsBadmintonFigure SkatingHockeyJudoRingetteShort-track speed skatingSynchronized SwimmingTable TennisÉcole Émilie-TremblaySquashF.H. Collins Secondary SchoolBoxingSpeed SkatingTraditional GamesGrey MountainBiathlonMount McIntyre Recreation CentreCross-country skiingCurlingMt. SimaAlpine SkiingFreestyle SkiingSnowboardingTakhini ArenaHockeyRingettePorter Creek Secondary SchoolArcheryWheelchair BasketballVanier Catholic Secondary SchoolFencingShooting Dene and Inuit sports were held as demonstration events. Medal standings No province or territory was denied a medal in the final standings, an unprecedented occurrence for the Canada Games. KKK Team 37 35 40 24 24 29 52 36 34 24 29 26 4 12 19 2 2 8 9 13 15 0 3 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 yes 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 References External links 2007 Host City: Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Canada Winter Games Information, Detailed Venue Maps & Photos https://web.archive.org/web/20070125061444/http://www.yukonvisitor.com/canadawintergames/canadawintergames 25 January 2007 CWG Pan Northern Torches and Relay: Video, Images and Info from Community Relays, Challenges and Main Ceremonies ! colspan="3" style="background:#78FF78;" | Canada Games Canada Games 2005 Canada Games 2009 Canada Games 2007 Canada Winter Games 2003 Canada Winter Games 2011 Canada Winter Games 2007 Canada Summer Games 2001 Canada Summer Games 2009 Canada Summer Games 2005 Category:Canada Games Category:Winter multi-sport events in Canada Category:Sports competitions in Yukon Games Category:March 2007 sports events in Canada Canada Games Category:2007 in Yukon Category:Sports in Whitehorse