2007 Canada Winter Games

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2007 Canada Winter Games
Maple Leaf (Pantone).svg
11th Canada Winter Games
21st Canada Games
Host city Whitehorse, Yukon
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Opening23 February
Closing10 March
Winter
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2011 CWG  

The 2007 Canada Winter Games were held in Whitehorse, Yukon, from Friday 23 February 2007 to Saturday 10 March 2007. [1] 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.

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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. [2] 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. [3]

Sports Contested

Venues

A total of ten venues were used.

VenueSport(s)
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 Arena Hockey
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. [3]

  *   Host nation ( Yukon)

RankTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec 523634122
2Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario 373540112
3Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta 24292679
4Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia 24242977
5Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan 9131537
6Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba 4121935
7Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick 22812
8Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island 1034
Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon*1034
10Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories 1001
11Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia 0347
12Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador 0123
13Flag of Nunavut.svg Nunavut 0011
Totals (13 entries)155155184494

References

  1. Thomson, Nancy (25 February 2017). "10 years later: The lasting legacy of the Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse". CBC News . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  2. "Canada Winter Games – 2007 Whitehorse, Yukon Territory". Archived from the original on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
  3. 1 2 http://www.cbc.ca/cp/sports/070310/s0310108A.html [ dead link ]
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