The 2007 Canada Winter Games were held in Whitehorse, Yukon, from Friday 23 February 2007 to Saturday 10 March 2007.
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 premiers of Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Prime Minister Stephen Harper officially opened the games.
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.
[2] No province or territory was denied a medal in the final standings, an unprecedented occurrence for the Canada Games.