Let the Games begin!

Opening Ceremonies for the Whitehorse 2007 Canada Winter Games will take place with a huge celebration on Friday, Feb 23.

There is a lot to celebrate, including the 40th anniversary of the Canada Winter Games, and the first time the Games are held north of the 60th parallel. The Opening Ceremony will be a rousing welcome and a cultural showcase of the emerging north.

Details for Team PEI:

• 3:45 pm: All Team PEI participants meet at bus stop # 1 (Circle near gym entrance)

• Board bus "F"• The bus leaves at 4:00 pm sharp and will

deliver you directly to the door of the Atco Centre.

• Remain on the bus until you are summoned. Judo isfirst team off and first team to enter stadium.

• Teams will assemble as directed by mission staff, walking into the stadium in lines of four.

• Move to seats as directed, and be prepared toremain in your seats for entire ceremony. You will not be permitted to get out of your seats during the show as it is being televised live.

• Each athlete will be provided with a bottle of water at ceremony.

• Travel light (cameras are OK)

Walkout Suit Required for Opening Ceremonies:

• Team PEI outer shell• Team PEI black pants• Team PEI scarf• Team PEI hat

The bus will return you to the athletes village following the opening and the cafeteria will be open for supper. Please eat quickly to makeroom for other participants, who will also be hungry!

Have Fun!

Team PEI Flag Bearer Announced

Patrick Knox, Judo, has beenselected to be the flag bearer for Team PEI atthe Opening Ceremonies for the 2007Canada Winter Games.

This is the third set of CanadaGames for Patrick. He got

involved in Judo when he visited the RikidokanJudo Club during his brother’s hockey game. Hehas been selected to compete with Canadianjunior judo team in Germany March 2007. He isthe Junior National Champion 100+kg, SeniorNational Runner-up, Quebec Open Jr & SrChampion, Ontario Open Jr Champion, OntarioOpen Sr 5th place; and he represented Canada atInternational Tournament/ Training Camp inBremen, Germany finishing in 5th place.

In wrestling, Patrick recently won gold at the Eastern Canadians. On March 15-18, 2007 he will be a key memberof the P.E.I. team taking part at the JuniorNationals, in Charlottetown. He is also theGreco Roman Wrestling Junior NationalChampion in Heavyweight Division.

National Artists Program

Prince Edward Island’s National Artist Teamconsisting of Katie Ramsay, Mitchell Underhayand Daryl-Lynn Ramsay start their intensivetwo week participation in the games first thingFriday morning. They will meet NAPparticipants from all across the country tobrainstorm and begin planning for visual andperforming arts presentations. Activities are atthe Yukon Arts centre, immediately adjacent tothe Athletes Village.

Ringette

Let’s all get out and support the Team PEI Ringette Team

Friday at 10:00 am at the Canada Games Centre.

This is our first team to compete at these Games!

Canada GamesPin Trading Centre

Hougens Centre2 Floornd

(305 Main St)