The producers of the 2007 Canada Winter Games' opening and closing ceremonies say their shows will impress Canadians with distinctly Yukon-flavoured performances.

Patrick Roberge is a big-city producer from Vancouver. He's worked on the Calgary Olympics, Expo 86, and a B.C./Canada pavilion at the Torino Olympics.

But Whitehorse is not Vancouver or Toronto so to make sure Roberge doesn't overlook the culture of the North he's teamed up with co-producer David Petkovich, an owner and producer of Caribou Records, who brings 'Northern sensibility' to the team.

Joining the two of them is Kristina Mercs who works with David as a producer at Caribou Records and also at DNA Productions.

'Together we can build a great show that is going to represent the North to the rest of Canada,' said Roberge.

'It won't be someone from the south's vision of what the North is,' said Petkovich.

� 'We really want to celebrate the North in a grand fashion and put on a show that the community and North can be proud of,' added Roberge.

'We're going to have a number of surprises that we think people are going to love.'

'We want both the live and television audience to experience the North and gain an appreciation for the North at the same time,' concluded Petkovich.

The duo wants to dispel some stereotypes of the North while reinforcing others in a fashion similar to the comedy of Sharon Shorty and Duane Ghastant, who do a comedy sketch as Gramma Susie and Cash Creek Charlie that teaches first nations culture while making fun of racial stereotypes.

The opening ceremony has been set for February 23 and the closing ceremony is set for March 10.