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Northlands
Non-profit Organization
Founded1879
Headquarters53°34′2″N113°27′15″W / 53.56722°N 113.45417°WCoordinates: 53°34′2″N113°27′15″W / 53.56722°N 113.45417°W, ,
Key people
Peter Male, CEO[1]
Websitewww.northlands.com

Northlands is a non-profit, volunteer organization in Edmonton, Alberta. It was founded in 1879, before the official incorporation of the city of Edmonton, or the province of Alberta.

Northlands hosts events, notably Farmfair International, Amazing Agriculture, and K-Days. [2] It formerly hosted Edmonton Oilers hockey, the Canadian Finals Rodeo, as well as live horse racing.

Northlands Coliseum (1974 - 2017) - completed in 1974, previously named Edmonton Coliseum, Skyreach Centre, and Rexall Place. Closed January 1, 2018. Closed January 1, 2018. Northlands Park (1951-2019) - Horse racing circuit completed in 1951 as the 'Spectrum', renovated in 1995.

Northlands facilities[edit]

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The midway at the 2010 K-Days

Events hosted by Northlands take place in the Exhibition Lands. [3] This area was formerly known as Northlands Park, with 'Park' being dropped from the name in 2006. Northlands had previously operated all the buildings on this site.

Following the departure of the Edmonton Oilers to Rogers Place, Northlands submitted its Vision 2020 redevelopment plan to the city of Edmonton. [4] The city rejected the plan, and instead brought operations of these facilities in-house. The city also forgave Northlands' $47-million debt. [5]

Facilities previously operated:

  • Edmonton Expo Centre (1984 - 2017) - Completed in 1984, as the 'Agricom', it underwent a 200,000-square-foot (19,000 m2) expansion in 2009.[6] The Edmonton Economic Development Corporation assumed operations on January 1, 2018.
  • Northlands Coliseum (1974 - 2017) - completed in 1974, previously named Edmonton Coliseum, Skyreach Centre, and Rexall Place. Closed January 1, 2018.
  • Northlands Park (1951-2019) - Horse racing circuit completed in 1951 as the 'Spectrum', renovated in 1995. Features over 625 slot machines, 700 seat restaurant, live harness and thoroughbred racing and simulcast racing from around the world. Closed on January 31, 2019. [7]

Northlands, Sherwood Park, Alberta. 26,571 likes 4 talking about this 17,008 were here. In 1879, 275 people gathered in Fort Edmonton to exhibit their best livestock, grain, vegetables. Northlands Park, is centrally located, in close proximity to downtown Edmonton. In fact it is just a few minutes drive from downtown Edmonton. Northlands Park offers more than just horse racing. Northlands Park was also the corporate operating name for Edmonton Northlands. The name was adopted from the race track name in 1995 and changed to Northlands in 2006. Northlands Park closed on 31 January 2019. Its successor, the Century Mile Racetrack and Casino, opened on 1 April 2019. List of casinos in Canada; References.

Now demolished:

  • Northlands Sportex - Convention hall built in 1963 and demolished in 2008 to make room for the expansion of the Edmonton Expo Centre.[8]
  • Edmonton Gardens - Completed in 1913, held 5,200 spectators until its demolition after the completion of the Coliseum.

References[edit]

  1. ^https://www.northlands.com/about-us/our-team/officers-senior-managers/
  2. ^'About Us - Northlands'. Northlands. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  3. ^https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-city-council-coliseum-1.5383330
  4. ^'Northlands unveils long-term strategic plan as new arena rises in downtown Edmonton'. Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  5. ^'Council votes to forgive Northlands' $47M debt, take over Expo Centre'. Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  6. ^AgriCom Evolution.09 expansionArchived October 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^'Emotional farewell for Northlands staff on final day of casino's operation'. Globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  8. ^'Northlands Sportex demolished for new building'. ctvedmonton.ca. 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2011-03-10.

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Spectrum Casino is located in Alberta, Canada, at the corner of 78 Street and 115 Avenue in the city of Edmonton. It offers a unique and entertaining facility for everyone, having a live and simulcast horseracing and it is equipped with 600 Las Vegas style-slots. To offer its services for the enjoyment of its clients, the casino is open every day from 9 am to 3 am.

This facility is one of the gaming facilities where slot machines side by side with race tracks are licensed to legally operate. In general, these facilties are called Racing Entertainment Centre of RECs and commonly known as “racinos.” Based on the Racing Industry Renewal Initiative, part of the revenues from these “racinos” is spent to support the horse breeding and racing industry. All over the Province, there are three RECs that operate as of March 31, 2006 were located in Edmonton, Lethbridge and Grande Prairie.

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