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| Company type | Non-profit Organization |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1879 |
| Defunct | July 5, 2021 |
| Headquarters | 53°34′2″N 113°27′15″W / 53.56722°N 113.45417°W, , |
Key people | Peter Male, CEO[1] |
| Website | www.northlands.com |
Edmonton Northlands,[2] operating as Northlands, was a non-profit volunteer organization in Edmonton, Alberta. The organization owned exhibition grounds in northeast Edmonton collectively known as the Edmonton Northlands, which included venues such as the Northlands Park raceway, the Edmonton Expo Centre, and Northlands Coliseum–the former home of the Edmonton Oilers. The organization also hosted the annual exhibition K-Days, and the agricultural show Farmfair International.
Northlands began to decline in the 2010s after the construction of a new downtown arena—Rogers Place—which is operated by the Oilers, and took on most of the major indoor events that had previously been held at Rexall Place. The organization had also taken out a $48 million loan to cover a recent expansion of the Expo Centre.
In 2018, after a failed proposal to redevelop Northlands Park and Rexall Place, Northlands began to close and divest its facilities: it transferred ownership of the Expo Centre and the Coliseum to the city as part of an agreement to forgive its debt. Operations of the Expo Centre were assumed by the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (now Explore Edmonton), while the Coliseum was closed. Northlands Park closed in October 2018, being replaced by the Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in 2019. Amid further economic issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Northlands was dissolved on July 5, 2021; stewardship of its events have been transferred to Explore Edmonton.
- ^ "Officers & Senior Managers | Edmonton Northlands". 10 June 2019.
- ^ "NORTHLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 09" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-08-14.