type non profit organization founded 1879 headquarters 53 34 2 n 113 27 15 w 53.56722 n 113.45417 w 53.56722 ; 113.45417 coordinates 53 34 2 n 113 27 15 w 53.56722 n 113.45417 w 53.56722 ; 113.45417 edmonton alberta canada key people laura gadowsky chairman sharilee fossum acting president website www.northlands.com the midway at the 2010 k days 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 attracts over 4 million visitors every year to more than 2 500 events including canadian finals rodeo farmfair international k days headliner concerts international events trade shows edmonton oilers hockey live horse racing and slot machines . 1 northlands reinvests its revenues in the events and facilities it maintains for edmontonians and the residents of north and central alberta . northlands facilities edit northlands horses in front of a saddlery in ryley alberta all events hosted by northlands take place in the park by the same name it was formerly known as northlands park until 2006 . edmonton expo centre completed in 1984 as the agricom it underwent a 200 000 square foot 19 000 m2 expansion in 2009 2 northlands coliseum completed in 1974 previously named edmonton coliseum skyreach centre and rexall place . northlands park formerly the spectrum horse racing circuit completed in 1951 renovated in 1995 . features over 625 slot machines 700 seat restaurant live harness and thoroughbred racing and simulcast racing from around the world . northlands sportex convention hall built in 1963 and demolished in 2008 to make room for the expansion of the edmonton expo centre . 3 edmonton gardens completed in 1913 held 5 200 spectators until its demolition after the completion of the coliseum . references edit northlands 2007 annual report pdf . northlands . retrieved 2011 03 10 . agricom evolution .09 expansion archived october 24 2007 at the wayback machine . northlands sportex demolished for new building . ctvedmonton.ca . 2008 10 20 . retrieved 2011 03 10 . external links edit northlands website edmonton s k days canadian finals rodeo retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title northlands & oldid 743563064 categories non profit organizations based in canadaorganizations based in edmontonorganizations established in 1879fairgroundshidden categories articles with wayback machine linkscoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 06 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view