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2009 Northlands Annual Report
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Table OF
                   CONTENTS
         Letter from the Executive 4
          Performance Highlights 6
                 Board of Directors 12
                   Our Volunteers 15
Management Discussion & Analysis 22
Consolidated Financial Statements 49

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
		                                                                              		                          December 31, 2009
				                                                                                                            ($ Thousands)

		                                                                     2009                        2008                   2007

Revenues

Northlands Major Events		                                            15,894                      16,699                  17,819
Agriculture		                                                         2,918                       3,634                   2,332
Racing & Gaming		                                                    69,262                      76,972                  76,634
Sales, Hospitality and Client Services                               46,468                      42,148                  50,411
		                                                                 134,542                     139,453                 147,196

Event Contributions*

Northlands Major Events		                                             1,626                       1,915                   2,785
Agriculture		                                                           (611)                       (644)                  (664)
Racing & Gaming		                                                     (7,051)                     (4,681)                (3,850)
Sales, Hospitality and Client Services		                              5,244                       4,809                   5,912
		                                                                      (792)                     1,399                   4,183

Net Earnings (Loss)

Northlands Major Events		                                             1,494                       1,758                   2,625
Agriculture		                                                           (789)                       (829)                  (743)
Racing & Gaming		                                                     1,233                       1,044                    (253)
Sales, Hospitality and Client Services		                              6,495                       5,767                   6,882
Other**		                                                             (6,378)                     (7,174)                (3,698)
		                                                                    2,055                         566                   4,813

Working capital surplus / (deficiency)		                              (9,846)                   (26,624)                 31,160
Long-term debt (non-current)		                                       59,183                       2,266                   2,404
Net Assets		                                                         39,840                      37,785                  37,219
Capital expenditures		                                               54,571                      64,831                  27,701
EBITDA***		                                                           7,418                       5,991                   9,561

* Before grants, interest and depreciation.
** Indirect grounds and building maintenance, administration and corporate programs, sales and marketing,
    net grant revenue and other income.
*** Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

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LETTER FROM EXECUTIVE

    The global economy was hard on everyone in 2009. Though we certainly felt its impact at Northlands,
    we performed with great resolve, validating that our business model is solid. We attracted over four
    million visitors to over 2500 events, generating economic activity in excess of $1 billion.
    Northlands’ performance is closely aligned with the economic conditions in our region. As a leader
    in business, agriculture and entertainment, our major activities revolve around live experiences and
    trade and consumer shows, so our ticket sales, gate receipts and food and beverage sales are closely
    connected to the amount of disposable income available in Edmonton and north-central Alberta. Total
    annual revenue for 2009 was $135 million, representing a 3.5 per cent decrease from 2008. But that’s not
    the real story. Net earnings were $2 million, up from $566 thousand last year, demonstrating Northlands
    business expertise within a challenging economic climate.

    Northlands was built for times like these
    In a year defined by a global economic recession, we completed the $152 million (including $2 million
    in capitalized interest) Edmonton Exposition and Conference Centre. This was a three-year project that
    came with a unique set of challenges, yet we managed this project with little impact to operations and
    still delivered high levels of satisfaction to our clients. The Edmonton EXPO Centre is unquestionably
    the premiere exhibition venue in Western Canada and the largest outside of Toronto.
    We also made changes to streamline our governance structure. We created a Board of Governors made
    up of our former Honorary Life Directors, and reduced the size of our elected Board of Directors – from
    18 to 12, to be phased in over three years. These adjustments are in line with industry best practices.
    We feel this will put us in the best position to make good decisions and provide the strategic oversight
    to help Northlands thrive.

    2009 validated our business plan
    Northlands financial performance for 2009 demonstrates our teams’ expertise in fiscal management
    and program innovation. The team did a phenomenal job of managing expenses and instituting cost
    containment methods throughout all operating areas as we progressed into a tough second and third
    quarter. Though we have always had a good reputation for managing costs, we took this to a new level
    in 2009 and it paid off. We also held strong on our commitment to deliver exceptional experiences and
    made big economic impacts last year:
    • Venues Today named Rexall Place one of the top ten venues in the world and Pollstar ranked it
      the third busiest in Canada. Forty-two concerts, 13 family oriented shows, five comedy acts and an
      abundance of sporting events – in addition to Oilers and Oil Kings hockey action – helped us achieve
      ticket sales just 5000 shy of Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. Revenues were also higher than expected
      thanks to increased food and beverage sales;
    • We are thrilled to have extended our contract with the Canadian Professional Rodeo Assocation and
      will offer the non-stop action of Canadian Finals Rodeo through 2016. The Canadian Finals Rodeo
      provides a significant economic impact and we are happy to provide the market with some assurance
      around this event given these uncertain times;

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• The opening weekend for our annual fair, Capital EX, was impacted by a terrible storm that affected
  our revenues but profiled the tenacity and commitment of our staff who worked to keep crowds safe
  and get our site back up and open as quickly as possible;
• Despite a soft agriculture market we had an overwhelmingly positive response to changes we made
  to Farmfair International and the Northlands Farm and Ranch Show. Next year will bring even more
  innovations to programming for this sector; and
• Home to Roar of the Rings, we hosted 17 curling draws in nine days, igniting curling fans’ Olympic
  spirit as Canada selected the men’s and women’s curling teams that represented our country at the
  2010 Winter Olympics.

The year ahead
For 2010 we are predicting another year of economic uncertainty. Although the pace of economic
growth is expected to improve in 2010, we will manage costs with the same rigor as 2009 and keep our
focus on three key priorities: Racing and Gaming sustainability, growth through the Edmonton EXPO
Centre and positioning Northlands as key contributor to Edmonton’s arena discussion:
• There’s no question horse racing, throughout North America, is at a crossroads. Northlands will be
  part of an important industry conversation that will determine how Alberta’s racing industry can
  be sustainable.
• The Edmonton EXPO Centre has the potential to contribute significant economic impact in the
  Edmonton region and we intend to drive that growth.
• Last year, Northlands continued our leadership role with our stakeholders to define a working
  framework for a new sports and entertainment complex for Edmonton. This is an exciting vision for
  our city, and in 2010 we will continue to support the potential for a downtown arena that is financially
  viable and in the best interests of the entire community.

In closing, we would like to thank our outstanding leadership team, our 2200 volunteers, our 300 full-
time and our 1300 event staff, for their leadership during these challenging times. They have continued
to deliver the types of exceptional experiences our guests have come to expect from Northlands and
they are the reason we continue to thrive. We also thank our Board of Directors, Board of Governors,
partners, sponsors and stakeholders for your unwavering support of our mandate. Northlands is very
proud of our 130 year history and looks forward to supporting our City in making it the best place to live
and play in 2010.

Andrew Huntley                                      Ken Knowles
Chair, Northlands Board of Directors                President

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PERFORMANCE
    HIGHLIGHTS
    FOR 2009

    $595 million
    IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED

    Edmonton Expo Centre                                Sales, Hospitality
                                                        and Client Services
    The Edmonton Exposition and Conference              Pollstar named Rexall Place the third busiest
    Centre is now open. And it’s ready to set the       arena in the country thanks to solid attendance
    stage for even more excitement. With a total        at a spectrum of sporting events, 42 concerts,
    contiguous space of over 522,000 square feet, the   13 family shows, five high profile comedy acts
    new Edmonton EXPO Centre is unquestionably          and what we considered our most spirited
    the premiere exhibition venue in Western Canada     event of the year, the Roar of the Rings. We
    and the largest outside of Toronto. It’s THE        hosted as much curling as you could pack into
    NEW BIG in conferences, tradeshows, meetings        nine days, igniting curling fans’ Olympic spirit
    and entertainment. Which means big things                              as Canada selected the
    for the local economy and for Edmontonians                             men’s and women’s curling
    who will experience the very best events and
    entertainment all under one very big roof.
    The Edmonton EXPO Centre is expected
    to drive $595 million in economic activity
    through 2010.

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CANADIAN FINALS RODEO ATTENDANCE

                                                                                   83,000

                                                 CANADIAN FINALS RODEO

teams that represented our country at the 2010   The west turns wild every year as thousands
Winter Olympics. In Rexall Place alone we        of fans take in the non-stop action of the
bring Edmontonians to their feet an incredible   Canadian Finals Rodeo. Northlands and
240 days a year—delivering the biggest stars,    destination hotels collaborated to offer the
unforgettable shows and world-class sporting     largest purse in the history of the Canadian
events and entertainment. As a result, Sales,    Finals Rodeo – making certain over 83,000
Hospitality and Client Services once again       fans witnessed the best rodeo competition in
exceeded expectations, increasing revenues       Alberta in 2009. CFR creates a considerable
by $4.3 million.                                             economic impact in the city, so
                                                             we are especially proud to have
                                                             extended the contract to host this
                                                             action-packed event through 2016.
                                                            Creating this kind of certainty in an
                                                           uncertain market is a big deal for
                                                          our city and it’s good for Northlands
                                                        too. This year CFR contributed $378
                                                       thousand to Northlands’ earnings.
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CAPITAL EX ATTENDANCE

    717,245

    Capital EX

    Capital EX got bigger and better again this        For the first time, Northlands was able to
    year. We held onto our tradition of offering the   execute on its long-term strategy to have
    best live entertainment from around the world      Capital EX extend over two full weekends.
    by hosting the Canadian premiere of Cirque         Unfortunately, a severe storm affected our
    Shanghai Bai Xi, the International Association                 fair on its opening weekend,
    of Fairs and Exhibitions attraction of the year,               significantly impacting revenue.
    Wild World of Lions, FlowRider Mobile Surf                    Net earnings were $854 thousand
    Party – where fair goers learned to shred                  over 2008, notwithstanding the
    waves like the experts – and the Food                    decrease in revenues of $623 thousand.
    Network’s Chef David Adjey, who                          We are hopeful this upward earnings
    inspired fans surrounding his shows                   trend will continue as we put more focus
    on our Sip! stage.                                 on families in 2010.

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highest single-day
                                                                                wagering total

                                                                    $1.1 million

RACING AND GAMING

In 2009, Northlands Park hosted 132 days of      There is, however, no doubt that this industry is
high calibre horse racing. The Canadian Derby    struggling across North America with gaming
garnered the highest single-day wagering total   in Alberta down 10 per cent last year – impacts
for live racing in Edmonton in nine years when   that were also felt at Northlands Park. Our total
almost $1.1 million was bet and then the 2009    handle reached $87.6 million ($101.5 million
Alberta Fall Classic produced a double-digit     in 2008), a 13.7 per cent decrease from last
increase in wagering.                            year, and although the decrease is significant,
                                                 we managed the business with discipline,
                                                   generating $2.6 million in earnings before
                                                            depreciation and amortization
                                                              for Northlands.

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broadcast to over 143 million homes

 across 36 countries
 worldwide

     The Edmonton Indy

     This year’s Edmonton Indy, with Rexall as the    broadcast to over 143 million homes across 36
     title sponsor, was an operational success with   countries worldwide with coverage appearing
     24 cars on the starting grid. We have proven     on over 98 different Internet sites and in over
     to be an effective race operator and the Indy    75 different newspapers. We met our expense
     Racing League is very happy with the calibre     targets through a reduction of $4.3 million in
     of the event that Northlands produced. Auto      expenses over 2008, without diminishing the
     racing fans across North America saw the best    quality of the race. We did have a revenue
     in open-wheel racing right here in                          shortfall that is directly related to the
     our city.                                                     recession, which affected everything
                                                                    from sponsorship to tickets sales to
     The Edmonton Indy is a high                                    food and beverage consumption,
     profile event for Edmonton, as we                             resulting in a $3.9 million dollar
     are able to bring the world to our                          financial shortfall in 2009 (compared
     city, and reach broad national and                        with $5.3 million in 2008).
     international audiences. The race was

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Attendance at

                                                                 Farmfair
                                                            International
                                                              climbed 20%

AGRICULTURE

All new Women in Agriculture programming,       We continue to invest and build opportunities
an even bigger Dodge City, the launch of        for future growth solidifying our position as
Envirotech and the introduction of the crowd    a global leader in agricultural events. We
pleasing Alberta Grows Food Show helped us      are especially pleased with Agriculture’s
attract thousands of guests and exhibitors to   performance, as it is the only business segment
our two big agriculture shows. Programming      that has recovered beyond 2007 revenue levels.
innovations introduced at the Northlands Farm   We attribute this success to our strategy to
and Ranch Show earned us industry accolades.    move key programming elements into two
Attendance at Farmfair International climbed         seasonal windows in the spring and fall.
20 per cent over 2008 figures.                          This helped us better control costs,
                                                         attract greater attendance and
                                                            introduce programming that earned
                                                              us much industry praise.

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VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
                     Judy Batty             Laura Gadowsky         Betty Loree
                     Volunteer since 2001                          Volunteer since 1983
                                            Second Vice-Chair
                     Member since 2002                             Member since 2008
                                            Volunteer since 1993
                     Director since 2008                           Director since 2008
                                            Member since 1995
                                            Director since 2003

                     Doug Bienert           Randy Garvey           Dave Majeski
                     Volunteer since 1973   Volunteer since 2005   Volunteer since 2008
                     Member since 1973      Member since 2005      Member since 2008
                     Director since 1998    Director since 2005    Director since 2009

                     Jerry Bouma,           Andrew Huntley,        Burke Perry
                     Past-Chair             Chair                  Volunteer since 1970
                     Volunteer since 1993   Volunteer since 1972   Member since 1985
                     Member since 1995      Member since 2002      Director since 1996-99,
                     Director since 1999    Director since 2002    2007

                     Rick Carter            Scott Kashuba          Wendy Schneider
                     Volunteer since 1995   Volunteer since 2004   Volunteer since 1994
                     Member since 2002      Member since 2006      Member since 1994
                     Director since 2002    Director since 2008    Director since 1998

                     Don Clipperton         Harold Kingston,       Bob Walker
                     Volunteer since 1995                          Volunteer since 1987
                     Member since 1998
                                            FCA
                                            Volunteer since 2000   Member since 1988
                     Director since 2007                           Director since 2007
                                            Member since 2000
                                            Director since 2001

                     Jennifer Fisk          Earl Klapstein         John Windwick,
                     Volunteer since 2004   Volunteer since 1992
                     Member since 2006
                                                                   First Vice-Chair
                                            Member since 2002      Volunteer since 1997
                     Director since 2006    Director since 2006    Member since 1997
                                                                   Director since 2000

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Community Appointments
                   Chief Cam Alexis                            Howard Weir
                   Volunteer since 2008                        Volunteer since 1996
                   Member since 2008                           Member since 1996
                   Director since 2008                         Director since 1996

Directors Representing the City of Edmonton

                   Coun. Tony Caterina                         Coun. Ron Hayter                          Mayor Stephen
                   Director since 2007                         Director since 2007                       Mandel
                   Member since 2009                           Member since 2009                         Director since 2004

                   Coun. Ed Gibbons                            Coun. Kim Krushell
                   Director since 2007                         Director since 2007
                   Member since 2009                           Member since 2009

Honourary Directors
His Honour, the Honourable                The Honourable Ed Stelmach                  All Members of City Council
Norman Kwong, CM, AOE                     Premier of Alberta                          City of Edmonton
Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta

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Directors Representing the                              Directors Representing the
     Government of Alberta                                   Government of Canada
                           Naresh Bhardwaj,                                         Susan Green
                           MLA                                                      Volunteer since 2003
                           Director since 2008                                      Director since 2007

     Board of Governors

     Jim Campbell	Dale Cole           	Don M. Hamilton       W.J.M. (Bill) Henning 	Harry Hole       Warren Holte   	Don F. Jackson

     Dale Leschiutta       Mike Marples    	A. Ross McBain   H.L.D. (Len) Perry    JR Shaw        	Allan A. Shenfield 	Don H. Sprague

     Dr. Robert Westbury   Gordon Wilson   	Eric Young       Gerry Yuen

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OUR VOLUNTEERS
2009 marked 130 years of an impressive volunteer tradition at Northlands. Each December,
Northlands holds Volunteer Appreciation Night to celebrate the wide array of volunteers
who provide exceptional service during Capital EX, the Edmonton Indy, Farmfair International,
Canadian Finals Rodeo and other Northlands events. Without volunteers, we could not operate.
In 2009, our volunteers contributed in excess of 34,000 hours of service to Northlands’ programs
and events.
Abday, Barbara                  Athaide, Steve                Benbow, Linda ‘Ruth’           Bouma, Burke
Abercrombie, Blaire             Atkins, Cathlyn               Benbow, Lloyd S                Bouma, Carrah
Abercrombie, Linda              Atkinson, James               Bencharsky, Natalia S          Bouma, Gerben ‘Jerry’ S
Acker, Elizabeth ‘Liz’          Atkinson, Martin              Beniuk, Stella                 Bourbonnais, Jane
Acker, Robert ‘Rob’             Au, Huey                      Benke, Dennis                  Bowes, Dianna
Adams, Deana                    Aubin, Dennis                 Benluzanski, Slawomir          Boyce, Jessica
Adams, Ella ‘El’                Awbery-Sidall, Ada            Bennett, Gary                  Boyce, Linda
Adams, James ‘Jim’              Awid, Ken S                   Bennett-Wrisdon, Susan         Boyce, Samantha ‘Sam’
Adams, Janet ‘Lynn’ S           Badowsky, Walter S            Bentley, David ‘Bruce’ S       Boyles, Wayne
Adams, Robert ‘Bob’             Baek, JungKyun ‘JK’           Bereti, Eva                    Bramwell, Lauren
Adolf, Elizabeth ‘Liz’          Bagan, Elaine                 Berezanski, Shannon            Brandon, Kathleen ‘Kat’
Adolphson, Helene               Bagshaw, William ‘Bill’ S     Berkholtz, Gwen                Brandson, Dianne*
Aginas, Adele                   Baier, Julia ‘Julie’          Bertholet, Andre ‘Andy’        Brandt, Gerald
Ahlskog, Lois                   Bailey, John ‘Jack’ S*        Beson, Tammie                  Brechin, Beverley ‘Bev’
Albert, Marilyn                 Baird, Douglas                Best, Lyle S                   Breuer, Rita
Albright, Rebecca ‘Becky’       Baird, Nancy                  Bezaire, Eldon                 Breuer, Willi
Aldridge, Alan                  Baker, Patti                  Bezaire, Elizabeth ‘Betty’     Brewka, Dirk
Alexander, Sean                 Bakke, Jodi S                 Bhardwaj, Naresh               Brewka, Sharon
Alexis, Bertha                  Bakker, Harvey                Bidlock, R. ‘Peter’ S          Brickner, Diane S
Alexis, Cameron ‘Cam’           Bakker, Pamela ‘Pam’ S        Bienert, Douglas ‘Doug’ S      Broadfoot, Daniel
Alexis, Doreen                  Ball, T. Raymond ‘Ray’ S      Bienert, Helen                 Broda, David
Alexis, Isabella ‘Bella’        Ball, Victoria ‘Vicki’        Bienert, Tyler                 Brodeur, Steven
Alexis, Jacob                   Bamson, Kathleen              Bijou, Lauraine                Brown, Brian
Alexis, Kathleen                Bannard, Bruce S              Bijou, Robert                  Brown, David
Alexis, Louise                  Baquirin, Filipina            Bilida, Marie                  Brown, Deborah
Alexis, Roderic                 Barabash, Bert                Billett, Barry                 Brown, Kristy
Alexis, Stanley                 Barabash, Gladys              Billett, Linda                 Brown, Richard ‘Rick’
Allan, Daniel                   Barabash-McCann, Angela       Bird, Richard                  Brown, Ronald
Allen, Robert ‘Robb’            Barber, Blaine                Bissani-Armstrong, Lina        Brown, Ross S
Alleyne, Michael                Barnhouse, Donald ‘Don’       Bissett, William ‘Bill’ S      Brown, Vera
Alsmo, Lolain                   Baronasky, Katherine          Black, Ashley                  Brownie, Lisa
Andersen, Dianne                Barrie, Ronald ‘Ron’          Black, Melissa                 Brownlee, Jeannette
Anderson, Bryan                 Barszczewski, Deborah ‘Deb’   Blade, Carsten                 Brownlee, HLM James
Anderson, Jay                   Barwell, Sandy                Blair, Ruth                    Bruce, Elaine
Anderson, John                  Batt, Diane                   Blake-Leavitt, Daphne          Brunet, Murielle
Anderson, Karen                 Batty, Jane S                 Blanchette, Diane-Ellen        Bryski, Robin
Anderson, Randie                Batty, Judith ‘Judy’ S        Blanchette, Madeleine          Buba, Jordan
Andreeff, Georgina              Bauman, Tracey                Blatz, Charmaine               Buchanan, Donald S
Andresen, Lillian               Baumgardner, Darren           Blize, Clint                   Buchkowsky, Terry
Andrews, Chad                   Bavato, Dennis                Blize, Joan                    Buckle, Georgina
Andrichuk, Lenny S              Bavato, Harry                 Blume, Marlene                 Buddle, Harry S
Andrushak, Maxine               Bayrak, Jerry                 Blumentrath, Ursula            Budlong, Allan
Annicchiarico, Tracy            Bayrak, Marion                Bodell, Florence ‘Flossie’ S   Buffalo, Chrystin
Arcand, Verden                  Be, Hao                       Bodell, Laura S                Buist, James
Ardiel, Nancy ‘Linda’           Beauchamp, Gerard ‘Gerry’     Bodell, Lorne S                Burak, Jacque Lynne
Armstrong, Bernice              Beauchamp, Victoria ‘Vicky’   Bodnar, Monica                 Buretia, Codrut
Armstrong, Beverley ‘Bev’   S
                                Beauchesne, Gitan             Bohn, Judy                     Buretia, Manuela
Armstrong, Fraser               Becker, Bart S                Boivin, Gilles                 Burke, James
Arnold, Yvonne                  Beedle, Darren                Boivin, Rolande                Burns, Donald ‘Don’
Arnoldussen, Linda S            Belanger, Bradley ‘ Brad’     Bolivar, Timothy               Burns, Margaret ‘Peggy’
Arnston, Don                    Belanger, Dale                Borle, Karen                   Burns, Susan ‘Valerie’
Ash, Donald                     Belanger, Dennis              Boston, Tim S                  Burns, Terry
Ashbacher, Darrel               Belcourt, Virginia            Bottoms, Donna                 Burton, Jessica
Ashbacher, Wendy                Belsher, Ricky                Bottos, Duane                  Burwash, Florence ‘Flo’
Ashta,Nishchay                  Benbow, John ‘Allen’          Boult, Donald                  Bush, Darlene

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Bush, William ‘Bill’               Clennell-Desmarais, Kolbi    de Rappard, George S         Emerson, Robin
     Butler, George S                   Clipperton, Donald S         De Roij, Rod                 Emery, Dwayne
     Butler, Patricia ‘Pat’ S           Clipperton, Karen S          Dean, John                   Erker, Dennis S
     Butti, Olivia S                    Coatta, Donna-Rae            Dean, Maureen S              Eskdale, Leanne
     Byers, Richard S                   Cole, Dale S                 Dean, Tracey                 Ethier, Camille
     Byford, Steven                     Collier, Lisa                Dean, William ‘Bill’         Ethier, Romeo
     Campbell, Colin S                  Collins, Christine ‘Chris’   Debolt, Deborah              Evans, Ivy
     Campbell, Gary S                   Collins, Darlene             Dechaine, Alfred ‘Fred’      Evans, Sharon
     Campbell, R. ‘Jim’ S               Collins, Leilani             Deeks, Gordon S              Ewanchuk, Marie
     Camrose Regional Exhibition    S
                                        Collum, F. ‘Elaine’          Deiter, Krystal-Lynne        Ewanchuk, Nick
     Caputo, Carlo                      Comer, Eve                   del Rosario, Roberto         Fabryova, Zuzana
     Carbert, Ryan                      Connelly, Gerald ‘Gerry’ S   Dembinski, Kristina          Falkenberg, Aaron S
     Carbone, Mariesa S                 Connelly, Glenn S            Demers-Collins, Simone       Falls, Diane
     Cardinal, Chesare                  Conroy, Bridget              deMilliano, Emile S          Fang, Tony
     Cardinal, Doreen                   Cookson, John                Denney, Janice               Farhat, Atif
     Cardinal, Yvonne                   Coombs, Myrna                Denney, Norman ‘Norm’        Farnell, Thomas ‘Tom’ S
     Carleton, Gil                      Copeland, Eleanor            Dennis, Allen                Fedoretz, Olga
     Carlin, Arnold                     Copeland, James ‘Jim’        Derenowsky, Mike             Fedoretz, Steve S
     Carlson, Arne                      Corbin, Matthew              Derewynka, Annie ‘Ann’       Fedoruk, Donna
     Carlson, Ruth                      Cormier, Sherry              Desmarais, Goota             Fedynak, Georgia
     Carlyle, Art S                     Cosman, Kimberley            Devanthey, Stella            Fedynak, John
     Carmichael, Gord                   Cote, James                  Dewes, Barry                 Fedynak, Wayne
     Carnegie, Margaret                 Cotta, Giselle               Dewes, Doreen                Fehlauer, Alfred ‘Fred’ S
     Carrilho, John                     Court, Jane                  Differenz, Valerie S         Feland, Janine
     Carroll, Peter                     Cox, Rebecca                 Differenz, Virginia S        Feltan, Crystal
     Carson-Handley, Patricia           Craig, Tracey                Dion, Gisele                 Fenske, Brock
     Carstairs, Cindy S                 Crane, Stephen               Dixon, Barbara ‘Barb’ S      Fenske, Dannielle ‘D. J.’ S
     Carstairs, Gail                    Cribb, Daniel                Dixon, Robert                Fenske, Jacqueline ‘Jacquie’ S
     Carstairs, Kimberly ‘Kim’          Crier, Beverly               Dobush, Kenneth              Fenton, Gail
     Carter, Richard ‘Rick’ S           Crier, Mary                  Dodds, Jamieson ‘Jamie’      Fenton, Loren
     Caterina, Antonio ‘Tony’ S         Crier-Rahaman, Sherina       Doherty, Joe                 Ferguson, Angela
     Cavanagh, Terrence ‘Terry’ S       Cripps, Shirley              Dolynchuk, Lawrence          Ferguson, Bonnie
     Cawson, Tom                        Criss, Kenneth               Donais, Melody               Ferguson, Bradley ‘Brad’ S
     Champion, Warren                   Crockett, Donald ‘Don’       Donald, Ross                 Ferguson, Neville
     Chang, Hsiu-Ju ‘Alicia’            Cronin, Randall ‘Randy’      Donald, Tana                 Fernandes, Maurice
     Chapeskie, Beth                    Crowther, Muriel             Dong, Annie                  Ferretti, Dena
     Chapman, John                      Cumming, James S             Doolittle, Douglas S         Fetter, Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ S
     Chapman, Sue                       Cunningham, Bruce            Doran, Jillian ‘Jill’        Fiddler, Debra
     Chartier, Doreen                   Cunningham , Jr., Bruce      Dove, Frank                  Fiedler, Angela
     Chau, Germaine                     Cunningham , Gerald          Downey, Brenda               Field, Carolyn
     Cherneskey, Russell S              Cunningham, Kenneth ‘Ken’    Drouin, Jenny                Fischer, Johanna
     Cherney, Dan S                     Currie, Dekker               Dubois, Louise               Fischer, Robert ‘Butch’ S
     Chesterman, Ella                   Curwen, Adrian               Dubois, Richard ‘Rick’       Fisk, Jennifer S
     Chmilar, Larry                     Cyre, Clifford               Duckett, Ruth                Fitzgerald, Colette
     Cholak, Francis ‘Frank’ S          Czaja, Jacqueline            Duff, Donald ‘Don’ *         Flamarique, Virginia
     Choma, Margaret                    Czuroski, Rodney             Duggan, Neil S               Fong, Jason
     Chomiak, John S                    D’Agnone, Shannon            Duke, Shelly                 Forbes, Lois
     Chopp, Doreen                      Dallyn, Ghislaine            Dul, Donna                   Forbes, Norman ‘Muggsy’ S
     Chopp, Samantha                    Dam, Annette                 Dul, Ted                     Foster, Deborah
     Choquette, Suzanne                 Damabi, Behnam               Duncombe, Robert             Foster, Kevin
     Chornoluk, Richard                 Daniel, Jacqueline           Dunford, Brandi              Fouillard, Daniel
     Chow, Rosie                        Danyluk, Kevin               Dunford, Darren              Fowler, David
     Chriest, Jean S                    Darling, Dion                Dunford, Leslie              Fowler, Sherry
     Christensen, Bradley               Dasilao, Mafel Dawn          Dunham, Jacqueline           Fox, Ashley
     Christiansen, Donald S             David, Catherine             Dunk, Elton S                Fox, Justin
     Chupa, Charles                     David, Robert                Dunn, Marlene                Francetic, Michael
     Clark, Alyssa                      David, Robert ‘Kevin’        Dunnigan, Patrick            Francis, John ‘Jack’ S
     Clark, Bonnie ‘Bonni’              David, Wannette              Duong, Hung                  Frank, Marguerite ‘Max’
     Clark, Marion                      Davies, Kenneth ‘Ken’ S      Dyer, Ralph                  Franke, Herta
     Clark, Scott                       Davies, Trevor S             Eberhardt, Mike              Fraser, Gabriela ‘Gabe’
     Clarke, James (Jim)                Davis, Shannon               Eckel, Daniel                Fraser, Laura Lee
     Clarke, Jesusa ‘Susie’             Davison, Linda S             Ede-Neville, Debrah          Frederick, Bonnie
     Clarke, Norma                      Davison, Tonya               Ekpakahok, Ikey              Freeland, Donald S
     Clarke, Shawna                     Day, Courtney S              Elder, Leah                  Friedenberger, Elaine
     Clarke, C.M. Donald S              Daynard, Deanna              Elliott, Margaret ‘Marg’ S   Friesen, Dwayne S
     Cleaver, Dale                      de Champlain, Patricia       Elzinga, Peter S             Fritz, Felix
     Cleaver, Dennis                    de Champlain, Remi           Emerson, Elaine              Fritz, Francesca
     Cleaver, Derrick                   de Leon, Leticia             Emerson, Leroy               Fritz, Ingeborg ‘Hanni’

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Fritz, Stefan                Gregg, Dorothy S               Hilton, Brett                Jones, Bryn
Froese, Aron S               Gregoire, Gisele               Hilton, William              Jones, Christopher
Fu, Yao ‘Freya’              Greig, Beverly                 Hilts, Darlene               Jones, Elaine S
Fuhr, Gordon S               Greig, Bruce                   Hipkin, Darren               Jones, Ross
Funnell, Ronald S            Groeneweg, Gertrude            Hnidan, Roy                  Jones, Shirley
Gabert, Matilda              Groeneweg, Yohanna             Hodgin, Gary                 Jose, Vilma
Gabert, Sharon               Groleau, Shirley               Hoekstra, Shelby             Joslin, Dale
Gabert, Valentina            Grotkowski, Lawrence ‘Larry’   Hoffman, Dolores             Kadatz, Barbara ‘Barb’ S
Gadowsky, Alisdair ‘Al’      Grundau, Rita                  Hogle, Bruce S               Kafle, Rashmi
Gadowsky, Laura S            Guichon, Diego                 Hole, Harry S                Kaminesky, Lillian ‘Lil’
Gair, William                Gunraj-Daodat, Deborrah        Hollands, Daniel ‘Dan’ S     Kaminski, Wesley ‘Wes’
Galbraith, Salome ‘Sally’    Gurney, Paul                   Holmes, John                 Kankakeesic, Lisa
Gallant, Merle               Gurney, Wanda                  Holte, Warren S              Kapoor, Jean S
Galliford, Shirley           Gushaty, George                Hood, Kathleen               Karbonik, Carol
Gallotti, Tomaso ‘Tom’       Guthrie, Alyssa                Hoover, Azucena ‘Bebe’       Karbonik, George
Galloway, James ‘Jim’        Haarstad, David                Hore, Darren                 Karcher, Bernie
Gamble, Tara                 Habana, Kenneth                House, Renee                 Karmensky, Chaantal
Gamroth, Denise              Haddock, Richard ‘Rick’        Howell, Lorne S              Kashuba, Scott S
Gamroth, Ernie               Haight, Craig                  Howell, Myrna                Kawecka, Daria
Garanis, Demetrius           Haley, Jeff S                  Howrish, Joan                Kay, Donald
Garbutt, Timothy ‘Tim’       Hall, John ‘Brian’             Hrehirchuk, Tanya            Kearl, Sharon
Garvey, Randell ‘Randy’ S    Hall, Susan                    Huculak, Mike                Keefe, Dennis
Gaunt, Craig                 Halushka, Jerry                Hughes, George S             Kehl, Walter
Gerbrandt, Bernie            Halushka, Leon                 Hughes, Jill                 Kelker, Henriette
Gerlach, Curtis              Hamilton, Donald S             Huising, Katherine S         Keller, Deborah
Gervais, Bernadette          Hamilton, Erin                 Hull, Keith                  Kellett, Dave
Getzinger, Carly             Hannah, Eileen                 Hulleman, John               Kellington, Helen
Gibbon, Carole               Hanson, Arnold                 Hulleman, Sandra             Kellington, Tracy
Gibbon, Robert ‘Bob’ S       Harbin, Jennifer               Hunt, William ‘Don’ S        Kelly, Beverley ‘Bev’
Gibbons, Edward ‘Ed’ S       Hardiman, Brian                Huntley, Andrew ‘Andy’ S     Keltie, Robert ‘Bruce’
Gibson, Diana                Harding, Barbara               Huntley, Jennifer            Kennedy, Darlene
Gibson, Mark                 Haring, Tina                   Huntley, Susan ‘Sue’         Kennedy, Steven
Gibson, Maryanne             Harris, Shirley                Hurst, Archie                Kenyon, Anita
Gibson, Robert ‘Brent’       Harrison, Connie               Hussaini, Jahangir           Kerr, William ‘Bill’
Gillespie, James ‘Jim’ S     Harrold, Norman                Hutchings, Charles ‘Chuck’   Kerr, Yvonne ‘Irene’
Gillespie, Reginald ‘Reg’    Hartfelder, Walter ‘Wally’     Hutchinson, Robert ‘Rob’     Kettner, Minda ‘Mindy’
Gilroy, Stuart ‘Gord’ S      Hastey, Katie                  Hutchison, Keltie            Khoa, Bu
Gisler, Merna                Hatfield, Richard              Hyndman, Lance               Kinash, Victoria ‘Vikki’
Glidden, Kim                 Haudenschild, June             Inverarity, Crystal          King, Jessica
Godin, Mario                 Haudenschild, Robert ‘Bob’     Inverarity, Derek            King, Samantha S
Godwin, Susan                Haugen, Frances ‘Betty’ S      Ivankovich, Ivan S           Kingston, FCA Harold S
Goggin, Stephen ‘Steve’      Haunholter, Alyssa S           Jackson, Donald ‘Don’ S      Kinnear, Douglas
Golinsky, Orlene             Hay, Glenn                     Jacobs, Judith ‘Judy’ S      Kisilevich, Lillian ‘Betty’
Golinsky, Raymond ‘Ray’      Hayduk, Barrie                 Jacobs, Lawrence S           Kisilevich, Orest
Gommerud, Cathy              Hayduk, Yvonne                 James, Kerry                 Kiss, Jim S
Gong, Yi                     Hayes, Louise S                Janiten, Heather             Kit, Carla
Gorda, Arthur                Hayter, Ronald ‘Ron’ S         Jansen, John                 Kittlitz, Marilyn*
Gordeyko, Bernice S          Henderson, Barbara             Jarvis, James                Kiviaq
Goshko, Darlene              Henderson, Ian                 Jarvis, William S            Klapstein, Earl S
Gouchey, Rebecca             Henderson, Jean                Jefferson, Gary              Klein, Angela
Gough, Nelda                 Henderson, Michelle            Jefferson, Morgan            Klein, Darren
Graham, Carol                Henderson, Terry               Jer, Howard                  Klein, Gordon ‘Sandy’
Graham, Daniel               Hendricks, Kent                Jer, Kathy Lynn              Kmech, Sr., Peter S
Graham, Karen                Hennig, Calvin ‘Cal’           Jewell, Ryan S               Knight, Cherie
Graham, Keith                Hennig, Rita S                 Jewett, J. ‘Hilary’ S        Ko, Ne-Chi
Graham, Neil                 Hennig, Shey                   Jofre, Nicole                Kobie, Franklin ‘Frank’ S
Graham, Stephen ‘Steve’ S    Henning, W. ‘Bill’ S           Johanson-Benoit, Jill        Kocman, Sally
Graham, Tricia               Herfindahl, Carolynne          Johnson, Clarissa            Koe-Schnell, Jacqueline
Grainger, Donald             Herfindahl, Kenneth ‘Ken’      Johnson, Michael             Kokotilo, Louise
Grainger, Elizabeth ‘Marg’   Herzog, Karen                  Johnston, Anita              Kolaczan, Margaret
Grandish, Darren             Heslep, Cameron                Johnston, Beatrice           Kolewaski, Jeannette
Gravel, Ron                  Hewett, Jason                  Johnston, Ken                Kolmas, Janice
Gray, Devin S                Hickey, Dave                   Johnston, Lori               Kolmas, June
Gray, Dinah S                Hicks, Tricia                  Johnston, Nicholas           Kolstad, Beverley ‘Bev’
Gray, Richard                Higgins, Joan S                Johnston, Robert             Kolstad, Clayton
Green, Francis               High, Daniel                   Johnston, Rosemarie          Kootenay, Arlene ‘Brenda’
Green, Susan                 Hiller, Elaine S               Jones, Angela J.             Kootenay, Effie
Greenough, James ‘Greg’ S    Hillman, Raymond               Jones, Angela N.             Kootenay, Jamie

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Kootenay, Janice               Leong, Yoke                  MacNeil, Jeffrey                  McEwen, Rosemary
     Korchinsky, Ernie S            Leschiutta, Dale S           MacPherson, Irma S                McFarlane, James
     Korz, Emily                    Lesoway, Clayton ‘Clay’      MacPherson, Neil                  McGhan, Bruce *
     Kotelko, Peter ‘Bern’ S        Lester, Michael              MacPherson, Sharon                McGhan, Marilyn
     Kovach, Ingrid                 Letendre, Elizabeth ‘Liz’    Mader, Jillian                    McGinitie, Darlene
     Kovacs, Karl                   Letendre, Helene             Magee, Sarah                      McGuinness, Elizabeth ‘Liz’
     Kowalczyk, Brandon             Lettner, Ken                 Magosse, Doris                    McKenney, Blair
     Kowton, Larry                  Levicki, Mike                Mah, Robin S                      McKennitt, Hazel
     Kramers, Kevin                 Lewis, Janet                 Mah, Stanley                      McKinnon, Courtney
     Krause, Daryl                  Lewis, John ‘Ken’ S          Mahony, Nick                      McKinnon, Malvena
     Krause, Shirley                Lewis, Lelannie              Majcher, Bernice                  McLaughlin, Diane
     Krauskopf, Paul                Lewis, Maria                 Majeau, Victor                    McLeay, Dawn
     Krilyk, Robin                  Lewis, Sandra ‘Sandy’ S      Majeski, David S                  McLeay, Tylor
     Krupa, Katelyn                 Li, Vincent                  Majeski, Larry                    McLennan, Mary-Ann
     Krupa, Melanie                 Li, Yannie                   Makowsky, Murray                  McMillan, Joan
     Krupp, Judith                  Li, Yanshun                  Malkewich, Eric                   McMurray, Kathleen
     Krushell, Kimberley S          Lightning, Herbert ‘Brian’   Mallory, Murray                   McNee, Brad
     Kucheraway, Danielle           Lindberg, Michelle           Man, Wilson                       McPhee, Andrew
     Kuchmak, Chris                 Linder, Kathleen ‘Kandie’    Mandel, Stephen                   McWhirter, Brett
     Kuhn, Dianne S                 Lindsay-Larsen, Mitchell     Mandryk, Ruby                     McWhirter, Heather
     Kuhn, Joanne                   Linklater, Frances ‘Fran’    Mann, Karen Anne                  Meakin, Anna S
     Kuhn, Rhonda                   Lipon, Delores               Mansfield, Tausha                 Mears, Deborah
     Kuhn, Ronald S                 Lipon, William ‘Bill’        Marchand, Jasmine                 Melnychuk, Janice
     Kumpula, Bryan                 Lipsett, Thomas ‘Tom’ S      Marcinkoski, Jennifer ‘Jen’       Melnychuk, Patricia ‘Pat’
     Kumpula, Bryanna               Lipsett, Wayne S             Marko, Ronald ‘Ron’               Melvin, Valerie
     Kumpula, Craig                 Littmann, Lynda              Marler, Reg S                     Mendez, Raymundo
     Kusal, Deborah                 Litven, James ‘Jim’          Marples, Kelly S                  Mendoza, Antonio
     Kusiak, Linda                  Liu, Chenyuan                Marples, Michael ‘Mike’ S         Mercer, Arthur ‘Art’
     Kyle, Sandra ‘Sandy’           Liu, Yan ‘Laura’             Marshall, Dorothy                 Meroniuk, Lorraine
     Lacika, Elizabeth              Liu, Yuanchen ‘Bill’         Marshall, Olive                   Mezo, Robert
     Lacika, Vladimir               Livingstone, Johanna         Marshall, Robert ‘Bob’            Michelin, Benjamin
     Lacon, Bruce                   Livingstone, Linda           Martin, Patricia ‘Pat’            Middelkamp, Jacob
     LaFleche, A. Bryan S           Livingstone, Sidney ‘Sid’    Martinez, Erick                   Miles, Marianne S
     Laliberte, Mary                Locke, Diane                 Martini, Sherry                   Miller, Gladys S
     Lalonde, Audrey                Lockert, Thomas              Martinuk, Eugene ‘Gene’ S         Miller, Janice ‘Jan’
     Lamb, Andrea                   Lonsdale, Verna              Martyn, Audrey S                  Miller, Roberta
     Lamb, Chris                    Lopatka, Brent               Martyn, John S                    Miller, Wilfred ‘Walter’
     Lang, Judy                     Lore, Sally S                Maruschuk, Mike                   Milligan, Franklin ‘Joe’
     Lang, Lance                    Loree, Betty S               Maschmeyer, Douglas ‘Doug’    S
                                                                                                   Milligan, John
     Lang, Thach                    Louis, Peggy S               Maschmeyer, Evelyn ‘Lloy’ S       Milliken, Norman
     Langley, Victor ‘Larry’ S      Lovig, Frieda                Maschmeyer, Gerald S              Milton, John ‘Dale’
     Larsen, Victor                 Lovig, Grant                 Maschmeyer, Sandra ‘Sandi’        Mireau, Jacki
     Larson, John                   Lowey, Bruce                 Maskaluk, Joyce                   Misura, Joseph ‘Joe’
     Laskey, Nancy                  Loyek, Lawrence              Mason, Bob                        Mitchell, Johanna
     Lastiwka, Alexandra ‘Sandra’   Lucas, Daneve ‘Danny’        Masters, Barbara                  Mitchell, Jones
     Lastiwka, Michael ‘Mike’       Luchak, Alexander ‘Alex’     Matejka, Brittney                 Mittelstadt, Kourtney
     Latham, Linda                  Luchak, Clara ‘Sue’          Matejka, Carling                  Mittelstadt, Lovella
     Latour, Frank                  Lukanuk, Olga                Matichuk, Andrew ‘Andy’ S         Mitton, Victoria
     Lauderdale, Edward ‘Ted’       Luoma, Hilkka                Maybroda, Katherine               Mixap, Bounthavilay
     Lauderdale, Karin              Lupul, Allen                 McAlpine, Kevin                   Modin, Nelson S
     Laurie, Ryan                   Lupul, Julliette ‘Julie’     McBain, Allan ‘Ross’ S            Moffatt, Sharon
     Lawrence, David                Lupul, Robert                McBain, Justine                   Mohler, Harold ‘Frank’
     Lawrence, Vicki                Lusok, Candace               McBain, Mark                      Mohler, Mildred ‘Lee’
     Lazaruk, Kim                   Ly, Diana                    McBain, Neil S                    Money, Glenda
     Leavitt, Sylvan ‘Ray’ S        Lyster, Patric               McBurney, Derek                   Mongeon, Martine
     Lebeuf, Maxwell                MacBeth, Roderick (Rod)      McCarron, Mary                    Monk, M. Lloyd S
     LeBlanc, Daniel                MacDonald, Dane              McCarten, Colin S                 Monteith, Dorothy
     LeClercq, Serena               MacDonald, George S          McCasin, Frank                    Montgomery , Douglas S
     Lee, Aaron                     Macdonald, Kelly             McClellan, HLM Shirley            Moquin, Jean-luc
     Lee, Alvin                     MacDonald, Scott             McClelland, Ian                   Morris, Adriana
     Lee, Nancy                     MacGillivray, Kimberley      McDonald, Barry S                 Morse, Andreas
     Legault, Natalie               Mack, William ‘Bill’ *       McDonald, Eileen                  Mortensen, Irene
     Legault, Shawn                 MacKell, Janet               McDonald, John                    Moser, Charles ‘Chuck’
     Lehodey, Francois              MacKenzie, Cheryl            McDonald, Kenneth                 Moses, Melissa-Jo
     Leicht, Betty                  MacKinnon, Annette           McDonell, John S                  Mosher, Kimberly
     Leitch, Kenneth                MacKinnon, Daniel ‘Dan’      McDougall, John S                 Mosier, Joseph
     LeLacheur, Rick S              MacLean, Carol               McEwan, Christine                 Mulcair, John
     Leong, Mui Chain               MacLean, James ‘Jamie’ S     McEwan, John                      Murphy, Debra

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Murray, Nicole              Pageé, Bernice                 Pinter, Johnnie                  Reid, Shelley
Myers, Kayla                Pageé, Rene                    Pirtle, Arla                     Reilly, Aphracia
Myhre, Oscar ‘Oz’           Paintedstone, Annette          Plaizier, Peter ‘Pete’ S         Reilly, Patricia
Nanson, Kevin               Paintedstone, Christine        Playdon, Katherine ‘Kathy’ S     Reinhardt, Barry
Nasser, Sanif               Paintedstone, Noreen           Plunkie, Irene                   Reith, Katherine
Nelson, Allyn               Paisley, Loretta ‘Lorry’       Pointe, Gregory ‘Greg’           Reppert, Janice ‘Jan’
Nelson, Rita                Pal, Bay                       Pollard, Benjamin                Reynolds, Valerie
Nelson, Sherry              Palahniuk, Patricia ‘Pat’      Pollard, Wade                    Rife, George S
Nelson, Shirley S           Palamarchuk, Nicholas ‘Nick’   Pollock, Sheila                  Ritchie, Gloria
New, Nicole                 Palpal-Latoc, Reymund          Polowy, Ernest                   Rivera, El Cecelio
Newhart, Michael ‘David’    Paly, Clarence                 Pon, Allan                       Roadhouse, Katie ‘Kay’
Newman, Clarence S          Panas, Mike                    Poon, Cathy                      Roberts, Annie
Nichols, Roxanne            Panchyshyn, Derek              Pope, Shaun                      Roberts, Mary ‘Lynn’
Nicholson, Joan             Papworth, Sarah                Porodo, Richard                  Robertson, Dwayne
Nickel, Barbara             Paridaen, Paul                 Porter, Kyle                     Robertson, John
Nickel, Harry               Park, Diana                    Posthuma, John                   Robinson, Angele
Nickel, Michael ‘Mike’      Parker, Deanna ‘Dianne’        Posthuma, Marie ‘Elaine’         Robinson, Garrett
Nicoli, Marlene             Parlade, Joselito              Potratz, Haley                   Robinson, Jeffrey ‘Jeff’ S
Nicoll, William ‘Dave’ S    Parry, Christine               Potter, Jimi                     Robinson, Jessie ‘Jesse’
Nieberding, Albert ‘Carl’   Parsons, Alan S                Potts, Jr., Robbie               Robinson, Marcel
Nonay, David                Pashe, Nicholas                Potyok, Robert ‘Bob’             Robinson, Natalie
Nonay, Wanda                Paterson, Bruce                Poulin, Raelene                  Robinson, Wilf
Norbert, Brian              Patriquin, Gordon S            Powers, Joan                     Roeleveld, Valerie ‘Val’
Norby, Reginald ‘Reg’ S     Paul, William ‘Bill’           Prefontaine, Bernie              Roeske, Murray S
Normand, Louis ‘Lou’        Paull, Helen S                 Prefontaine, Colleen S           Rogers, John
Northey, Kelly              Pawelek, Rooth S               Prefontaine, Jordan              Rogucki, Louise
Nott, AmberLynn             Pawelek, Scott                 Preshing Sr., William ‘Bill’ S   Rogucki, Terry
Nott, Kenneth ‘Ken’         Pawl, Lois                     Prestage, Robert ‘Bob’ S         Rollans, Howard
Nott, Nicole                Paylor, John                   Price, Charlotte                 Romanyshyn, Peter
Novasky, William            Payne, Karen                   Price, James ‘Jim’               Ronaasen, Chantel
Nowicki, Judith             Pazder, Ryan                   Proctor-Berkholtz, Ashley        Ronaldson, David ‘Dave’ S
Nowicki, Walter             Pazder, Sherri                 Prokop, Leona                    Rookes, Dave
Nyitrai, Cheleen            Pearse, Brian S                Prokop, Wilfred                  Rookes, Gail
Nysetvold, Trevor           Pearse, Dorene                 Prokopczak, Elizabeth ‘Betty’    Rookes, Trina
Oberik, Doreen              Pearson, Duncan                Puchyr, Wesley                   Rosenberger, Rose S
Ochir, Azjargal (Jane)      Peden, Ian                     Pugh, Gregory ‘Greg’             Ross, Barry
O’Donnell, Timothy          Pedersen, George S             Pullishy, Paul ‘Roger’           Ross, James ‘Jim’ L.
Ohe, Mark S                 Pedersen, Harry S              Pullishy, Sonia                  Russell, Harvey
Okerman, Kathryn            Peeters, Laurel                Purcell, Richard                 Rutherford, Jack S
Olsen, Lawrence ‘Buck’ S    Pegg, Dave                     Purcell, William                 Sadoway, Nicholas
Olson, Christopher          Pennock, D. ‘Bruce’ S          Purdy, William ‘Bill’ S          Sagoo, Ranbir
Olson, Lori                 Percy, Morgan                  Purschke, Eileen                 Sampert, Raymond ‘Ray’ S
Olson, Marney               Perkins, Brad S                Pysh, Diane                      Sanders, Doris
Onyschuk, Ben               Perreault, Christopher         Quaife, Sharon                   Sanderson, Dylan
Onyschuk, Jakob             Perri, Rosario                 Quarrie, Kelson S                Sanderson, Garth
Onyschuk, Lorrissa          Perry, Burke S                 Quilala, Bernard                 Sanderson, Melissa
O’Reilly, Debbie            Peters, John                   Quilley, Ashley                  Sanderson, Shane
Orobko, Gerald              Peters, Marlene S              Quinlan, Daniel                  Sangrey, Jedd
Orobko, Samantha            Petersen, Debbie               Quinlan, Lauree                  Sarafinchan, O. ‘Ollie’
Osadchuk, Gene              Peterson, Mary Ann             Radke, Lyle                      Sarnoski, Charles ‘Charlie’
Osborne, John S             Peterson, Randolph             Rain, Jolene                     Savage, Frances ‘Fran’ S
O’shea, Lorraine            Petherbridge, Leona            Rain, Kevin                      Schaffrick, Cassandra
Ostermayer, Amy             Petkau, Brian                  Rainey, Anne                     Schaffrick, Elsie
Ottewell, John              Petruchik, Stephanie           Rainey, Richard                  Schaffrick, Willie
Otway, Andrew               Petruk, Cheryl S               Ramage, Kenneth                  Schilberg, Rhonda
Otway, Emily                Phan, Nha                      Ramsey, John S                   Schmermund, Donnie ‘Don’
Otway, Jeremy               Phillips, Ellington            Raquepo, Marnelli                Schmermund, Lois
Otway, Meeka                Phillips, Karen                Raro, Lora May                   Schmidt, Annette
Owen, David ‘Dave’          Phillips, Wendy                Rasmussen, Annie ‘Anne’          Schmidt, David
Owen, Marion                Pickard, Corisa                Ratcliff, Peter                  Schmidt, Lois S
Owen, William ‘Bill’ S      Pierce, Colleen                Rau, Iris                        Schmidt, Moritz
Ozipko, Cassie              Pietsch, Edwin ‘Ed’            Rault, Linda                     Schneider, Braydon
Ozipko, Kim                 Pietsch, Leona                 Reaville, Audrey                 Schneider, Donna
Ozipko, Mike                Pillott, Chaise                Reaville, Royal ‘Roy’            Schneider, Emily
Ozipko, Wendy               Pillott, David                 Rebryna, Kenneth ‘Ken’           Schneider, Nicole
Ozubko, Betty               Pimentel, Jeremias             Reid, Darlene                    Schneider, Wendy S
Packford, Guy S             Pimentel, Michelle             Reid, Dylan                      Schramm, Tanja
Page, John ‘Roger’ S        Pinette, Marcel                Reid, Sandra ‘Sandy’             Schroder, Liesa

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Schultz, Cheryl                   Smith, Corey S                Sutherland, William ‘Bill’ S   Van Soest, Jeffrey
     Schultz, Edward ‘Ed’ S            Smith, Darryl S               Swain, Jackie                  Van Vliet, Daniel
     Schultz, Yolanda                  Smith, David                  Swan, Alexander                Van Zeggelaar, Gwendolyn
     Schur, Alexandra ‘Sandy’          Smith, Gordon                 Swart, Sarah                   Vander Veen, Nolene
     Schur, David ‘Dave’               Smith, Jack                   Sweet, Donald                  VanderBurg, MLA George
     Schwark,Carsten                   Smith, James ‘Jim’            Symic, Ronald ‘Ron’ S          Vandermeer, Audrey
     Sciur, QC Gary S                  Smith, Jennifer               Szaroz, Laura                  Vandermeer, Cornelis ‘Casey’ S
     Scott, Margaret                   Smith, Julie Anne             Szoradi, Karin                 Vandermeer, Gerrit ‘Jerry’ S
     Sears, Ryan                       Smith, Leigh S                Szott, Benedict ‘Ben’          Vangeerenstein, Breanne
     Sebastianelli, Colleen            Smith, Lesley                 Szott, Patricia ‘Pat’          VanRiper, John
     Sebastianelli, Ricardo ‘Rico’ S   Smith, MacKenzie              Szpacenko, Adam                VanRiper, Sandra ‘Sandy’
     Sedgwick, Laura Ann               Smith, Meghan                 Szumlas, Frank ‘John’ S        Vegreville Agricultural Soc S
     Sedgwick, Timothy ‘Tim’           Smith, Ronna                  Takacs, Piroska ‘P.J.’         Veldhoen, Richard
     Segin, Margaret ‘Marge’           Smith, Shelley                Tallon, Frances                Verlinde, Patrick ‘Pat’
     Segin, Sheri                      Smith, Shirley                Tallon, Geoffrey               Verruyt, Bart
     Seibold, Myron                    Smith, William                Tandrup, Shannon               Victoor, Rene
     Sekla, Maher                      Sneddon, Carl                 Tanton, Victoria ‘Vicki’       Villeneuve, Lawrence
     Sellick, Linda                    Sobchyshyn, Suzanne           Taylor, Donald ‘Don’           Violette, Louise
     Semotiuk, John                    Socholotuik, Maryann          Taylor, Joan                   Vitvcci, Natasha
     Semotiuk, Nick S                  Soliman, Sherif               Taylor, Laurie                 Vollema, Shannon
     Sept, Kevin                       Sommer, Clayton               Tchir, Jeanette ‘Jayne’        Von Zur Gathen, Teresita ‘Chita’
     Sept, Leanne                      Sommer, Jason                 Telford, Gordon                Wagner, Terri-Jo ‘T.J.’
     Seymour, Raedean                  Sommer, Marie                 Telford, Joan                  Wagner, Tyson
     Shaganash, Brian                  Sood, Amita                   Terry, Suzanne                 Waite, William
     Shanley, Catherine ‘Cathy’        Sood, Trisha                  Tetreau, Joseph ‘Joe’          Wakefield, Gregory
     Shannon, Jenilyn                  Sopel, Daneen                 Thatcher, Kenneth S            Walcott, Shirley
     Shannon, Taradawn                 Sorken, Paula                 Thibaudeau, Leo                Waldern, Baylea
     Shapka, Elizabeth                 Southwood, Alan ‘Dale’        Thibaudeau, Mary               Waldroff, Ryan
     Sharma, Piyush                    Spence, Gloria ‘Judy’         Thom, Barbara                  Walker, Fred
     Shaw, Gwen                        Spence, Philip                Thomas, Chad                   Walker, Robert ‘Bob’ S
     Shaw, James                       Spence, Sandra ‘Sandy’        Thomas, Marilyn                Walker, T. J. ‘Rod’
     Shaw, James ‘JR’                  Sperber, Samantha             Thomas, Warren S               Walker, Wayne S
     Shaw, Karen                       Spiller, Thomas               Thompson, William              Wall, Gail
     Shaw, Marilyn                     Sprague, Donald S             Thut, Vivian                   Wallace, Jerry
     Shaw, Sandra                      Spriggs, Carole               Thygesen, Laura                Walsh, Adele
     Shaw, Warren                      St Martin, Larry              Tiemer, Lori                   Waniandy, Kaylee
     Sheard, Glenda S                  St. Jean, Leanne              Tkachuk, Annabel               Wards, Shona
     Shenfield, Allan S                St. Martin, Larry             Tober, Glennis                 Warner, Ellisha
     Shenfield, Kevin S                Stacey, Cherylyn              Toma, Jackie                   Warring, Doug
     Sherback, Christopher ‘Chris’ S   Stacey, Craig                 Tomlinson, Candace             Warring, Molly Anne S
     Sherren, Julianna                 Stadelman, James ‘Jim’        Toronchuk, Greg                Watson, Stephanie
     Sherren, Louis ‘Lou’              Stadnichuk, Anthony           Trainor, John                  Watt, J. Angus S
     Shields, Nancy                    Stainthorp, Albert            Trefiak, Kurt                  Watt, Trevor
     Shockey, Ralph                    Stainthorp, Verna             Trela, Grzegorz                Webb, Lawrence ‘Larry’
     Shrestha, Nisha                   Stark, Doris                  Treloar, Michael ‘Mike’        Webb, Micheal S
     Shustov, Marlen                   Stark, Orville                Trussler, Wayne                Webber, Garry S
     Shustova, Iryna                   Stasiuk, Sonya                Tsoukalas, Theresa ‘Tree’      Weber, Justin
     Sibbald, Bernard ‘Bernie’         Steer, Kenneth                Tupas, Numeriana ‘Nelly’       Weber, Walter S
     Sibbald, Maryke ‘Mary’            Stevens, Christopher          Turin, Mary                    Wedman, Cynthia ‘Cindy’
     Siegel, Barbara                   Stevens, David                Turko, Daniel S                Weinberger, Dennis
     Siegel, Bob                       Stevens, Jeff                 Turko, Patricia ‘Patti’        Weir, Eva
     Siegel-Logan, Cheryl              Stevens, Kathy                Turner, Barbara S              Weir, Howard S
     Skelly, William ‘Bill’ S          Stevenson, Patricia ‘Pat’     Turner, Mary                   Weir, Mahlon S
     Skippen, Annie                    Stewart, William ‘Bill’ S     Twarog, Dennis                 Weishaar, Jimmy ‘Jim’
     Skoreyko, Alan S                  Stinson, Lorri                Tweddle, John S                Weishaar, Loretta ‘Lori’
     Skoreyko, Dale S                  Stoby, Jennifer ‘Laura’       Tymchuk, Karen                 Weiss, Ian
     Skoreyko-Borchert, Ronda          Stoll, Ralph                  Tymchuk, Lori                  Weiszhaar, Leona ‘Lee’
     Skowronski, Barbara ‘Basia’       Storrier, Kelly               Tymchuk, Michelle              Welch, Brent
     Skretting, Sylvie                 Storrier, Rosemarie ‘Rose’    Tysiakiewicz, Shelly           Welker, Carol
     Skripitsky, Rose ‘Alice’          Stott, Andrew                 Ulvstal, Kimberly ‘Kim’        Wengreniuk, Crystal
     Skrypnek, Dennis                  Stouffer, Erin                Underschultz, Laura            Wengreniuk, Garrett
     Skrypnek, Frances ‘Fran’          Stout, Hugh                   Urton, Craig S                 Wengreniuk, Iris
     Skuba, Helen                      Stroh, Joan                   Van Brabant, Carlene S         Weslosky, Terry
     Sloan, Brenda                     Strynadka, Marguerite ‘May’   Van de Walle, Walter S         West, Elana
     Sluzar, Ollie                     Stuart, Brian                 Van Hecke, Judy                West, Elizabeth
     Smart, Else                       Stuart, Douglas               Van Hecke, Roger               West, Gerry
     Smith, Brandan                    Suelo, Georgina               Van Hecke, Tanysha             West, Gordon
     Smith, Charles                    Surbey, Brenda                Van Meer, Patricia ‘Pat’       West, James Tyler ‘J.T.’

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West, Jason                       Williams, William ‘Bill’       Woywitka, Stacey             Zelmer, H. Aaron
West, Lillian ‘Lil’ S             Williamson, Deborah            Wrubleski, Jason             Zerr, Philip
West, Terry ‘T.J.’                Williamson, Leocadia ‘Leo’     Wylie, Anita                 Zhao, Jinting
Westbury, Robert ‘Bob’ S          Williamson, Robert             Yacyshyn, Greg               Zheng, Zhong
Westerner Exposition Assoc.   S
                                  Wills, Ronald                  Yakimchuk, Margaret          Zhou, Weijia
Weston, Judith ‘Judi’ S           Wilson, C. Gordon S            Yakimyshyn, Eugene ‘Terry’   Zielke, Sheree
White Thunder, Reyna              Wilson, Dandilynn              Yankowsky, Julius S          Zilinski, Judy
Whiting, Patricia ‘Patty’ S       Wilson, James                  Yaremko, Boris S             Zilinski, Sharon
Whiting, Trent                    Wilson, Melanie S              Yaremko, Teresa S            Zilinski, Theodore ‘Fred’   S

Whitnack, James                   Windwick, Frederick ‘Fred’ S   Yaschuk, Donna               Zimmerman, Carol
Wick, Aaron                       Windwick, John S               Yates, Fiona                 Zimmerman, Steven
Wick, Donna                       Wirsta, Kevin                  Yee, Kazue ‘Kay’             Zrim, Stephanie
Wickham, Alanna                   Witham, Jill                   Yee, Tony                    Zuk, Rhonda
Wickham, Douglas S                Wolf, Inga                     Yewchuk, Luba ‘Lil’          Zwozdesky, MLA Gene
Wickham, Sharon                   Woloschuk, Bonnie              Yim, Su Jin                  Zylstra, John S
Widney, Mark S                    Woo, Richard                   Youck, Robert ‘Ted’ S        Zylstra, Shirley
Wifladt, Elmer                    Wood, Jennifer S               Youck, Sophie ‘Bernice’
Wilkes, Annette                   Woodford, Donna                Young, Alana
Wilkes, Gregory ‘Greg’ S          Woodford, Tristan              Young, Darin                 Members hold voting shares,
Wilkes, Penelope ‘Penny’ S        Woodman, Bruce                 Young, QC Eric S             which cannot receive any dividends
                                                                                              nor appreciate in value. Shares
Willard, Alan                     Wosar, Kristin                 Yu, Nancy
                                                                                              cannot be held by persons south
Willey, Norman                    Woywitka, Dan                  Yuen, Gerald ‘Gerry’ S       of Township 34, or in estates of
Williams, Dennis                  Woywitka, Lisa                 Yurkiw, Katherine ‘Katie’    deceased members.
Williams, Janice                  Woywitka, Lorna                Yurkiw, Laurence ‘Larry’ S
Williams, Justin                  Woywitka, Lyndee               Yurkowski, Linda             S
                                                                                                  Shareholder
Williams, Kimberley ‘Kim’         Woywitka, Michael              Zaman, Quamru                *
                                                                                                  Deceased
Williams, Kyle                    Woywitka, Pamela               Zelenak, Michael ‘Mike’ S

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS

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PREFACE
The financial review, which has been prepared to provide management’s discussion and analysis of our
financial condition and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009, should be read in
conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year
ended December 31, 2009. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles.

The statements and information in this financial review regarding potential future circumstances and
developments are qualified by the inherent risks and uncertainties involved and may, therefore, differ
materially from our actual future experience. There is no expectation or obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking sections as a result of new information, future events or other circumstances.

ABOUT OUR BUSINESS

Who we are
Driving the Edmonton region to growth and prosperity is what Northlands is all about. As a leader
in business, entertainment and agriculture we generate $355 million in direct spending in our local
economy. This economic impact is felt throughout the province as the programs and activities related
to Northlands stimulate over $1 billion in total annual economic impact. As a vibrant not-for-profit
organization we are one of Edmonton’s largest employers with 300 full-time employees, over 1300 event
staff and 2200 volunteers. The directors of the Northlands board are unpaid elected volunteers and
our shareholders, who are also volunteers, cannot receive dividends, nor can their shares appreciate in
value. Together, we create unique economic opportunities for industry and are a catalyst for community
development. We reinvest all of our earnings back into the community by providing a wide range of
programs through several key community facilities including Rexall Place, the Edmonton EXPO Centre
and the Spectrum Racing Entertainment Centre. Our organization is framed around the following
operating areas:

Northlands Major Events
Major Events is dedicated to planning, managing and producing all aspects of Edmonton’s largest
annual events: Capital EX, the Edmonton Indy and the Canadian Finals Rodeo. Major Events leverages
strong partnerships between external service providers, exhibitors, food services and internal
implementation teams to create the kind of events our community has come to expect from Northlands.
Our best in class customer service programs ensure we deliver exceptional experiences to our visitors
during Northlands signature events.

Agriculture
Through our Agriculture business unit we deliver programs and events that satisfy the demands
and expectations of our agriculture and food sector stakeholders, generate a reasonable return on
investment and build on our core competencies in event hosting and production. Northlands is a key
partner for growth of the agriculture and food industry in Alberta.

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Racing and Gaming
     Racing and Gaming delivers an entertainment experience through pari-mutuel wagering via live and
     simulcast horse racing at Northlands Park and more than 40 off-track betting sites throughout Alberta.
     Racing products, provided through a license granted by Horse Racing Alberta, are augmented by 632
     slot and gaming machines as well as a full selection of food service and restaurant options. Gaming
     products are contingent on operating live horse racing and are regulated under a Racing Entertainment
     Centre license from the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission.

     Sales, Hospitality and Client Services
     Sales, Hospitality and Client Services is responsible for developing strategies and plans to optimize
     utilization of Northlands facilities for client-produced events such as consumer and commercial trade
     shows, concerts, family events, sporting events, catered events and assemblies.

     Revenues by Operating Area

     Sales, Hospitality                                                          Northlands
     and Client Services                                                         Major Events
     34%                                                                         12%

     Racing & Gaming                                                             Agriculture
     52%                                                                         2%

     Business strategy and values
     Our vision is to deliver exceptional experiences. We aim to be a leader in providing world-class
     entertainment, community service, business development and agricultural programming in Edmonton
     and north-central Alberta. To achieve our vision and create the long-term success and sustainability of
     Northlands, we are focused on four key strategic priorities:

     1. Responsible Business Growth. Northlands must continue to build our capacity as an entertainment
        and event leader by producing fresh, innovative and relevant entertainment offerings in all of our
        programming. We must ensure that we continue to develop our leadership and management
        practices by attracting, marketing and producing high quality events while delivering exceptional
        entertainment experiences. Racing and gaming must be re-established as a financially sustainable
        enterprise and a platform for the overall Northlands entertainment offering. We must ensure that we
        maximize the incremental revenue potential of the newly completed Edmonton EXPO Centre. We
        will continue to participate as a leader and an integral partner in the development of a new arena in
        the City of Edmonton.

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2. Long Range Development Plan. With the opening of the Edmonton EXPO Centre we will continue
   to move forward with the development of a facilities vision that establishes Northlands as an
   entertainment, hospitality and event production leader as well as a vital tourism product. We will
   do this by creating an exciting and compelling offering that integrates the arena, trade show and
   other entertainment venues while at the same time ensuring that our site is used for its highest
   and best use.

3. Urban Agricultural Society. As an agriculture society situated in an urban environment we act as
   intermediary between the urban and rural communities. This is a role that we take great pride in. As
   the demographics of north-central Alberta change, Northlands will continue to evolve to meet the
   needs of our rural constituents and industry stakeholders.

4. Stakeholder Engagement. We must continue to build upon the progress that has been achieved in
   increasing awareness of Northlands, its mandate and role in Edmonton with our key government,
   business and community stakeholders. We must continue to revitalize and refresh our volunteer and
   shareholder base. The strength of Northlands is highly dependent upon being integrated with our
   community at all levels.

Officers and Senior Management
               Andrew Huntley, Chair
               Volunteer since 1972 | Member since 2002 | Director since 2002
               Andrew Huntley is an investment portfolio manager specializing in commercial real estate. He currently serves
               on the Executive Committee, Evaulation and Compensation Committee, Strategic Planning Committee and the
               Northlands Foundation Committee. Mr. Huntley is active in his community and has served as a board member
               for the Capital Health Authority, a trustee for the University of Alberta Hospital Foundation, and was a founding
               director of the Real Estate Council of Alberta.

               John Windwick, First Vice-Chair
               Volunteer since 1997 | Member since 1997 | Director since 2000
               John Windwick is the vice-president, Government and Community Relations at ATB Financial. Mr. Windwick
               currently sits as Commissioner for Canadian Finals Rodeo and serves on the Executive Committee. He is active
               in the community and has volunteered for groups including the 65 Roses Sports Committee, Kinsmen Club of
               Edmonton, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Alberta Lung Association and the TELUS Edmonton Open.

               Laura Gadowsky, Second Vice-Chair
               Volunteer since 1993 | Member since 1995 | Director since 2003
               Laura Gadowsky is a certified meeting planner and president of Gadowsky Special Event Management
               specializing in corporate and government meetings, symposiums and sporting event operations. Ms. Gadowsky
               is currently the director liaison for Edmonton’s Capital EX and the Volunteer Coordinating Committee. She
               serves on the Executive Committee and as Chair of the Edmonton Rodeo Cowboy’s Benevolent Foundation.

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