EDMONTON — It was news that Alberta’s racing industry had been dreading for months. Rumours of the closure of Edmonton’s Northlands Park racetrack were proven true on February 17 at a press conference hosted by Northlands president and CEO Tim Reid. “2016 will be our last year in the horse racing business,” Reid said to the room crowded with press, industry officials and dignitaries. “As the realities of change have impacted Northlands, we needed to think about our entire sit