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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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" F. ~4 ~. K, _" p; f" t2 kThe two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.. k5 O; f; [) D3 l8 d) J- ^8 E
) r) o! b {0 ^# ]# r- Q4 v) c“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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3 {8 \' D- ^; d% VIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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% s9 g8 U, D: i% s2 NThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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Southgate, a 36-year-old mall located south and west of 51st Avenue and 111th Street, now has 130 stores and services. It is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, based in Montreal.
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% R5 F! U; A8 F' Z2 p6 ]6 x& BAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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