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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.: n4 t+ U& Y5 W2 u4 H5 ^3 p
/ J6 k: u1 F8 t' q4 g3 FThe two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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' Q: g! H. P5 N7 _" d“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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* ]( r. T3 c& K- o, CThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.9 ?# Q; {+ X$ W( {$ \
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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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+ C: r5 ]4 Y" I# IAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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