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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007 ^' M) u+ L( B
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.* @+ W8 K3 P7 R) D0 K7 r! q; ?
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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6 b8 L! Q4 E+ |4 O' H7 @& }, j“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.% q# ?( {7 D8 O! A# N
* w/ M! w6 \4 x0 E' X2 GIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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Southgate, a 36-year-old mall located south and west of 51st Avenue and 111th Street, now has 130 stores and services. It is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, based in Montreal.6 {+ ^# N2 K7 o$ T
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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