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Published: Thursday, April 12, 20078 Q# U3 t7 T, _# `% N) l: X
r& l5 [& R+ V* VEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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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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“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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4 K. G# m0 R& A3 O, |The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.- u) ~/ P5 N9 M+ |
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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.5 V* S* K+ s" b; A( \' {: [
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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