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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007/ E' R, V! O- N7 B) V9 v% y
. `# k& L' l' q( h4 T: z9 AEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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* W, `% |, b' `& fThe two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.# t' c' [ }1 C
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“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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. R' H% e* w8 \2 r sIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.1 w5 ~, @& I# Y, l# a9 b$ X8 P
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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1 R) C* k; t9 e$ K) l$ s. vSouthgate, 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.7 _5 K; y% C% R- H2 `
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3 b! q: K6 |5 X, i! Q' aAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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