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edmontonjournal.com
! |4 N& O/ T Q9 t6 d- W9 lPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007' ?3 H [1 n, a; _0 \) t
( y6 g/ B y- N5 P2 e+ KEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.3 m: T7 i7 O h& U" R
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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- y! K) V7 V; b; ~3 fIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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6 P2 o. k2 O) s- a; \/ b& l* h5 IThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.9 k3 ?9 E4 l, ^" h" H
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Southgate, a 36-year-old mall located south and west of 51st Avenue and 111th Street, now has 130 stores and services. It is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, based in Montreal.$ x; R" F: c& D# N! |7 Y
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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