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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007. s" a: w# k8 X x6 A1 D4 o3 k& b
7 {. q0 M8 y" f1 p: W( K* v* |, @* @EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.. Z9 J" o, U$ W" ^2 p' h: r
. \% J! k4 l; k5 i" y" qThe 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.& m, K2 p P5 D" r# Z
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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.6 W& F7 l/ w; L& @* k
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It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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( F: B! m2 v4 n! D+ vThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.# C8 [# T/ }0 ]' j. Z
v/ S. v# d1 o$ [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.2 h* u: n6 G. M* y4 P
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- Y4 p7 S1 i& R3 J" z4 eAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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