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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007" s+ ]5 ^$ k, [6 y; S- X+ Y' [
6 L# N% s! ^+ Q7 i5 W, t! g% XEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.* H+ g) L8 g6 R8 K6 h2 t% e4 ~- V
& u" Q6 _. `, ], J. a' sThe 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.! a" K6 ?- s9 C g* c, N
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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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4 b9 ]9 q4 q9 o1 l. @It also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.9 v1 u6 [! J1 F4 I
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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# J. g) ^; p6 v% g) V7 ?2 i- USouthgate, 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." f0 d9 [% \) s/ Q# H5 {* f G
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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