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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007, d( u1 g, P7 T* {) L
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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6 X% X( i9 C1 s1 c% U: f& DThe two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.- Q; {& k+ U2 K+ m/ p5 B
+ o6 z/ R3 b: o4 f“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.5 {, P& ~% C4 }' h+ ]9 L
: x! f; s$ k3 J" p7 }/ G( j+ mIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.+ z. E" F8 R$ `5 z/ V
/ a" ~6 q* h/ B! E/ UThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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) C1 h$ L7 k. WSouthgate, 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.
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o' i, I# T2 F6 f& jAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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