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Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007' ^$ L0 u( H2 f m7 I
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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" w6 N) {1 |! n# I2 ~; Z+ J! R“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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5 P- k8 r! L# }$ }; F! NIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.2 u* Z! s7 q" f1 l. [4 h1 j
" |! i& \3 S0 M; `( j) u: mThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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' O* w% b- Z; k) Z* N( C' PSouthgate, 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.& g1 g2 A Q8 D; _( A* `
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3 J7 ?. g8 w" m! x' F: |An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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